Author: Nathan Bissitt

The Government is scrambling to avoid a defeat on key Brexit legislation just hours before the Prime Minister travels to an EU summit on Thursday. The EU Withdrawal Bill will return to the House of Commons on Tuesday and Wednesday, before which Number 10 announced it

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Philip Hammond has risked a new row between Theresa May and Donald Trump by attacking the President’s planned tax cuts. In a highly-provocative move, the Chancellor has teamed up with four other European finance ministers to claim US tax cuts could start a trade

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Apple has confirmed it is snapping up UK-based song recognition app Shazam as it squares up to rival Spotify in the music streaming market. The tech giant did not disclose the size of the deal, though early reports of the acquisition last week estimated the price tag

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The major creditor to Britain’s largest care home operator has ditched a demand for the company to appoint a majority of independent directors in a frantic bid to reach a compromise over a £26m interest payment due on Friday. Sky News has learnt that H/2 Capital

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The Forties pipeline, which carries 40% of North Sea oil and gas, is to be shut down while workers repair a crack. Oil prices climbed on the announcement, with Brent crude up 2% to just under $65 a barrel – a fresh two and a half year high. Ineos, which operates

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The Serious Fraud Office has seemingly won a reprieve as the Government announced plans for a new economic crime centre. The news confirms a significant shift in policy from the Prime Minister. During her record-breaking stint as Home Secretary, Theresa May made two

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