Year: 2025

Mark Carney, the former governor of the Bank of England, has confirmed he is weighing up a bid to succeed Justin Trudeau as Canada’s prime minister. Trudeau announced on Monday that he would step down after nearly a decade in ...

Hundreds of current and former McDonald’s employees – some as young as 19 – have joined a legal action against the fast-food giant over allegations of bullying, sexual abuse and harassment across more than 450 UK outlets. The complaint, filed ...

Quintessentially, the concierge service co-founded by Sir Ben Elliot – nephew to the Queen Consort – has cautioned that “material uncertainty” remains over its ability to continue as a going concern, despite recording higher sales and narrowing losses in its ...

Britain’s retailers have suffered another blow after budget-conscious consumers reined in their Christmas spending, disappointing hopes of a bumper festive season and leaving the “golden quarter” with only muted growth. Figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC)-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor ...

Retail giant Next has defied expectations for the crucial Christmas trading season, posting stronger-than-forecast sales but cautioning that a spike in wage costs will lead to higher prices this year. Full-price sales at the clothing and homeware chain rose 6 ...

Businesses shed jobs at the fastest pace in four years last month after higher employment costs and mounting uncertainty from the autumn budget dented confidence, according to the latest S&P Global data. Excluding pandemic-era figures, the decline in headcount was ...

Errol Musk, father of billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, has stirred controversy by suggesting that Tommy Robinson, a far-right British activist, could one day become prime minister. In an interview with Al Arabiya News presenter Tom Burges-Watson, Errol likened Robinson’s situation ...