Business
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Outrage over huge payout at Pennon
Pennon hiked its dividend for the year by 10 per cent to £111.7m. Last year, it also paid a £1.5billion special dividend.
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ALEX BRUMMER: ITV's boardroom drama
After days of terrible headlines, ITV finally believes it is now ahead of the crisis on the sofa of the This Morning show.
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Astra blames delays for ditching bowel disease drug treatment
Astra said it would stop investigating whether its drug brazikumab could be used to treat inflammatory bowel diseases, including Crohn's and...
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Justice Dept. defends Trump family separations, citing 'perceived humanitarian considerations'
In recent court filings Justice Department attorneys are defending the legality of Trump's family separations as migrant families sue the federal...
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S.C. store owner who killed teen previously shot at people he suspected of shoplifting, authorities say
A South Carolina convenience store owner who fatally shot a 14-year-old child in the back after falsely accusing him of stealing was involved in at...
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Kamala Harris announces rule to tackle racial bias in home valuations
The Biden administration is developing a rule to require banks to ensure their home appraisal algorithms aren't racially biased, Kamala Harris said...
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Freddie Mercury almost gave 'Bohemian Rhapsody' another name
A newly discovered working draft for Freddie Mercury's "Bohemian Rhapsody" reveals the legendary British singer-songwriter intended to give it a...
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UK manufacturing slump intensified last month, PMI index shows
May marked the tenth successive month that the country's manufacturing sector has been in negative territory.
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Is confidence returning? UK investors put £2.8bn into funds in April
Investors have reignited their penchant for funds, but caution remains amid market jitters and economic uncertainty, data from the Investment...
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UK's top private equity executives land £2.7bn windfall
A group of 255 dealmakers - including Bridgepoint's William Jackson - earned a slice of the haul through 'carried interest'.
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Dollar Detox: ‘Time to ditch the dollar,’ says Cuban President
The call for de-dollarisation is getting louder as Cuba has come forward to ask developing countries to dump the US currency as it would set them...
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GST collection rises 12% to Rs 1.57 lakh crore in May
The Ministry of Finance on Thursday informed that the GST collection in May rose 12 per cent to Rs 1.57 lakh crore. The gross Good &...