How gambling operators may be targeted further after William Hill’s £19.2m fine
It has been 18 years since the country’s gambling laws were properly updated but the industry has transformed in that…
Safety warning as lighthouse workers balloted on strike action
The beacons and buoys at sea could go out if lighthouse workers vote for strike action in a dispute over…
FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried charged with bribing Chinese officials
Disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has been charged with bribing Chinese officials with payments of at least $40m (£32.4m). Prosecutors…
Next buys Cath Kidston for £8.5m – resulting in job cuts
Next has paid £8.5m for struggling home furnishing retailer Cath Kidston in a move that will result in a number…
Hong Kong’s last governor Lord Patten says ‘demeaning and delusional’ for UK to soften China criticism over trade fears
The last governor of Hong Kong, Lord Patten, has said it is “demeaning and delusional” for the UK to not…
Andrew Bailey says Bank of England in period of ‘heightened tension’ after runs on Silicon Valley Bank and Credit Suisse
The Bank of England governor has told MPs the regulator is currently in a period of “very heightened tension and…
Diageo boss Sir Ivan Menezes is the toast of investors as he prepares to step down
The end of an era is approaching at one of the UK’s biggest companies. Diageo, the global drinks giant behind…
Banking turmoil: How worried should we be in Britain?
How worried should we be about the banks? It’s a question that’s been hanging over the financial system since the…
Spike in economic inactivity was unexpected after the pandemic – Bailey
The governor of the Bank of England has said the impact when the UK came out of the Covid-19 pandemic…
Waitrose checks out of talks to take stake in Planet Organic
Waitrose, the upmarket supermarket chain, has called off secret talks about a deal that would have involved it taking a…
Britain losing the global race for green jobs, says Labour’s Miliband
Labour would end the onshore wind ban, stop all new oil and gas development and invest £1.8 billion in developing…
Data analytics start-up Quantexa gains unicorn status with GIC funding
Quantexa, a British data analytics company, is bucking the recent trend of technology company valuations by raising a new round…