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A defence investor which counts Sir Jeremy Fleming, the former director of GCHQ, among its advisers will this week unveil a £35m fundraising, underlining the surging appetite to fund the next wave of security and resilience start-ups.

The alcoholic beverages empire co-founded by Britain's best-known former football ballboy is in advanced talks about a possible £500m sale to Sazerac Company, the American drinks giant.

English football’s regulator is consulting on rules that will further intensify the cost pressure on clubs if the Premier League and English Football League (EFL) fail to reach agreement on a landmark financial redistribution deal.

Bosses at Harvey Nichols are trying to reassure the department store chain's hundreds of luxury brand partners about its future stewardship under the retail tycoon Mike Ashley.

The rate of UK growth has slowed but the economy remained resilient despite the Iran war, according to the latest data.

The board of the English Football League (EFL) has met to discuss a £1.5bn bid by the Premier League to avert the imposition of a financial settlement by the sport's new watchdog.

Retailers have warned that a ban on zero-hours contracts risks inflicting a "hammer blow to young people's job prospects" after the government's own analysis found the move could cost businesses billions of pounds a year.

The retail billionaire Mike Ashley was on Wednesday putting the finishing touches to a rescue deal for Harvey Nichols, the department store chain.

The UK's biggest energy supplier has urged customers to use less electricity during the solar eclipse - as Europe's power network companies set out contingency plans.