Business

A closely-watched measure of grocery inflation has ticked up for a second consecutive month amid fears of an energy-led surge ahead.

The former head of the CBI has handed the business lobby group a six-figure loan as it continues to cut its cost base following the scandal which brought it to the brink of collapse in 2023.

The UK economy is set to grow faster than expected this year, though households are expected to face higher rates of inflation, according to forecasts from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

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The Thai owners of Leicester City Football Club have asked potential bidders to submit offers this week as they seek an exit a decade after winning English football's biggest prize.

Motorists have been caught driving with children on their lap and both hands on their phone rather than the wheel in a trial of AI-powered cameras.

One of Britain's biggest independent car finance providers is being put up for sale as the industry awaits the outcome of appeals against the City watchdog's £9bn compensation scheme.

The owner of one of Britain's biggest bingo chains is exploring a sale even as its boss warns that a further budget tax raid could threaten the future of the industry.

The privately owned Irish company which this week finalised the purchase of NCP, the car parks giant, has emerged as the mystery party backing Poundland's bosses as they race to agree a takeover of the discount retailer.

Further taxes on warehouses have been ruled out by the chancellor ahead of the budget, Sky News understands, after a warning was issued the boss of a high street giant.