
Felixstowe port workers set for second strike in pay dispute
A new eight-day strike looms over pay at the UK’s largest container port, Felixstowe, threatening further disruption to imports as retailers stock up before Christmas.
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A new eight-day strike looms over pay at the UK’s largest container port, Felixstowe, threatening further disruption to imports as retailers stock up before Christmas.

Aldi has surpassed Morrisons to become Britain’s fourth largest supermarket chain as shoppers increasingly turn to discounters amid soaring food prices.

The UK’s unemployment rate has decreased slightly over the past three months, hitting 3.6 per cent.

House hunters and other borrowers across borrowers have close to 1,000 fewer mortgage deals to choose from than they did a year ago, as more than…

Britain's supermarkets are set to shut for the Queen's funeral on Monday out of respect for the late monarch.

Specialist energy storage trust NextEnergy Solar Fund has announced a £200m venture with sustainable electricity firm Eelpower to strengthen the UK’s battery storage capacity.

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New research exposes the difficulties businesses face accessing finance from mainstream lenders and how alternative solutions can plug the gap.

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Some of the UK's biggest strikes have been called off after the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

A group of the UK's leading entrepreneurs have urged the Prime Minister to back a new entrepreneurship competition in a push to get British startups back…

High-street tycoon Mike Ashley has reportedly joined the race to takeover Savile Row tailor Gieves & Hawkes.

Imperial College will shut down two major research centres sponsored by Chinese aerospace and defence companies amid a crackdown on academic collaborations with China.

The Bank of England delayed its next interest-rate decision a week to Sept. 22 to allow a period of mourning after the death of Queen Elizabeth…

Renewable and nuclear power generators will be asked to supply electricity well below current market rates through new contracts that critics said risked locking consumers in…