Personal Finance

Celebrity Big Brother is airing on ITV 1 and ITVX Marcus Bentley is knackered.  He’s been the voice of Big Brother and Celebrity Big Brother for 23 years, ever since …

Nando’s has hired a veteran of the motor finance industry as its new UK&I chief executive. Mark Standish was previously CEO of MotoNovo Finance for almost 22 years, having started …

There’s no ‘curtain up’ in Simon McBurney’s production of Mozart’s ‘The Magic Flute’. The music, a sudden chord from the brass, starts before the lights even get a chance to …

Business activity in the UK’s all-important services sector was weaker than first thought in February, but it remained higher than at any point in the second half of 2023, a …

Media and hospitality group Time Out gave a positive update to the market today, as it steamed ahead with its international expansion plan.  This morning, the British business which initially …

A downturn in the house building market led to profits at Travis Perkins being slashed by £175m during its latest financial year. The Northampton-headquartered company has reported pre-tax profits of …

Lloyd’s of London insurer Hiscox is set to reward shareholders with a $150m (£118m) buyback after posting its highest-ever annual profit on the back of higher interest rates and a …

Laboratory testing firm Intertek has seen a revenue boost driven by companies putting greater focus on quality, safety and sustainability in their products. Revenue at the FTSE 100 multinational, which …

Cleaning firm Johnson Services Group posted a bumper year after “significant investment” was made, as it expects profits to be in line with forecasts. Cheshire-based firm JSG, which provides textile …

Embattled housing investor Home REIT has threatened to sue those it considers “responsible for wrongdoing” today as it comes under pressure from a Financial Conduct Authority probe launched last month. …