Fast-food giant KFC leaves Kentucky home for Texas
Move away from its ancestral home is part of a wider shakeup at its parent company Yum Brands. Read More
Thames Water secures £3bn lifeline after court ruling
The UK’s largest water and waste company was set to run out of money by the end of March. Read More
Energy bills forecast to rise by £85 a year
Cornwall Insight predicts that the energy regulator will hike gas and electricity prices by 5%. Read More
Average NI house price reaches 17-year high
The average house price in Northern Ireland rose by 9% during 2024, according to official data. Read More
UK wages continue to outpace inflation
Pay outstripped price rises by 3.4% between October and December while the unemployment rate remains unchanged. Read More
Tata Steel £1.25bn electric furnace approved by planners
Tata plans to build a new electric furnace in Port Talbot to replace two traditional blast furnaces. Read More
Reeves’ intervention in car loans case rejected
The UK’s highest court has rejected the Treasury’s attempts to intervene in the landmark case. Read More
Firms plan job cuts as employment costs rise
Companies’ confidence falls as they face increases to National Insurance payments and wages Read More
Hair: ‘It’s just thrown away but it’s gold’
India is the world’s biggest exporter of human hair but it wants more of the lucrative wig market. Read More
‘Fake bailiffs said they’d take my furniture’
Criminals pretending to be bailiffs are tricking people into paying thousands of pounds to settle fictitious debts. Read More