WH Smith pursuing sale of high street business
WH Smith is in talks to sell its high street arm, as the £1.5bn company looks to focus entirely on its travel retail business. The company’s high street operation is made up of about 500 stores, em
Tories push for school smartphone ban to be added to education bill
The Tories will push for a ban on smartphones in schools to be included in the Government’s education Bill. The Conservatives are tabling an amendment to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
St Ewe’s Eggs on the ‘utter carnage’ of IHT reform and rebuilding trust with Labour
For Rebecca Tonks, running St Ewe Eggs has been a passion project for 17 years. Tonks, who was 12 when her family first started selling eggs in addition to its dairy produce, launched the St. Ewe Fre
Diageo shares surge amid Guinness sale rumour
Diageo’s shares spiked to the top of the FTSE 100 today amid a rumour the company is looking to spin off or sell its most famous brand, Guinness, for up to £8bn. The transaction was first reported
Mastercard: Funder sues own class rep for £200m settlement in £10bn case
In shocking turn of events, the funder in the Mastercard litigation is seeking to sue its own class rep on the class action it funded over a £200m settlement
The Week in Business: Reeves tries to rescue the non-doms
It’s a funny old world when the pleas of pensioners, farmers and shopkeepers fall on deaf ears but a Labour chancellor flies to Davos to break the news that she’s “listened to the concerns of th
Rolls-Royce signs £9bn submarines deal to create 1,000 jobs
Rolls-Royce has signed a £9bn submarines deal which will create 1,000 jobs and is the biggest UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) contract in its history. The eight-year Unity contract covers research and t
The Works: Arts and crafts retailer slashes losses as new strategy unveiled
High street arts and crafts retailer The Works reported a significant improvement in profitability for the first half of its financial year, as it unveiled a new strategy. Adjusted earnings before int
Demand for buy-to-let lending boosts Paragon Bank
Paragon Banking Group reported a strong start to the financial year on the back of higher lending to buy-to-let landlords.