Woodford investors get £20m from administrator but further payouts likely to be hit by downturn
Investors in Neil Woodford’s collapsed investment fund will receive another £20 million from its administrator but further payouts are likely to be hit by a...
Judge gives Musk till end of October to complete $44 billion Twitter deal
A Delaware judge has given Elon Musk until the end of the month to complete his Twitter takeover, delaying a highly anticipated trial over his...
Catalogue firm Easylife fined for using shoppers’ habits to predict health issues
A catalogue retailer has been issued with a huge fine for using customers’ shopping habits to try to predict their health problems and then bombarding...
Rolls-Royce boss says net zero is a pain and a “burden of bureaucracy”
The boss of Rolls-Royce has said he regretted signing up to a government-backed net zero initiative ahead of the Cop26 climate summit. Warren East, the...
Jeremy Clarkson told to close Diddly Squat farm café after planning breach
Jeremy Clarkson has been ordered to shut his farm’s café and restaurant after he “ignored” warnings from council officers that he was in breach of...
Asda offers over 60s soup, a roll and unlimited hot drinks for £1 to help with cost of living crisis
Asda is offering over 60s some soup, a roll and unlimited tea and coffees for £1 as part of its new ‘winter warmer’ initiatives to...
M&S under fire for ‘buy-now-pay-later’ plan as critics say it could plunge many into debt
Marks & Spencer has come under fire for launching a credit service that allows customers to borrow up to £500 in minutes. The Sparks Pay...
Over one in five businesses are not confident they can survive a recession
As the UK faces continued economic turmoil and volatility, business owners’ confidence is taking a hit, with 22% of business owners lacking confidence that their...
SMEs see opportunity to use fintech to reduce expenditures as cost of living pressure intensifies
New research has exposed clear areas where small business owners feel fintech tools could drive improvements within their organisation. Around half believe adopting accountancy or...
Truss ‘giving with one hand and taking with other’ through stealth taxes, IFS says
Liz Truss is “giving with one hand and taking with the other” by keeping stealth taxes, a new study out today reveals. Some £2 for...