Heather Mills has made her first acquisition since rescuing her vegan food business earlier this year. The businesswoman, who is the former wife of Sir Paul McCartney, agreed a deal for…
Biniam Girmay has been a trailblazer for African cyclists at the Tour de France but the barriers to more joining him remain in place, says Ned Boulting. It’s been a…
SITA, the aviation industry’s leading technology provider, has posted a record set of results amid buoyant global demand for travel. The Swiss firm reported its highest-ever annual revenue of almost…
Discount health and beauty retailer Savers has seen its profit jump after shedding almost 300 jobs amid “another tough year for retail”, according to newly-filed documents. The London-headquartered company, which…
Nationalising Thames Water would “not be consistent” with Labour’s fiscal rules, the Prime Minister’s spokesman has said. The debt-laden water company has been the focus of public outcry over sewage…
British Patient Capital, the venture capital subsidiary of UK government-owned British Business Bank, has invested in London-based life sciences company Myricx Bio. The undisclosed sum is part of a £90m…
If you are a city dwelling Londoner, and have traded the hope of a garden of your own for the luxury of zero commute, you are likely to have full…
When the book Longitude was published in the UK in 1995, it went on to earn its author, Dava Sobel, the 1997 British Book of the Year award and a…
Shares in Hiscox surged as much as 14 per cent on Monday following news that two rivals are considering takeover bids for the Lloyd’s of London insurer. Japan’s Sompo Holdings and…
The group that includes Sykes Holiday Cottages saw its pre-tax loss widen to almost £75m during its latest financial year, it has been revealed. Forge Holiday Group, which also includes…