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Electric car flat-battery breakdowns account for less than 2% of roadside callouts, AA says

 Often the vehicles are not actually ‘out of charge’ but are low on charge By FREDA LEWIS-STEMPEL Updated: 00:01 GMT, 21 November 2024 It’s a... read more

Eon to pay £14.5m to almost 250,000 customers for pre-payment meter billing failures

By JOHN-PAUL FORD ROJAS Updated: 22:03 GMT, 20 November 2024 Fines: Eon customers who switched supplier or ended contracts did not get final bills within six we... read more

Mining giant Rio Tinto rocked by an increase in sexual assault cases across its operations

By DAILY MAIL CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 22:01 GMT, 20 November 2024 Crisis: Mining giant Rio Tinto said eight employees reported actual or attempted ... read more

Lingerie chain Ann Summers blames high taxes and rising costs for its decision to axe jobs

By DAILY MAIL CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 22:01 GMT, 20 November 2024 Cuts: Lingerie chain Ann Summers said it has made a ‘small number’ of its mor... read more

Artificial intelligence to replace workers after Budget, warns boss of UK software giant Sage

By CALUM MUIRHEAD Updated: 22:01 GMT, 20 November 2024 The boss of one of the UK’s largest software groups said more businesses will replace workers with arti... read more

Activist Gatemore calls for YouGov to be sold after management ‘missteps’

YouGov shares have lost more than 70% since their December 2021 peak  By MIKE SHEEN Updated: 15:30 GMT, 20 November 2024 Gatemore Capital Management disclosed ... read more

Santander sets aside £295m for potential motor finance compensation

Santander UK saw its profit fall sharply in its third quarter  By JANE DENTON Updated: 09:14 GMT, 20 November 2024 Santander UK’s profits fell sharply in... read more

Dunelm buys Ireland’s Homefocus for an undisclosed sum

By JANE DENTON Updated: 08:29 GMT, 20 November 2024 Dunelm has entered the Irish market after acquiring soft furnishing retailer Homefocus Group for an undisclo... read more

BUSINESS LIVE: Inflation jumps to 2.3%; Dunelm buys Home Focus; Royal Mail takeover ‘to be approved’

By LIVE COMMENTARY Updated: 07:46 GMT, 20 November 2024 Consumer price inflation accelerated to its highest level since April last month, fresh data from the Of... read more

Can’t find a bank that offers joint savings accounts? Try these paying up to 4.65%: SYLVIA MORRIS

By SYLVIA MORRIS Updated: 22:36 GMT, 19 November 2024 Who would have thought it would be difficult to open a joint account? Well it is, judging by the number of... read more

Private rents set to rocket by nearly 20% over next five years as demand continues to outstrip supply

By LUCY EVANS Updated: 22:32 GMT, 19 November 2024 Renters in the UK can expect their bills to soar by almost a fifth over the next five years as demand continu... read more

Lenders face a £30bn compensation bill to settle the motor finance scandal

By JESSICA CLARK Updated: 22:21 GMT, 19 November 2024 Lenders could be hit with a £30billion bill to cover compensation costs related to the motor finance scan... read more

Informa abandons £1bn profit target as events firm faces FX hit

Informa expects to achieve over £975m in adjusted operating profits this year The firm runs the Arab Health, Dubai Airshow, and Cityscape Global events By HARR... read more

What Trump changes for investors – and how to back AI: Blue Whale manager on the INVESTING SHOW

Stephen Yiu on investing opportunities and backing AI in a specific way By SIMON LAMBERT Updated: 14:23 GMT, 19 November 2024 Donald Trump’s stint as Pres... read more

Cold Weather Payments: Full list of postcodes that could get £25 towards bills as temperatures drop

Homes in the North of England and the Scottish Borders will get the money soon  By SAM BARKER Updated: 12:00 GMT, 19 November 2024 Thousands of households will... read more

HSBC bankers told to reapply for jobs with hundreds facing the axe in major overhaul

By JOHN-PAUL FORD ROJAS Updated: 22:00 GMT, 18 November 2024 HSBC is preparing to axe hundreds of senior bankers over the coming weeks as part of a sweeping ove... read more

Meal replacement firm backed by Luther actor Idris Elba sees profits treble

By DAILY MAIL CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 22:00 GMT, 18 November 2024 Investors: Luther actor Elba, 52, and his wife Sabrina, 35 A Firm backed by Idris... read more

UK film and TV studio Fulwell 73 merges with US rival owned by basketball star LeBron James

By CALUM MUIRHEAD Updated: 22:00 GMT, 18 November 2024 Investor: Basketball star Lebron James (pictured) holds a small stake in Fenway Sports Group A British fi... read more

Shein bosses fight to drum up support for controversial £50bn stock market listing

By EMILY HAWKINS Updated: 22:00 GMT, 18 November 2024 Shein bosses will face a grilling from investors over the next few weeks as they seek to drum up support f... read more

Asos boss handed a £350,000 pay rise as London-listed fashion giant slumps deeper into the red

By DAILY MAIL CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 22:00 GMT, 18 November 2024 Profits slump: Asos chief exec Jose Antonio Ramos Calamonte saw his pay jump by a... read more

Melrose shares surge as GKN Aerospace owner shrugs off supply chain woes

Melrose expects to earn £550m-£570m in adjusted operating profits this year Boeing and Airbus have been plagued by parts shortages and delayed deliveries By ... read more

Ferrexpo chair backs miner’s ‘contribution’ to Ukraine as operations continue

The iron ore miner has a record 709 staff serving in the conflict  Ferrexpo has maintained operations since the outset of the war  By MIKE SHEEN Updated: 12:5... read more

My staff want time off to grieve but I believe they are skiving – how should I best clamp down on them? City superwoman NICOLA HORLICK has the answer…

By NICOLA HORLICK Updated: 11:51 GMT, 18 November 2024 Working life today is full of constantly evolving challenges and pitfalls. When is it OK to date a co-wor... read more

UK Pizza Hut seeks to raise money after Budget tax hikes

By CALUM MUIRHEAD Updated: 21:53 GMT, 17 November 2024 The owner of Pizza Hut’s UK business is mulling over the sale of some of its restaurants as it scra... read more