Mitchell Labiak

Getty Images The number of people going to shops has fallen for the second year in a row, according to a leading data monitor, after the year ended on a “drab December” for retail. Footfall dropped 2.2% in 2024, having […]

Lidl had its most successful Christmas trading period on record, the supermarket chain said, boosted by a rise of a third in party food sales. Revenue rose almost 7% to more than £1bn over the four weeks to Christmas Eve

Rhys Matthews Rhys was homeless for two years before finding suitable housing with charity Emmaus Vulnerable people with care needs are living in “beyond disgraceful” homes because the government has so far failed to enforce a new law, MPs and

The Post Office has spent £132m of taxpayer money defending itself at the inquiry into the wrongful conviction of hundreds of sub-postmasters, according to the latest available figures. The revelation in the company’s annual report comes after the two-and-a-half years

Airbus will axe 477 jobs in the UK as the plane maker scales back its space business and tries to trim costs. More than 2,000 jobs – 5% of its workforce – will be lost globally by mid 2026. Compulsory

Typhoo Tea has fallen into administration as the 120-year-old brand’s sales slump, losses widen and debts rise. Advisory firm Kroll has been appointed to handle the administration and find a buyer for the tea business. Vape and battery maker Supreme

The amount of money people can place on a single online slots bet will be restricted as part of a wider government overhaul to tackle gambling addiction. A £5 per spin limit will apply to all adults aged 25 and

Getty Images More social housing tenants could be stopped from buying their own homes as part of a shake up of Right to Buy policy. Under the proposals, tenants may have to wait more than ten years to buy their

High Street job losses are “inevitable”, prices will rise, and shops will close as the result of the tax increases in the Budget and other rising costs, a group of the biggest retailers in the UK is warning. Tesco, Amazon,

Getty Images Typhoo Tea is set to appoint administrators as the 120-year-old brand’s sales slump, losses widen and debts rise. The company has filed a notice at court “which affords the company some breathing space to explore solutions”, Typhoo’s chief