Next Tuesday will see the biggest UK jackpot ever up for grabs, after tonight’s EuroMillions draw saw no-one walk away with the £157m prize. The numbers for the draw were. 7, 18, 19, 32, 48 and the Lucky Stars are […]

The Body Shop has poached David Boynton to serve as its new chief executive, less than eight months after he formally took over the top job at menswear retailer Charles Tyrwhitt, in a move it hopes will “rejuvenate” growth. The […]

Wolf Minerals, the operator of one of the few active mines in the UK, said it has been encouraged by improvements in the tungsten market despite losses widening by 18pc in the last year. In its full-year report, Wolf said […]

The Bank of England has warned the UK’s banks they must adopt rules designed to make it easier for them to be wound up if they fail or else ramp up further the amount of capital they hold. Just over […]

Household savings are in better shape than feared and business investment is growing more strongly than expected, raising hopes that the UK economy is not as vulnerable as previously thought. Overall the economy grew by 0.3pc in the second quarter […]

While it might seem extreme to start buying Christmas gifts in September, it has become customary for retailers to begin peddling festive food, decorations and gifts three months before the big day. John Lewis, for instance, has already opened Christmas […]

The company behind a string of mini-power plants has put itself up for sale in the first major test of investor interest in the burgeoning market for flexible back-up power. Sources close to the sale said RBC Capital began distributing […]

Marks & Spencer will no longer stock chickens supplied by the 2 Sisters-owned West Bromwich factory after an investigation uncovered food hygiene fears. The grocer said it had “commenced an immediate investigation” into claims that workers in the factory were […]

Volkswagen has said it will be hit by a €2.5bn (£2.2bn) charge because its plans to repurchase and retrofit cars affected by the “dieselgate” scandal have proved more difficult than expected. The car giant said the buyback programme in North […]

Mark Carney, the governor of the Bank of England, has defended the institution’s independence following criticism from former shadow chancellor Ed Balls, who suggested the Treasury should take a greater role in setting monetary policy. “Independence has not gone too […]