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Wet weather in July dampens UK economy

Official figures show the wet weather, along with industrial action, caused the ...

China insurance boss sentenced in finance crackdown

Ex-China Life Insurance boss Wang Bin is the latest high-profile boss to be caug...

Qantas illegally fired 1,700 workers at start of pandem...

The airline has been embroiled in several scandals related to its business pract...

Cryptoqueen: Accomplice jailed for 20 years for OneCoin...

Sebastian Karl Greenwood was sentenced by a US judge for the massive scam that s...

Google antitrust trial: Tech giant denies abusing power...

In a landmark trial brought by the US government, the tech giant denies using il...

BP boss resigns amid review of 'personal relationships'

The oil giant had recently renewed a probe of Bernard Looney's relationships wit...

Value of UK mortgage arrears jumps by a third

The value of mortgage arrears jumped by almost 30% as interest rates increase.

Apple forced to ditch iPhone lightning charger

Apple confirms new iPhone 15 will have a common USB-C charging port after EU for...

Triple lock: State pension could go up less than expect...

The government is not saying which figure will be used to calculate a rise under...

Poundland owner to take on up to 71 Wilko stores

Pepco Group, which owns Poundland in the UK, will take control of dozens of Wilk...

Derby Alstom train factory jobs fear as orders dry up

Concerns are raised that thousands of jobs may be under threat at Alstom's Derby...

Cyber-attack hits MGM Resorts' casinos and hotels

Customers also report problems with payments and check-in as IT systems go down ...

UK pub chain Stonegate Group to charge more at peak hours

Stonegate, which owns Slug & Lettuce and Yates's bars, will add about 20p to a p...

Shoplifting an epidemic, says John Lewis boss

Dame Sharon White tells the BBC that shop workers are having to put up with abus...

Triple lock means state pension set to rise by 8.5% in ...

It will be the second significant rise in the state pension in two years, but co...

Pay growth catches up with price rises

Regular pay rose by 7.8% in May to July compared with the same period last year,...