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Would nationalisation get the railways back on track?

Labour have promised to renationalise nearly all passenger railways within their first term if they win the next election. But will it leave the…

'Do you have any idea of the suffering you have caused?': Ex-Post Office boss accused of 'lying throughout'…

A former top Post Office executive has denied lying "throughout" her two days of testimony at the inquiry into the Horizon IT scandal.

Superdry landlord M&G eyes challenge to rescue plan

The owner of Superdry's flagship store in central London is weighing a challenge to a rescue plan that would impose steep haircuts on the struggling…

NatWest becomes latest UK bank to report sharp drop in profits

NatWest Group has become the latest UK banking giant to report a sharp drop in earnings for the first three months of the year.

There's a new trade war brewing - over global dominance in the electric car market

There's a trade war brewing between China and the West, at stake is who will dominate the global market for electric vehicles.

Russia sanctions-busting? Big questions remain over UK car exports

The extraordinary, unprecedented and largely unexplained flows of millions of pounds of British luxury cars into states neighbouring Russia continued…

Double glazing giant Everest crashes into administration

One of Britain's biggest double-glazing suppliers has crashed into administration, leaving insolvency practitioners engaged in a race to salvage hundreds…

Labour denies railways will be given 'lower priority' under renationalisation plans - as Tories warn…

Labour has denied the railways will be given "lower priority" if they are brought back into public ownership as the party pledged to "sweep away" the…

Post Office inquiry: Former complaints handler executive says she never 'knowingly' did anything wrong

A former top Post Office executive has told the Horizon scandal inquiry she never "knowingly" did anything wrong and did not remember a 2010 email…

Unions vow to fight rejection of plan to save Tata Steel jobs

Unions have warned of a bitter fight ahead after their plans to avert thousands of job losses at Tata Steel were rejected by the company.

Supercar maker McLaren hit by £375m impairment charge

McLaren Group, the British supercar maker and Formula One team-backer, has given lenders signs of an improvement in its financial performance even…

Barclays profits down 12% amid sluggish mortgage demand

Barclays has reported a 12% fall in profits for the first three months of the year after mortgage lending and deposits dipped.

Sainsbury's 'winning over shoppers from rivals' as profits rise higher than expected

Sainsbury's has claimed it is winning over customers from its rivals after reporting higher than expected profits.

Sales down at Nestle after price hikes

Nestle, the world's biggest packaged food company, has reported a fall in sales after hiking its prices.

John Barnes: Ex-England and Liverpool star banned as company director over unpaid taxes

John Barnes has been banned as a director after his company failed to pay almost £200,000 in tax.