Author: Nathan Bissitt

Britain’s economy grew slightly more than previously thought in the first three months of the year. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has been revised up from 0.1% in an earlier estimate to 0.2%, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). During the first

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Cash machines are shutting down at a rate of 300 every month, casting “serious doubt” on pledges to protect access to cash in rural areas, a study claims.  Consumer watchdog Which? found that almost 1,500 machines closed between November last year and

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Ed Sheeran is being sued for $100m (£76.4m) for allegedly copying parts of Marvin Gaye’s 1973 classic Let’s Get It On. According to legal documents lodged in New York, the British star’s 2014 hit Thinking Out Loud rips off the “melody, rhythms,

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BAE Systems has been awarded a £20bn contract to build a new generation of warships for Australia. Theresa May says the deal puts the UK at the “very forefront of maritime design and engineering”. Shares in BAE rose by more than 1% following the

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Deliveroo is to pay a six-figure bill to settle an employment rights battle brought by dozens of ‎its riders, underlining continuing tensions over the treatment of so-called gig economy workers. Sky News has learnt that the food delivery app has agreed to award‎ 50 of

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People in the UK aged 50 or over will start to receive “wake up” packs every five years under proposals published today by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The chief City regulator wants the packs to include a one-page headline document, setting out

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Homebase has announced 303 job losses at its store support centre in Milton Keynes. The struggling DIY chain, which was recently sold by Wesfarmers to restructuring specialist Hilco for a token sum of £1, said it was restructuring operations now that Wesfarmers’

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BP is to pay £130m to buy Chargemaster, the company behind the UK’s largest network of charging points for electric-powered vehicles. The oil major said it would aim to roll-out ultra-fast charging points at its network of 1,200 petrol stations across the UK

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The former Government minister who was drafted in as the City’s top EU envoy is to step down this summer amid continued uncertainty about a post-Brexit deal for the financial services industry. Sky News has learnt that Jeremy Browne, who served at the Foreign

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