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Rail franchise claim in court

Train firms step up legal action in disqualification row

Virgin Azuma
Rail firms are demanding the restoration of confidence in the franchise system   Stagecoach Group has joined Virgin and French state railway company SNCF in a legal action against theRead More

Pension in spotlight

Stores close as Green seeks rescue for Topshop group

Topshop
Fashion buyers are moving online (pic: Topshop)   Sir Philip Green has launched a rescue plan for his Topshop and Burton empire which will see 23 stores shut and reducedRead More

More trouble for PM

May suffers new setback as Leadsom quits Cabinet

Andrea Leadsom ran for leader after David Cameron resigned   Theresa May’s fragile grip on power was weakened further tonight after the leader of the House of Commons Andrea LeadsomRead More

Huawei phones excluded

EE promises ‘superfast’ era with 5G launch in six cities

Marc Allera - EE
Marc Allera: ‘start of the journey’   EE has launched superfast 5G mobile networks in six cities, including Edinburgh, but has excluded the Huawei phone from the expanded service. TheRead More

Call for £30m bailout

Workers fear for jobs as British Steel enters insolvency

British Steel
Steel workers fear for the future of the industry   Thousands of steel workers were left fearing for their jobs after the High Court ordered British Steel into compulsory liquidation,Read More

Allan warns of double threat

Labour and CBI clash over re-nationalisation plans

John Allan CBI
John Allan: ‘Labour’s plans will harm those they intend to help’   Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell has accused the CBI of “scaremongering” after its president delivered a stinging attack onRead More

Italian chain collapses

Jamie Oliver’s restaurant chain appoints administrators

TV chef Jamie Oliver’s restaurant chain has appointed administrators, putting up to 1,300 jobs at risk. The company has restaurants in Edinburgh Glasgow, among 25 across the UK of whichRead More

Lending goes ex-growth

Tesco Bank seeks sale of £3.7bn mortgage business

Tesco Bank
Limited growth has prompted Tesco to seek a buyer for its mortgage portfolio   Tesco Bank has announced that it is pulling out of the mortgage business and is lookingRead More

Commission steps into donations row

Brexit Party faces probe after Brown questions funding

Gordon Brown in Glasgow
Nigel Farage’s Brexit Party will be quizzed by election chiefs today after former Labour Prime Minister Gordon Brown demanded an inquiry into “undeclared, untraceable payments”. Mr Brown has written toRead More

1,400 to be rolled out

Royal Mail unwraps parcel postboxes amid post fears

Royal Mail parcel post box (pic: Royal Mail)
The new parcel post boxes will be introduced from August (pic: Royal Mail)   Royal Mail is introducing Britain’s first parcel postboxes across the country, designed to help small firmsRead More