Business

Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Atlantic Airways is this weekend racing to secure the backing of a giant American payments group for a £1bn rescue deal that would save thousands of British aviation jobs.

The fund manager whose firm's collapse last year sent shockwaves through the City is staging his comeback as an adviser to a backer of start-up companies.

Consumers in the UK could face higher prices next year unless a tariff-free trade deal with the EU can be reached, the British Retail Consortium has warned.

The company behind Wagamama and Frankie & Benny's has warned that one in 10 of its sites will not reopen this year.

Under a warm, blue sky, Thierry Voirin is wandering through his fields of vines. Carefully, he examines them, looks at the leaves, feels the soil.

Amazon has said it mistakenly sent an email to employees telling them to delete the popular video app TikTok from their phones.

Online bank Smile is trying to reassure customers after days of technical problems with its website and app.

UK-listed engineering firm Senior has said it cut 12% of its workforce during the first half of the year as the coronavirus lockdown took its toll.

Quarantine rules end today for people travelling to the UK from more than 70 countries and British Overseas Territories.

The FTSE-250 telecoms group TalkTalk has been rebuked by a major investor body for a lack of boardroom diversity, despite being a rarity among Britain’s largest companies in having a female-dominated executive team.