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Deadline set for Sports Direct

Ashley ordered to ‘put up or shut up’ over Debenhams

Debenhams
Debenhams: wants clarification from Mike Ashley   Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct has been issued with a ‘put up or shut up’ order from Debenhams after he indicated that he isRead More

Unprecedented move in Commons

MPs vote to seize control of parliamentary business

Theresa May 29 Jan 2019
Theresa May: rapidly losing friends   MPs have delivered another blow to Prime Minister Theresa May’s authority by taking control of Commons business for a day in an unprecedented moveRead More

700,000 customers switched

Shell turns green in major push on renewables market

Shell Energy
Shell has become a major electricity supplier   Royal Dutch Shell is switching all its household customers to renewable electricity and is seeking to become the world’s biggest electricity supplier. TheRead More

Leadership on the line

May to update ministers as Cabinet tension mounts

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Theresa May is fighting to stay in Downing Street   Prime Minister Theresa May will update ministers on her Brexit strategy today as she fights to retain her grip onRead More

As financial services slows...

Activity in Scotland continues to grow despite Brexit

Wireline industry
Business activity continues to grow in Scotland, despite continuing uncertainty over Brexit and anecdotal evidence of a slowdown.  The first quarter Scottish Business Monitor compiled by the Fraser of AllanderRead More

As a million march through London

May facing Cabinet coup to oust her from Number 10

Theresa May after Brexit debate
Theresa May: steadily losing friends in Cabinet   Prime Minister Theresa May is facing a full-blown cabinet revolt with up to 11 ministers wanting her to resign, according to aRead More

Move prompted by Brexit

Court backs switch of Standard Life assets to Dublin

Standard Life
Assets on the move from Edinburgh   Standard Life Assurance has transferred almost £17 billion (€19bn) of assets to its Dublin office to ensure continuity of service for European customersRead More

Payouts rise

£5m a week paid out to firms suffering from bad debt

Maplin
Maplin cost insurers £11m   Insurance payouts that help businesses struggling to cope with bad debts are at their highest level since 2009, with the equivalent of 50 new claimsRead More

As 2.5 million sign petition...

EU leaders offer desperate May Brexit breathing space

Theresa May speaking in Strasbourg 11 March
Theresa May: ‘we need to move the country forward’ European Union leaders have handed Prime Minister Theresa May breathing space to get a Brexit deal agreed with parliament. She nowRead More

Call for stiffer penalties

Violent crime now wiping out 20% of retailers’ profits

Helen Dickinson
Helen Dickinson: ‘one of the most pressing issues’   Violent attacks and cybercrime are now wiping out 20% of retailers profits as a survey revealed that 115 shopworkers are assaultedRead More