Business News

The Sports Direct tycoon Mike Ashley and The Entertainer, a privately owned toy chain, are among a pack of suitors scenting a Christmas bargain by lodging their interest in a takeover of Hamleys.

Millions of Britons travelling to the EU will have to pay €7 (£6.29) for visa-free travel from 2021, Sky News has learned.

Telecoms regulator Ofcom has launched a review of broadband pricing for loyal customers amid concerns they are paying more than they need to.

The UK’s big four auditors will next week face an unprecedented move to limit their market share and allow smaller rivals to gatecrash their self-confessed oligopoly as regulators shake up a sector rattled by a string of corporate collapses.

Brexit uncertainty has pushed a key measure of the housing market to a six-year low, according to surveyors.

Theresa May's hopes of getting EU leaders to help her push her Brexit deal through parliament have been dealt a severe blow as she prepares to return home and face her party.

Mike Ashley has been rebuffed by Debenhams after he offered a £40m loan to bail out the struggling department store amid speculation it had "zero chance of survival".

Retailer Bonmarche has said current trading conditions are worse than during the recession as it warned that extended Brexit uncertainty is dragging on sales.

Virgin Galactic has successfully launched a tourism rocket ship into space for the first time - with Sir Richard Branson hoping a commercial flight will take place by March 2019.

Gambling companies have agreed to what is effectively a ban on betting advertisements during live sport.