Clare Barclay said the company is facing lengthy delays to secure the energy to run a new data centre development in Leeds.

Rain Newton-Smith will tell ministers and business leaders that firms are worried the UK could ‘risk getting locked in a stop-start economy’.

On Wednesday, the Chancellor will unveil her latest autumn Budget amid growing concerns over weakness in the economy.

The S&P Global flash UK composite purchasing managers’ index (PMI) reported a reading of 50.5 in November, slipping from 52.2.

The law enforcement agency appealed for information from investors in a scheme called Basis Markets.

Ofcom hit Itai Tech ltd – which runs the Undress.cc website – with the fine for failing to use effective age checks.

Two separate buyers have agreed to purchase 24 stores in total, and a depot run by the retailer.

Boss Andrea Baldo said it saw an ‘encouraging first half’ despite wider inflationary pressures in the sector.

The DownDetector monitoring site, which was itself hit by the outage, showed a flurry of reported issues after 11am on Tuesday.

Cornwall Insight has predicted Ofgem’s price cap will dip 1%.

The groups said the planned combination will create one of the largest 20 global law firms by revenues.

The British brand said it has struck a partnership to sell products in Coles supermarket stores.

The US-founded chain launched in the UK in 2021 but has rapidly grown on the back of soaring consumer demand for fried chicken.

JLR booked £196 million of extra costs linked to the cyber attack and £42 million related to voluntary redundancies.

Shares jumped in early trading on Friday as a result of the announcement.

Bosses reported ‘clear positive momentum’ across the company despite wider pressures in the economy.

Nevertheless, bosses have said they are ‘pleased’ with progress at the business.

The company also announced a shake-up to its leadership team as part of efforts to improve performance following recent weaker trading.

Experts have predicted that the Office for National Statistics will report 0.2% growth over the three months to September.