Business

Sports Direct founder Mike Ashley is to step down as head of his retail empire and hand the baton to his prospective son-in-law, it has been announced.

Two drugs firms have been accused by the UK's competition watchdog of illegal pricing and abusing their dominant position to overcharge the NHS for vital anti-epilepsy tablets.

Outsourcing giant Serco has seen its profits soar - bolstered by its controversial involvement in COVID-19 Test and Trace contracts and company takeovers.

A row has broken out over the "naming and shaming" of companies which fail to meet minimum pay rules, with the John Lewis Partnership (JLP) understood to be furious after it was identified as an offender.

People are more likely to become victims of fraud than any other crime and too many receive "poor service" from police, a watchdog has said.

People will be able to go on holiday "without looking over their shoulders the whole time", Grant Shapps has said, as he promised that the next set of travel changes will not come "for another three weeks".

Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak will on Thursday challenge UK-based investors to invest in more “British success stories” in order to fuel the economy’s post-pandemic recovery.

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has judged that Boris Johnson's flank is exposed on climate change leadership.

Performers from the UK will be able to tour a number of European countries without the need for a visa or work permit

Britain's economy continues to rebound but is losing some of the earlier momentum in the face of inflationary pressures, fresh figures indicate.