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UK performance keeps Currys on track to meet reduced profit target

The electronics retailer said a better-than-expected performance in the UK and Ireland managed to offset its struggles in Scandinavia.

Inflation eases back further, but food prices continue to soar

The Office for National Statistics said the rate of Consumer Prices Index inflation fell to 10.5% in December from 10.7% in November.

TonyBet fined £442,750 and warned on failure to have fair and transp...

Unfair terms published on TonyBet’s website potentially hampered customers receiving their winnings, the Gambling Commission said.

Inflation set to ease back further thanks to steep fall in fuel pric...

Economists expect official figures will reveal the rate of inflation falling to 10.5% last month from 10.7% in November.

Unions to meet Education Secretary after teachers vote to strike ove...

Gillian Keegan has said she will work with head teachers to make sure schools are open for as many children as possible.

Business committee opens EV battery supply inquiry after Britishvolt...

It came hours after electric car battery firm Britishvolt tumbled into administration and made the majority of its roughly 300 staff redundant.

FTSE slips back after briefly striking four-year high

London’s top index finished the day down 9.04 points, or 0.12%, at 7,851.03.

Inflation set to ease back further thanks to steep falls in fuel pri...

Economists expect official figures will reveal the rate of inflation falling to 10.5% last month from 10.7% in November.

Three in five people blame Government for length of pay row with nur...

Some 57% of people said the UK Government is more at fault for the length of the industrial dispute with nurses.

Warning of ‘significant disruption’ on February 1 day of mass strike...

Rail, education and civil service unions are among those taking industrial action on February 1.

What next for gigafactory site as Britishvolt collapses?

What is the story of Britishvolt, what had it promised, and what happens now?

Paperchase confirms sale talks after reports administrators lined up

The stationery chain stressed it is still considering a solvent sale as a going concern and has had interest from a number of possible suitors.

RMT train drivers to join strike action next month

The union said its members at 14 train operators will walk out on February 1 and 3.

Failure of battery factory plan hailed by Boris Johnson just a year...

The then-prime minister said the plan would be part of the UK’s green industrial revolution – but it has gone into administration

Revolution Bars to close sites on Mondays and Tuesdays over energy b...

Shares in the company tumbled by as much as a quarter on Tuesday as the hospitality firm also recorded a hit to trade from industrial action.

Third of dog owners ‘fear living costs will hit ability to care for...

Some 3% of dog owners said the impact of the cost-of-living crisis will mean they will have to give up their dog before 2023 is out.

Boosting workforce to focus on over-50s, carers and long-term sick –...

The Work and Pensions Secretary hinted at interventions to tackle economic inactivity to be announced in the coming weeks.

Ryanair secures record bookings as consumers plan Easter and summer...

Chief executive Michael O’Leary said it received 2.03 million flight bookings last weekend.

Headteachers may have ‘no choice’ but to close schools amid strikes...

Education Secretary Gillian Keegan is due to meet union leaders on Wednesday in a bid to avert teacher walkouts.

Union accuses Royal Mail of ‘intimidation’ tactics amid most ‘bitter...

The Communication Workers Union (CWU) said Royal Mail is ‘waging war’ against its workforce and postal workers are being undermined.