Henry Saker-Clark
UK
Asda tumbles to near-£1bn loss amid heavy price cutting
Asda also reported that like-for-like sales slipped 3.1% lower year-on-year, excluding fuel.
19 Jun 2026
Business News
WH Smith to unveil delayed results as progress hit by accounting errors
The retailer, which is now focused on travel stores, will reveal its results for the year to August 31 on Friday December 19.
14 Dec 2025
Business News
Evri to hire 2,500 more workers as expansion continues
The parcel delivery specialist was bought by US private equity firm Apollo for around £2.7 billion last year.
12 Dec 2025
Business News
WH Smith delays results again after accounting errors
The retailer told shareholders the delay would give auditor PwC ‘further time to complete the required audit procedures’.
12 Dec 2025
Business News
Profit warning at Card Factory amid weak consumer confidence
The retail chain said it expects adjusted pre-tax profit of between £55 million and £60 million for the year unless trading improves significantly.
12 Dec 2025
Business News
Publicans ‘petrified’ over closures and job cuts after Budget tax increases
Industry bosses are calling for urgent tax relief after holding an emergency meeting on Wednesday.
12 Dec 2025
Business News
FirstGroup snaps up sightseeing bus operator for £17 million
The FTSE 250 company told shareholders it has acquired the UK sightseeing operations of French firm RATP Developpement SA.
11 Dec 2025
UK
Burger King to open 30 new UK restaurants a year
It came as the fast-food chain revealed stronger revenues despite a ‘challenging’ economic backdrop.
11 Dec 2025
Business News
Drax announces data centre plans as earnings expected at ‘top end’ of forecasts
The FTSE 250 firm said trading was boosted by the performance of its flexible generation, pellet production and biomass operations.
11 Dec 2025
Business News
Leon to axe restaurants and jobs as administrators hired
Boss John Vincent criticised the hospitality industry’s ‘unsustainable’ tax burden.
10 Dec 2025
Business News
William Hill owner considers sale after Budget gambling tax hikes
Debt-laden Evoke said the potential sale comes a number of gambling taxes were increased in last month’s Budget.
10 Dec 2025
Celebrity News
Cinema chain Everyman to miss forecasts amid weak UK box office
Shares in Everyman Media Group slid by as much as 20% in early trading.
10 Dec 2025
Business News
Anglo American secures shareholder backing for £37.5 billion Teck merger
The deal will create one of the world’s largest copper producers, with the combined group becoming Anglo Teck.
10 Dec 2025
Business News
Chancellor’s Budget to help bring down inflation from spring, say Bank officials
Clare Lombardelli, deputy governor of the central bank, pointed towards the continued easing of inflation on Tuesday.
9 Dec 2025
Money
UK fuel prices stay near nine-month high despite wholesale falls, says AA
The motoring and roadside assistance firm said wholesale petrol costs have fallen by around 5p a litre over the past three weeks.
9 Dec 2025
Business News
Covid-19 fraud cost taxpayers £10.9bn but ‘much beyond recovery’, report finds
The final report by the Covid counter fraud commissioner, Tom Hayhoe, found that many schemes were rolled out quickly with significant risks.
9 Dec 2025
UK
Guinness opening £73m London brewery venue this week
The Guinness business said it will make four permanent beers from the site in Covent Garden but this will not include the famous Irish stout.
8 Dec 2025
Business News
US unions call for Netflix and Warner Bros Discovery merger to be blocked
The US streaming giant Netflix said that it agreed to buy Warner Bros Discovery film and TV studios business in a 72 billion US dollar deal.
5 Dec 2025
Business News5 Dec 2025
Netflix strikes £54bn deal to buy Warner Bros studios
Streaming giants had battled with Paramount Skydance and Sky owner Comcast to buy the studio business, which also runs HBO
Business News5 Dec 2025
Global websites down as Cloudflare ‘investigating’ fresh issues
A number of websites and platforms were affected, including the DownDetector site used to monitor online service issues.
Business News
Watches of Switzerland sales jump as shoppers shrug off tariff impact
Bosses said the company had seen ‘no significant change’ in the behaviour of its shoppers since initial tariffs were introduced earlier this year.
4 Dec 2025