Business

Barclays is edging towards a deal to offload its merchant acquiring arm in the UK that will see it remaining as an investor in the business.Read More

Train companies are set to face a review over how they prosecute and enforce rail fare evasion after reports of disproportionate action taken against passengers.Read More

P&O Ferries' summary sacking of hundreds of seafarers in March 2022 was and remains perhaps the most ruthless act of "restructuring" in British corporate history. Read More

Crisis-hit Thames Water says it has received enough support from its creditors to potentially secure up to £3bn in emergency funding.Read More

Social media platform Bluesky says it has gained 700,000 new users in the week following the US election.Read More

When retired policeman Roy Faulkes goes on a walk, he is still on the lookout - but instead of criminals, he is on the hunt for abandoned properties.Read More

A typical family farm would have to put 159% of annual profits into paying the new inheritance tax every year for a decade and could have to sell 20% of their land, according to new analysis.Read More

Dale Vince, the prominent Labour Party donor and eco-entrepreneur, is kicking off a £20m financing for Ecojet, a new airline that claims it will be the world’s first zero-emission commercial carrier.Read More

A new investment vehicle founded by one of Britain’s most prominent venture capitalists has swooped to buy a stake in Atom Bank, the digital-only lender.Read More