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Football chiefs in secret summit to revive landmark financial deal

The bosses of the Premier League and English Football League (EFL) have held secret talks aimed at reviving an industry-wide deal ahead of the launch of the government’s new football watchdog.
Post Office scandal: Fujitsu agrees to talks about contributing to victims' compensation

Fujitsu has agreed to begin talks with the UK government on contributing to compensation for victims of the Post Office scandal.
Post Office scandal victim died days before compensation letter arrived - as widow says offer an 'utter disgrace'

The widow of a Post Office scandal victim, who received a compensation offer days after his death, has described the situation as an "utter disgrace".
'Trump bump' turns to a Trump slump - and there could be further tests ahead with tariffs on Europe

Fuelled by expectations of a Wall Street-friendly policy platform, a "Trump bump" pushed the S&P 500 up 2.5% by the time the ticker tape had been cleared.
Walgreens Boots Alliance sold to private equity firm Sycamore Partners

The owner of high-street pharmacy chain Boots is being bought by a private equity firm, and it will no longer be a public company listed on a stock exchange.
Barclays and Brookfield close to £650m UK payments deal

Barclays is closing in on a £650m deal to offload control of its UK payments business to the Canadian investment giant Brookfield Asset Management after months of negotiations.
Trump pauses tariffs on most goods from Mexico and some from Canada

Donald Trump has announced that most goods imported from Mexico and some from Canada are to be exempt from his trade tariff regime for at least four weeks, just days after the charges were imposed.
Rachel Reeves says welfare system 'letting people down' ahead of expected cuts

Rachel Reeves has said the welfare system is "letting down taxpayers", while she again committed to reaching 2.5% in defence spending by 2027 due to the "enormity of the situation" facing European security.
PizzaExpress shareholders to inject fresh dough into chain

Shareholders in PizzaExpress are preparing to inject tens of millions of pounds into its parent company to help secure a refinancing of its debt amid tough trading in Britain’s casual dining sector.
Millions in compensation expected for customers hit by Barclays outages

Barclays is expected to pay millions of pounds in compensation for recent IT outages which prevented customers from banking, a new letter to MPs has revealed.