Business

Consumer goods giant Unilever has confirmed plans to cut 1,500 jobs under a shake-up of its global operations.

Interest payments on government debt hit a record £8.1bn for the month of December because of surging inflation, according to official figures.

Royal Mail has announced plans to cut 700 managerial jobs in a bid to cut costs after a tough Christmas season disrupted by the Omicron variant.

Britons complained more about their treatment at the hands of businesses last year than any other on record, according to a long-running consumer survey.

The FTSE 100 has seen £53bn wiped off its value amid a global markets sell-off as tensions between Russia and Ukraine add to a cocktail of investor worries.

Nord Stream 2 is a new gas pipeline which runs from Russia to Europe - but concerns about energy supplies are escalating amid Russian tensions with Ukraine.

Analysts have warned of the risk of electricity blackouts in Europe if average temperatures fall.

COVID tests for fully vaccinated travellers arriving in England are being scrapped from 4am on 11 February, Grant Shapps has confirmed.

A minister has resigned at the despatch box after criticising the government's record on tackling fraud in the coronavirus business schemes.

Business output took a hit this month from rising prices and restrictions to curb the spread of the Omicron COVID variant, according to a closely watched survey.