Author: Nathan Bissitt

Jim Ratcliffe, a 65-year-old chemicals entrepreneur, is now the richest man in the UK, according to The Sunday Times Rich List. Mr Ratcliffe – previously described by the Rich List as “publicity shy” and having grown up “on a council estate in

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Rather than being happy with a small flat as their first property, it seems many aspiring first-time buyers are hoping for a family-sized home instead. Almost a third (32%) of those questioned in a survey said they would be aiming to hold out for a detached house they

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The fate of thousands more high street employees is in doubt this weekend after the owner of Poundworld ditched a rescue plan and put the discount chain up for sale instead. Sky News has learnt that TPG, the American private equity backer of Poundworld, has instructed

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“Updates to our privacy policy”, “Stay connected”, “Data law changes”: You have probably had lots of these emails recently from various companies and organisations – but what’s it all about? It’s to do with a huge

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Waitrose has been accused of “crossing the line” by allegedly copying a premium confectioner’s design for a new range of chocolate bars. Hotel Chocolat said the supermarket chain’s recently launched Luxury Chocolate Bar own-label range looked

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UK workers are suffering the worst pay squeeze in 200 years with millions of children in poverty despite their parents having jobs, according to union figures. Wages, which have lagged behind inflation, are worth £24 a week less than during the 2008 financial crisis

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Britain’s pensions lifeboat has drafted in advisers to prepare for a rescue‎ financial restructuring at Mothercare that is certain to spark further high street job losses. Sky News‎ has learnt that the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) is taking advice from

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There aren’t too many people who would breathe a sigh of relief at having to shell out £1.1m for a personal mistake – but Jes Staley, the Barclays chief executive, is one of them. Mr Staley has been fined £642,430 by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

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Volkswagen and Seat could be about to recall tens of thousands of cars over fears of malfunctioning seatbelts. The move by German firm VW Group, which owns the brands, would affect up to 28,000 recently sold Seat Aronas, Seat Ibizas, and Volkswagen Polos. Tekniikan

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Troubled outsourcing firm Interserve has disclosed that it is being investigated by the City watchdog over how it handled the disposal of part of its business. The group said in a stock market announcement that it had been referred to the Financial Conduct

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