German discounter Aldi is all set to create 2,000 jobs, and open 100 stores across the UK over the next two years as part of a £1.3bn plan to take over the British grocery market.
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5th May 2026 | Updated at 10:06am 5th May 2026
Former RAF pilot steers CAB through turbulent turnaround
A former Royal Air Force fighter pilot who once flew Tornado jets at supersonic speeds is now navigating a different kind of high-pressure environment: the financial markets.Neeraj Kapur, 60, chief executive of CAB Payments, is leading a turnaround...
Where is growth in the Budget?
Rachel Reeves and the government have missed a real opportunity to put our country on a growth trajectory in this Budget.
A clean energy investment fund run by former US vice-president Al Gore has bought a 13% stake in British energy company Octopus in a deal worth £438m. It means the supplier is now valued at £3.36bn, which is more than the owner of British Gas,...
The Bank of England’s chief Andrew Bailey predicts a rise in interest rates next year. Speaking to the Society of Professional Economists in London, Bailey...
UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak has rendered his support and blessing to a multi-billion pound trend that has seen foreign private equity firms buy out British businesses. Speaking at the launch of Treasury Connect, an event intended to bring together...
Virgin Atlantic has reported a 600% surge in flight bookings to the US and British Airways reported a jump in searches after the US said it would lift restrictions to allow fully vaccinated passengers from the UK and most European Union countries...
The UK consumer prices index surged by 3.2 per cent in the 12 months to August as revealed by official data last week, the largest ever month-on-month increase since records began in January 1997. The Office for National Statistics, which published...
Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer continues to face increasing pressure to call for a rise in wealth taxes to balance out Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s...
The UK government held crisis talks with the energy industry, and regulator Ofgem as a surge in gas and electricity prices threatens to put more suppliers...
The airlines and travel industry has called upon ministers to bring down the UK’s Covid traffic light and PCR testing rules as figures reveal their “devastating impact” on overseas flights and holiday bookings in peak season. Data revealed by...
New data reveals the UK government has become a shareholder in over 150 companies during the novel coronavirus crisis, including a kombucha drinks maker, a luxury ship builder and a knitting and crochet suppliers. In a major breakthrough, the...
