Ben Marlow

Swathes of former WH Smith shops are facing the threat of closure under a drastic restructuring plan to prevent the business from going bust.

Like its patron James Bond, Aston Martin’s suppliers are used to living life on the edge.

From the moment the Rachel Reeeves broke her pledge not to raise taxes on working people, it was clear this Government could not be trusted.

Rachel Reeves is preparing fresh financial support for struggling manufacturers after bosses complained of being left at the mercy of surging energy prices.

Sir Mel Stride was asked on the Today programme on Thursday morning whether he had any sympathy for Rachel Reeves after a truck driver heckled her on national TV.

War in the Middle East may have left motorists struggling to fill up their cars, but for BP's hundreds of traders, the conflict has proven an extraordinary goldmine.

War in the Middle East may have left motorists struggling to fill up their cars, but for BP’s hundreds of traders, the conflict has proven an extraordinary goldmine.

In recent years, BP – a company long known for its buccaneering exploits in far-flung, dangerous corners of the globe – has become an expert in virtue-signalling corporate nonsense.

The ousted chairman of BP has defended staying at an upmarket hotel in London amid an escalating row about his conduct.

The war in Iran has turned UK plc into a sitting duck, unleashing a fresh wave of opportunistic takeover bids for companies whose share prices have been torpedoed by surging costs driven by the conflict.