Business

Fresh incentives designed to turbocharge Britain’s start-up and scale-up economy have officially taken effect, with the government forecasting that the measures will channel an additional £100 million into high-growth companies across the country. The changes,…

One of the Labour Party’s most prominent financial backers has called on Ed Miliband to slam the brakes on North Sea oil and gas exports, warning that the escalating conflict with Iran could leave Britain…

Supermarket shoppers face paying more than £16 per kilo for a leg as overlapping religious festivals, shrinking flocks and buoyant export demand squeeze the UK sheep sector British households sitting down to Easter lunch this…

OpenAI’s much-trumpeted plans to build a major data centre in the north-east of England have ground to a halt, dealing a significant blow to Sir Keir Starmer’s strategy of placing artificial intelligence at the centre…

Reform UK is venturing into podcasting with a weekly show that will offer listeners behind-the-scenes access to Nigel Farage and senior figures within the party, marking the first time a British political party has produced…

The majority of Britain’s ultra-wealthy individuals are actively weighing up whether to leave the country, driven not so much by the level of taxation but by what they see as a government incapable of providing…

Barclays is charting a decisive U-turn on the high street, with plans to open new branches across the country and reinstate the once-familiar “bank manager” job title, a move that signals a broader rethink of…

Amazon is dusting itself off for another tilt at Britain’s fiercely competitive grocery sector, this time by converting its abandoned Fresh convenience stores into outlets for Whole Foods Market, the organic chain it acquired for…

In a standard office building, a blind spot in your surveillance coverage is an inconvenience. In an oil refinery, a chemical processing plant, or an offshore drilling platform, a blind spot can be catastrophic. Hazardous…

SpaceX is preparing for what could become the largest stock market debut in history after confidentially filing for an initial public offering that may value the company at more than $1.75 trillion. The Elon Musk-led…