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Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary urges air traffic chief to step down after Gatwick chaos

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:51 BST, 9 September 2024 Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary (pictured) urged Martin Rolfe, chief exec of the N... read more

Former Pizza Express chairman Luke Johnson takes over at struggling Revolution Bars

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:51 BST, 9 September 2024 Luke Johnson made his name growing Pizza Express in the 1990s and later ran Patis... read more

Northvolt prepares job cuts as demand for electric cars stalls

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 22:48 BST, 9 September 2024 Northvolt said it would scale back its commitments and drive down costs in the fa... read more

Kate Middleton’s wedding dress designer Sarah Burton gets top job at Givenchy

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Updated: 21:50 BST, 9 September 2024 The woman who designed Kate Middleton’s wedding dress has been named the cr... read more

Solar panel installations in Britain slump with a cold summer to blame

Consumers have fitted fewer solar panels year-on-year in 2024, experts reveal  But overall the rise of solar continues, with almost 5% of homes having them By ... read more

Barclays and TSB latest major lenders to cut mortgage rates – including 5% deposit deals

Borrowers who need a mortgage because their current fixed rate deal is ending, or they are buying a home, should explore their options as soon as possible. What... read more

Barratt partners with Homes England and Lloyds Bank to build thousands of new properties

Partnership will be initially backed by a combined £150m in funding This will be funded equally by Barratt, Homes England and Lloyds By Daniel Fessahaye Update... read more

The way to beat inheritance tax – but what’s the catch? This is Money podcast

By This Is Money Updated: 13:28 BST, 9 September 2024 Inheritance tax punches above its weight. It is paid by only a small minority of estates, yet manages to b... read more

This is Money newsletter: What you need to know straight to your inbox

Updated: 12:45 BST, 9 September 2024 This is Money is your guide to living a richer life – and we can tell you what you need to know every week in our fre... read more

Aldi UK sees sales reach record levels and says it will open 23 more stores before the end of the year

Pre-tax profit up to £536.7m from £152m for the 12 months to December 2023 By Daniel Fessahaye Updated: 10:00 BST, 9 September 2024 Aldi UK sales reached rec... read more

Hundreds of jobs at risk if Three UK-Vodafone merger gets green light

Deal between the two rivals would create the UK’s largest mobile firm Group would have an estimated value of £15bn Three finance boss Darren Purkis confi... read more

Ed Miliband review threatens nuclear power plant plan

By Jessica Clark Updated: 21:50 BST, 8 September 2024 Review: Energy Secretary Ed Miliband The future of a large nuclear power plant in North Wales has been t... read more

Asos sells Topshop to Danish billionaire despite higher offer from Shein

By City & Finance Reporter Updated: 21:50 BST, 8 September 2024 Fashionable: Asos revealed it has agreed to sell a 75 per cent stake Fast fashion giant Asos... read more

MIDAS SHARE TIPS UPDATE: Zigup keeps expats in the driving seat

By Joanne Hart Updated: 23:17 BST, 7 September 2024 Spain is the UK’s favourite tourist destination. Almost 300,000 Brits have upped sticks permanently and t... read more

De Beers London float loses its shine amid weak demand for natural diamonds

De Beers float could be scuppered by weak demand for natural diamonds  By John Abiona Updated: 23:15 BST, 7 September 2024 Plans to float De Beers could be scu... read more

Tata Steel’s Port Talbot counting on £500m rescue deal

2,800 jobs could be axed in switch to less carbon-intensive electric arc furnaces By John Paul-ford Rojas and Emily Hawkins Updated: 22:01 BST, 7 September 2024... read more

Kylie Minogue’s wine on sparkling form this summer as sales hit £9.6m

Sales of the Aussie singer’s tipples hit £9.6million  By Emily Hawkins Updated: 22:01 BST, 7 September 2024 Brits couldn’t get pop princess Kylie Minogue ... read more

Bumper US interest rate cut ‘on a knife edge’

By Hugo Dunc Updated: 21:51 BST, 6 September 2024 Interest rates in the United States look set to be cut this month for the first time since Covid-19 struck mor... read more

Hospitality tycoon Richard Caring nears £1bn deal to offload The Ivy

By Daily Mail Updated: 21:51 BST, 6 September 2024 ‘King of Mayfair’: Richard Caring is set to sell the Ivy Collection Hospitality tycoon Richard C... read more

Unilever finally ditching Russian business after years of criticism

Consumer giant refused to pull out of country in the wake of Ukraine invasion  Russian media now say a sale has been agreed with chemicals group Arnest Deal is... read more

Industry woe for ‘the sick man of Europe’ Germany

By City & Finance Reporter Updated: 21:51 BST, 6 September 2024 Germany underlined its status as ‘the sick man of Europe’ as its once-mighty ind... read more

Nissan car factory workers at the Sunderland plant learn sign language to support deaf colleagues

Four members of the team at the North East car factory are deaf By Rob Hull Updated: 15:17 BST, 6 September 2024 Nissan UK has confirmed its assembly line team ... read more

Car crashes peak at this particular time of day, according to insurance claims data – and it’s NOT rush hour

Allianz says it receives the highest volume of accident claims at this time By Rob Hull Updated: 14:16 BST, 6 September 2024 Drivers, particularly parents, are ... read more

Nationwide’s £2.9bn takeover of Virgin Money set to be completed in early October

The takeover will create an enlarged business with around 24.5m customers Both the PRA and FCA have given their ‘requisite consent’ to the £2.9bn t... read more