Business

Hundreds of British hospitality workers face losing their jobs in the coming days as the owner of TGI Fridays finalises plans to buy back a slimmed-down version of one of Britain's best-known casual dining chains.

Next, the FTSE-100 retail behemoth, is among a pack of suitors considering a new year swoop to buy LK Bennett, the struggling fashion retailer.

The UK's flagship stock index has broken the symbolic 10,000 points mark for the first time.

Passing the 10,000-point barrier is a largely symbolic milestone for the FTSE 100, but it underlines an upward trend for the index of the UK's largest companies and offers some cautious optimism for the year ahead.

Tesla has lost its crown as the world's bestselling electric vehicle maker.

Rachel Reeves is "quietly hammering" workers with stealth taxes as a result of her budget last year, a thinktank has said.

Britain's biggest private hospital operator has handed prospective suitors a deadline to pursue a takeover of the company amid shareholder pressure on it to explore a sale.

The London-listed company behind the Revolution bars chain has set a deadline for bids next week after warning shareholders that they face being wiped out as part of a deal.

The UK's flagship stock index has had its best year since 2009 after a series of record-breaking days.

Annual energy bills are set to fall by £138 in April due to government changes, trusted forecasters have said.