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Wowcher, the online retail and experiences platform, has been warned it could face court action unless it changes customer sales practices.

The UK energy secretary could be handed powers to fast-track connecting electricity-hungry projects, such as Jaguar Land Rover’s owner Tata’s planned electric battery factory, to the grid, under plans being discussed between government and regulators.

The government has announced a £17 million fund to create 2000 scholarships which will focus on AI and data science conversion courses to help support diverse students entering the tech sector.

The parcel delivery companies that ranked the worst for performance have been revealed, with none of the major firms able to secure a three-star rating.

Confectionery giant Mars has announced it will buy Hotel Chocolat for £534m to help the UK company expand overseas.

A group of hospitality, retail and leisure trade bodies have made a last-ditch plea for Jeremy Hunt to freeze business rates in next week’s autumn statement.

SSE plans to grow its investment in clean energy by 14% to £20.5bn for its current budget after reporting better than expected profits for the first half of the financial year.

The government has admitted it is “unlikely” that legislation for Great British Railways (GBR) will be passed before the next general election.

The UK boss of McDonald’s has told MPs that widespread cases of sexual harassment and bullying of workers at its fast food shops are “truly horrific” and that the chain was receiving one to two complaints a week about sexual harassment.

A leading group of City figures are urging the chancellor to accelerate pensions reform, hand a competitiveness objective to the audit watchdog and incentivise retail investors to back British companies

The UK’s business and trade secretary has signed a deal to increase trade with Florida, the British government’s latest pact with a single American state as it awaits a broader, post-Brexit US free trade agreement.

Inflation has slowed to a two-year low of 4.6 per cent on the back of falling energy prices that will all but ensure that Rishi Sunak meets his pledge to halve price growth by the end of the year.

The Lloyds Bank British Business Excellence Awards have announced those business and entrepreneurs who have truly made an outstanding contribution to British Business.

The high street beauty retailer Body Shop has agreed to sell its 250 stores in a £207million deal after struggling with profitability.

UK law and accounting firms are being invited to take advantage of funded support to explore how they can make better use of digital technology and artificial intelligence.