Business

John Healey, the chancellor, has summoned the bosses of Britain's biggest banks for a pre-budget summit amid industry expectations of a tax raid later this month.

A woman who was assaulted at a Travelodge when a man was given a key card to her room was treated in a "disgraceful" way by the hotel chain, an independent review found.

Goldman Sachs is committing up to £500m in funding to a specialist SME housebuilding lender in the wake of figures casting fresh doubt on the likelihood of the government achieving its new homes target during this parliament.

Ministers have awarded a seven-figure contract to scrutinise Tata Steel's request for hundreds of millions of pounds of extra taxpayer funding amid doubts over the timetable for constructing a new electric arc furnace (EAF) in South Wales.

Ted Baker, one of Britain’s best-known fashion brands, is staging a high street comeback more than two years after its remaining standalone stores shut their doors for the last time.

A planned data centre in North Ayrshire would have a "horrendous" impact on heritage and biodiversity, protesters have warned.

The private equity firm which wants to buy the wholesale arm of struggling TalkTalk Telecom Group has approached BT Group to seek relief from payments worth over £100m in order to push a rescue deal through.

A surge in pension withdrawals is being driven by uncertainty over government tax changes, according to experts.

The German car giant Volkswagen is preparing to disclose a massive hit from the City watchdog's £9bn motor finance redress scheme, months after it joined a group of rivals in mounting a legal challenge to its implementation.

An advert for Huel meal replacement shakes featuring former Made In Chelsea star Spencer Matthews has been banned by a watchdog.