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Blackrock arm in talks to back Six Nations Rugby investor

A division of Blackrock, the world's biggest asset manager, is in talks to provide hundreds of millions of pounds of funding to a company which owns…

Next plots swoop on family-owned shoe chain Russell & Bromley

Next, the high street fashion giant, is plotting a swoop on Russell & Bromley, the 145 year-old shoe retailer.

Jamie Oliver Group axes 20% of workforce ahead of high street comeback

Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver’s holding company has axed a fifth of its workforce, even as he plots a high street restaurant comeback six years…

As GDP shrinks, it is not clear where the economic jump-start will come from

The British economy has been slowing since the summer but the long wait for a late-November budget applied an extra touch to the brakes, according…

Nationwide fined £44m for financial crime failures

Nationwide has been fined £44m for failing to do enough to combat financial crime.

The real reason for Donald Trump's Venezuela exploits

Donald Trump wants you to know that there is one leading reason why he is bearing down militarily on Venezuela: drugs.

UK economy shrank by 0.1% in October, official figures show

The UK economy contracted by 0.1% in October, according to official figures.

Appeal court delay for first Capture case as Post Office requests extension

The first-ever Capture case has been delayed at the Court of Appeal as the Post Office asks for an extension to respond, Sky News has learned.

Daily Mail owner lines up NatWest to help fund £500m Telegraph bid

The owner of the Daily Mail is lining up one of Britain's biggest high street lenders to help bankroll its £500m deal to buy The Daily Telegraph.

Burger King UK lands new backing from buyout firm Bridgepoint

The private equity backer of Burger King UK has injected millions of pounds of new funding as part of a deal which paves the way for their partnership…

Toffee Crisp and Blue Riband can no longer be called 'chocolate' after Nestle tweaks recipe

Toffee Crisp and Blue Riband can no longer be classed as chocolate after their recipes were tweaked by Nestle.

What happened to the nine-year-old who set up a Christmas tree business to pay for university?

When Ryan Brook was nine, he opened a Christmas present that changed his life.

Fed signals rate cut pause as central bank prepares for Donald Trump showdown

The US central bank has signalled a pause in interest rates cuts demanded by the president as it grapples pressures from both elevated inflation and…

Fintech unicorn Zilch lands payments licence from City watchdog

One of Britain’s most prominent fintech unicorns has secured a payments services licence from UK regulators as it hunts for acquisition targets…

Hundreds of jobs at risk as LEON moves to cut unprofitable restaurants

The fast food chain LEON has taken a swipe at "unsustainable taxes" while moving to secure its future through the appointment of an administrator,…