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Ted Baker fashions high street comeback two years after closure
Ted Baker, one of Britain’s best-known fashion brands, is staging a high street comeback more than two years after its remaining standalone stores shut their doors for the last time.
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BT asked for payment waiver as TalkTalk rescue negotiations intensify
The private equity firm which wants to buy the wholesale arm of struggling TalkTalk Telecom Group has approached BT Group to seek relief from payments worth over £100m in order to push a rescue deal through.
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Tax fears drive 70% surge in pension withdrawals
A surge in pension withdrawals is being driven by uncertainty over government tax changes, according to experts.
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Volkswagen braces for huge financial hit from FCA motor finance scheme
The German car giant Volkswagen is preparing to disclose a massive hit from the City watchdog's £9bn motor finance redress scheme, months after it joined a group of rivals in mounting a legal challenge to its implementation.
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Huel advert banned for 'irresponsible' meal replacement claims
An advert for Huel meal replacement shakes featuring former Made In Chelsea star Spencer Matthews has been banned by a watchdog.
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Insurance broker Howden Group lines up Darroch as chairman ahead of float
The insurance broker Howden Group is lining up one of Britain's most prominent businessmen as its next chairman as it plots a public listing in the coming years.
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South West Water fined almost £8m for sewage spillages at Devon and Cornwall beauty spots
South West Water (SWW) has been fined almost £8m for hundreds of sewage spillages across Devon and Cornwall over a six-year period.
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Pensions firm Just axes quarter of workforce months after takeover
A retirement specialist taken over this year by Brookfield Corporation, the Canadian investment giant, is axing a quarter of its workforce less than six months after the completion of the £2.4bn deal.
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TalkTalk gets engaged tone as buyers close in on £200m break-up
TalkTalk Telecom Group is closing in on a £200m deal to break itself up as its biggest lender again emerges as the leading contender to take control of one of Britain's biggest broadband suppliers.
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Bill Gates warns AI global framework talks harder than Cold War-era nuclear negotiations
Microsoft founder Bill Gates has warned that getting countries to agree on a global framework for AI could be more difficult than Cold War-era negotiations to restrict nuclear weapons.


