Business and Finance

Britain's second-biggest steel producer has been drawing up secret plans to axe hundreds of jobs even as it continues talks with ministers about £300m of taxpayer funding that would partly depend on decade-long employment guarantees.

House prices have declined for the fifth month in a row, falling 0.6% in January, according to one of the UK's biggest mortgage lenders.

Shop prices have yet to reach their peak - despite record highs seen in January, it has been warned.

The Treasury has revealed proposals to regulate cryptocurrency, following widespread calls for action after the spectacular collapse of one of the world's largest trading exchanges.

Jeremy Hunt has faced a twin assault on tax cuts and fuel duty from Tory MPs ahead of his Budget in six weeks' time.

One of Britain's fastest-growing cash deposit platforms is in talks with investors about a sizeable new funding round.

Corporate insolvencies have reached their highest level since the aftermath of the great financial crisis, official figures show.

High street stationery brand Paperchase has officially entered administration with no buyers interested in acquiring the company's brick and mortar shops and physical assets.

Tesco has announced a plan to shake-up management and close hot counters and delis which will impact approximately 2,100 jobs.

The number of new mortgages approved has dropped for the fourth month in a row, to a low not seen since the early days of the pandemic.