Markets welcome Labour to No10 with sense of ease as Pound remains strong and...
MARKETS yesterday welcomed Labour to No10 with a sense of ease.The Pound remained strong and Government bonds stayed steady.The Mega AgencyBusinesses have called for Sir Keir Starmer’s new Government...
View ArticleWe built £1.5bn empire after working in dad’s scrapyard clearing washing...
FASTEST way to lose your fortune?‘Buy a football club’, say billionaire brothers Sandy and James Easdale.SuppliedSandy and James Easdale have a net worth just shy of £1.5bn[/caption] SuppliedThe...
View ArticleRachel Reeves ends ‘absurd’ ban on onshore wind farms amid energy crisis
RACHEL Reeves has made the “absurd” ban on onshore wind farms her first target for an instant shake-up.The Chancellor yesterday seized upon the energy crisis, caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, to...
View ArticleUK’s biggest water firm warns it will run out of cash in less than a year and...
THE UK’s biggest water firm has warned it only has enough cash to keep going until May 2025.The boss of Thames Water confirmed things are so critical he has already met with the new Labour Government....
View ArticleOne of UK’s biggest housebuilders receives £720million takeover bid by rival
ONE of the UK’s biggest housebuilders, Crest Nicholson, yesterday said it was receptive to a £720million takeover bid by rival Bellway.Bellway is hoping for a deal after two previous approaches were...
View ArticleA career as an undertaker may be unusual but it’s a fulfilling job with many...
IT’S the one industry all of us are guaranteed to use yet working as a funeral arranger is still seen as an unusual career choice.The sector is relatively small with around 20,000 undertakers, mortuary...
View ArticlePoundland sales hit after ships bringing in stock are delayed by Red Sea...
SALES at Poundland have been hit because the ships bringing the retailer’s summer lines are being delayed by Red Sea Houthi rebels.The discount retailer yesterday posted a 6.9 per cent slide in sales...
View ArticleMajor retailer with 272 stores to file for administration TODAY putting 2,000...
CARPETRIGHT will this morning file a notice to appoint administrators, putting nearly 2,000 jobs in jeopardy. Sources told The Sun that advisers at PwC realised there was no way of achieving a solvent...
View ArticleMajor retailer on the brink of administration putting 272 stores at risk
A MAJOR retailer has filed a notice to appoint administrators, putting all of its 272 stores at risk.It comes after The Sun exclusively reported this morning that Carpetright was planning the move,...
View ArticleCarpetright on brink of collapse with 2,000 jobs at risk amid declining sales
CARPETRIGHT is on the brink of going bust, putting nearly 2,000 jobs at risk.The retailer, which has been hit by declining sales, has filed notice to appoint administrators.GettyCarpetright is on the...
View ArticleBurberry boss ousted as sales plummet 21% in first quarter with firm on track...
BURBERRY told its boss to pack his bags yesterday, after a heavy slump in sales showed it had fallen out of fashion with shoppers.The British luxury brand admitted that its sales had fallen by 21 per...
View ArticleOcado boss hits back at City doubters as speculation swirls about firm’s...
THE boss of OCADO has hit back at City doubters as speculation swirls about the firm’s future on the London stock market.The comments come after the firm’s shares endured a yo-yo past few days.Ocado’s...
View ArticleAussie winemakers bid to buy UK’s Chapel Down after firm put itself up for...
A TAKEOVER from Down Under could be on the cards for Chapel Down, the UK’s biggest wine maker.Treasury Wine Estates, the Aussie producer of Blossom Hill and Wolf Blass plonk, is understood to be going...
View ArticleSports Direct boss calls on Labour to reform business rates to get High...
THE boss of the group that owns Sports Direct has urged the Labour Government to finally reform business rates to get the High Street back on track.Michael Murray, chief executive of Frasers Group,...
View ArticleUK’s national debt is now at highest level since 1962 – worth 99.5% of the...
THE national debt is at its highest level since 1962, according to official figures.It is now worth 99.5 per cent of the value of the economy, underlining the challenge facing the new Chancellor.The...
View Article800,000 parents missing out on up to £2,000 a year free childcare – how to claim
HUNDREDS of thousands of parents are failing to cash in on a tax-free childcare scheme worth up to £2,000 per year for each child.More than 1.3million people are eligible for the help but only 500,000...
View ArticleRyanair forced to slash ticket prices as profits nosedive by almost half amid...
PROFITS at Ryanair nosedived by almost half in the last three months as passengers baulked at soaring air fares.Europe’s biggest airline spooked the travel sector yesterday by revealing falling sales...
View ArticleWater firm bosses slammed after sewage spills hit five-year high
WATER bosses were blasted last night after sewage spills hit a five-year high.A damning report by the Environment Agency identified a total of 2,174 pollution incidents — 1,902 of them involving...
View ArticleBanks will no longer be allowed to shut branches without first ensuring towns...
BANKS will no longer be allowed to shut branches without first ensuring towns have enough access to cash services, a watchdog announced last night.The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said it was...
View ArticleCleaning product firm Reckitt set to flog brands such as Cillit Bang, Mr...
THE boss of Reckitt has launched a clean-up operation that will dump brands Cillit Bang, Mr Sheen and Air Wick.The firm is also exploring options for its baby formula business, marking its 2017...
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