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Online gambling group BetGoodwin eyes punt on £80m London float
The father-and-son team who control BetGoodwin, an online sports betting and casino operator, have begun plotting a London stock market listing even as their peers intensify warnings over tax rises…
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'I used a meet-and-greet parking service and then came back from my holiday to three fines – what can I do?'
Every Saturday, we help a reader with their consumer issue or personal finance dilemma in our Money Problem series. You can send yours to moneyblog@sky.uk. Today we're taking a look…
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Inflation comes in higher than expected – so what happens next?
The rate of inflation is up to its highest level this year.
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Controversial Jackdaw gas field expected to be approved
The controversial Jackdaw gas field is expected to receive approval from energy secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh on Wednesday.
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Drivers set to get new rights to challenge 'rip-off' private parking fines
Drivers are set to receive new rights to stand up to unfair private parking fines, the government has announced.
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Starling Bank founder sold last shares at cut-price £1.7bn valuation
The founder of Starling Bank offloaded her final shares in the digital lender at a valuation less than half the price it was reportedly seeking in its last major secondary…
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Thames Water creditors secure Labour's Hutton to drive rescue deal
The consortium of Thames Water creditors looking to rescue Britain's largest supplier of its kind has appointed a former senior Labour minister in a bid to help get a deal…
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UK unemployment rate falls to lowest level since July last year
The UK's unemployment rate has fallen to 4.7%, in a set of official figures that will support the case for a Bank of England interest rate hike next month.
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Apollo among suitors for €7bn spreads giant Flora
A pack of buyout firms will this week submit initial offers for Flora Food Group, the spreads giant behind brands including I Can't Believe It's Not Butter.
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Former Virgin Atlantic chief to pilot traffic management group Ramudden
The executive who piloted Virgin Atlantic Airways through the COVID-19 pandemic is taking the helm at a major provider of traffic management services in his biggest role since he left…
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Uber sees off £340m claim by London cabbies
Uber has claimed victory in a long-running legal battle brought by taxi rivals, including thousands of London black cab drivers.
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Discount retailer B&M plots offer to cherry-pick shops from rival Poundland
B&M European Value Retail, the London-listed discounter, is looking to cherry-pick sites from troubled rival Poundland as it teeters on the brink of administration.
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Digital wallet provider Hyperlayer lands £20m funding injection
A British-based fintech run by a former top executive at Morgan Stanley, the Wall Street giant, has landed almost £20m in funding from a syndicate of blue-chip investors.
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Water bills face £40 hike if sector is downgraded, industry chief warns
Water customers face having to pay an extra £40 a year to suppliers if the industry is hit by a fresh ratings downgrade, the head of the industry's main lobbying…
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Heathrow expansion would boost growth, chancellor says
Chancellor John Healey has shown support for expanding Heathrow Airport after Prime Minister Andy Burnham refused to back plans for a third runway.
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Troubled housebuilder Vistry lays foundations with former Crown Estate boss
Vistry Group, the troubled London-listed housebuilder, is turning to a former executive at The Crown Estate to help repair its battered finances.
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Reptile food supplier Monkfield snaps up BGF as investor
An investment vehicle set up by Britain's banks in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis is close to striking one of its most unusual deals to date by buying…
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Bank shares fall as tax on lenders expected in budget
Major UK banks have seen their share prices fall after reports the chancellor is set to raise tax on lenders in the budget.
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Nandy 'minded to intervene' in Sky-ITV deal
The culture secretary has warned she is "minded" to intervene in Sky's £1.6bn deal to buy ITV's broadcast and streaming operations.
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Poundland owners parachute in directors amid crunch sale talks
The owners of ailing Poundland are parachuting in a trio of restructuring experts to its board ahead of a sale or filing for administration which is expected within days.
