Oil supermajor Shell’s profits have beaten analyst consensus despite falling 29 per cent as asset write-downs and a slump in oil prices dampened investor returns. This morning the company reported…
A woman and her two young children have been taken to hospital after a man threw a suspected corrosive substance at them in south London. Police responded to the incident…
The former chief of over 50 insurance provider Saga has been appointed as the boss of AG Barr, the drinks giant behind the production of Irn Bru. Boardroom heavyweight Euan…
BT is showing shoots of growth, with total revenue up three per cent in the nine months ended December, after it added 432k Openreach customers in its most recent quarter.…
The scars of the Troubles are visible in the physical barriers that divide Belfast’s citizens in two, writes Lucy Kenningham Every evening in Belfast, gates at the interface barriers on…
Infrastructure giant 3i Group boasted of a “good result” for the last quarter of 2023, thanks in large part to its largest holding, Dutch discount retailer Action. The trust’s net…
Pensions giant Phoenix Group has hit its 2025 target for long-term cash generation two years early after seeing strong growth across a number of its divisions. In a trading update,…
Elon Musk has said Tesla will “move immediately” to hold a shareholder vote to transfer the electric vehicle maker’s state of incorporation from Delaware to Texas, after his pay package…
‘Parental alienation’ is a disturbing tactic increasingly being used by abusers in family courts, writes Charlotte Proudman Domestic abuse is a deeply pervasive issue in the lives of countless individuals,…
Ask business leaders in private what’s bothering them and the usual list is predictable enough: the markets, performance, getting the right team in place. Recently, we’ve heard a new one…