Business & Finance

The rate of UK growth has slowed but the economy remained resilient despite the Iran war, according to the latest data.

Retailers have warned that a ban on zero-hours contracts risks inflicting a "hammer blow to young people's job prospects" after the government's own analysis found the move could cost businesses billions of pounds a year.

The retail billionaire Mike Ashley was on Wednesday putting the finishing touches to a rescue deal for Harvey Nichols, the department store chain.

The UK's biggest energy supplier has urged customers to use less electricity during the solar eclipse - as Europe's power network companies set out contingency plans.

Music streaming service Spotify has announced it is introducing a feature that will enable listeners to see if an artist is AI-generated.

Thousands of households living near new or upgraded pylons in more than 40 locations will be the first to get £250 a year off their electricity bills, with the first payments coming next year.

The family which controls Tottenham Hotspur Football Club is vying with the Premier League side's former chairman to win control of a new European basketball league's $1bn (£741m) London franchise.

Losses at the company behind Donald Trump's social media platform Truth Social have ballooned, new figures reveal.

A consortium including the Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is closing in on a deal to buy a roughly one-third stake in Liverpool Football Club.