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Premier League to hold fresh New Deal summit amid tensions with clubs

The Premier League is to convene another meeting of English football's top-flight clubs within a fortnight as it scrambles to gain approval for a landmark…

Hargreaves Lansdown faces investor backlash over departing chair

The businesswoman who chairs Hargreaves Lansdown, the retail investment platform, is facing a shareholder backlash against her re-election for the…

EasyJet reveals £34m windfall after record profit performance

EasyJet has reinstated its dividend for the first time since the COVID crisis, while revealing a return to annual profitability.

Who is Sultan al Jaber, and can an oil boss really run a climate conference?

If you could pick one person to try to solve the worsening climate crisis, who would you pick?

One in three households with children 'will struggle to afford Christmas'

One in three households with children will struggle to afford a family Christmas this year, according to a new report.

Bill payers to stump up cost of £100m campaign urging public to use less water

A £100m campaign urging households and businesses to use less water will be funded from customers' bills, Ofwat has said.

Global Investment Summit, Rightmove shares

On today's episode, Ian King talks to the Lord Johnson, the investment minister, as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak hosts The Global Investment Summit at…

Women workers lack access to clean and stocked toilet facilities, survey finds

Women workers are being forced to use "filthy" toilet facilities with some revealing there are none where they work, a survey has found.

Barclays in talks to buy £3bn Metro Bank mortgage book

Metro Bank is in talks to offload a £3bn mortgage portfolio to Barclays as part of a broader financial restructuring aimed at saving the smaller…

Debt-laden Saga turns to Lazard to shore up balance sheet

Saga, the financial services and travel services provider to the over-50s, has drafted in a team of City bankers to help shore up its finances, weeks…

Bank of England should have its remit 'pruned' alongside forecasting shake-up

The Bank of England's remit should be "pruned", according to a report by a Lords' committee which is critical of its work in the build up to the cost…

More than 100 climate activists arrested after two-day blockade at Newcastle coal port in Australia

More than 100 climate change activists have been arrested in Australia after a two-day blockade of the world's largest coal port.

Prime minister to unveil multibillion-pound investment plan for '12,000 new jobs'

A multibillion-pound investment plan which promises to create more than 12,000 new jobs in the UK is expected to be announced by the prime minister…

Christmas dinner favourites at risk after washout harvest

Christmas dinners could be in jeopardy with storms causing havoc for farmers struggling with one of the toughest harvests on record.

Zucker to fly into London as government probe into Telegraph deal looms

The former CNN president Jeff Zucker will fly into London this week amid mounting controversy over the Abu Dhabi-backed takeover of The Daily Telegraph…