US private equity giant poised to take over online retailer The Very Group

Barclay family set to lose another part of former business empire, once known as Littlewoods, to Carlyle Group

Last Christmas, you gave us first class: Royal Mail turns Scrooge with gift to staff of second-class stamps

Switch comes amid first festive season since Daniel Křetínský’s takeover of parent company IDS

With the US government shut down over impending rises to insurance premiums it’s clear the status quo cannot continue

Consumer advocates raise significant concerns as union says contractors use lower-paid staff to boost profit

Exclusive: David Bailey plays down concerns after HSBC and Barclays quit UN-backed Net Zero Banking Alliance

Workers at the SunTrapp – opened in 1973 in Salt Lake City – claim the shuttering was a ‘stunt’ to prevent unionization

Company already under scrutiny on ‘secondary ticketing’ amid outcry over touts using such platforms to exploit fans

Keeping the markets on side is the chancellor’s priority but it’s not an easy task given their simplistic, misplaced views on welfare cuts

Trump’s team flirts with weakening the dollar, threatening US influence, low borrowing costs and global stability

Tools that help people scan applications and find grounds for objection have potential to hit government’s housebuilding plans

Exclusive: report by Stand.earth says subsidiary of power plant received truckloads of whole logs at biomass pellet sites

Commerce department expected to add about 700 more items with steel content to levy list at request of US firms

After the ex-host of the ReidOut was forced out in February, she launched her own streaming show on YouTube

Traders report long waits at Sevington inspection post and claim trees and shrubs are repeatedly being damaged

The budget could involve a range of rises – here’s how they would stack up for different levels of income