Business and Finance

Britain's economic reopening has helped create the strongest pick-up in optimism among manufacturers for nearly half a century, according to new figures.

David Cameron lobbied the Treasury's top civil servant on behalf of a financial services firm that later collapsed.

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has revealed that production at two of its UK manufacturing plants is to be suspended due to a shortage of parts.

The first woman to head KPMG, one of Britain's big four accountants, is in advanced negotiations to leave the firm after being unexpectedly passed over for the top job.

Pushed to name those business sectors that had been hit hardest by COVID-19, most people would plump for aviation, hospitality or live entertainment.

The Co-op retail chain has announced a shake-up of its store management structure which is expected to affect 2,000 staff.

Pizza Express has said it is to recruit 1,000 new workers as its reopening gathers pace following a year of coronavirus disruption that forced it to permanently close dozens of restaurants.

Britons' prospects of booking a foreign holiday this summer have been given a boost, with the government saying coronavirus passports will be available "as soon as possible".

E.ON, one of the UK's largest household energy suppliers, is to compensate customers hit with extra bank charges after a billing blunder.

The London-listed biotech investor Arix Bioscience is preparing a boardroom shake-up as part of a truce with an investor which has accused its board of presiding over an "uncontrollable tumult".