How the FTSE 100 ‘dinosaur’ roared back to life

Uptick of more than 20% in 2025 was fuelled by share buybacks and helpful breezes in key constituent parts such as defence and mining

Sainsbury’s CEO among business leaders recognised in new year honours

Simon Roberts, credited with helping to turn around grocer, made CBE along with former BAE Systems boss Ian King

In towns such as Northampton, in-person help with finances is a promise many customers still depend upon

Other lives: Banker who began work at 16 and became a director of Harrods Bank in the 1980s

From retailers to banks, carmakers to councils, the bold pledges for carbon-neutral economies are being watered down or scrapped

Under changes revealed by regulator, banks and card providers encouraged to set their own maximums

Bremen lawyers say three unnamed people charged with crimes relating to bankruptcy and misrepresentation of bank’s finances

Kremlin aims to fire warning shot against EU’s plan to use €90bn of frozen funds to give loan to Ukraine

Ineffective systems culminated in serious case of Covid fraud that cost UK taxpayers £800,000

High street banks dodged a windfall tax – now they should invest in growth of local lenders

Banks and specialist lenders will not pay tax on compensation payouts, sidestepping 2015 rule

The changed outlook is a result of unwelcome inflation data, but could slow down the hot property market

Swiss bank says bequests made 91 people billionaires, while overall number jumped from 2,682 in 2024 to 2,919 this year

This is the UK’s second-largest listed company, and the European bank most exposed to declining US-China relations

Questions raised about permanency of 76-year-old’s appointment and ‘leadership stability at critical juncture for bank’