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.

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.

Poundland, the discount retail chain, appears on course to be sold as its owner rues an "increasingly challenging" retail landscape in the UK.

From 1 April, changes will be made to stamp duty, meaning more first-time buyers will be forced to pay it and other home movers face a higher bill.

Every Thursday we interview chefs from around the UK, hearing about their cheap food hacks and more. Today we chat to chef Diego Jacquet, patron and chef at Zoilo and the Florencio pizzeria in London.

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.

Rail passengers in England are being shown how often trains are cancelled and delayed at each station in a new "accountability drive".

Donald Trump is to exclude carmakers across North America from the pain of US tariffs levelled against Mexico and Canada, following apparent pressure from motor bosses.

Tesla charging stations have been set on fire in the US state of Massachusetts as a backlash against Elon Musk grows.

Two major Panama Canal ports have been sold from their Hong Kong owner to a consortium including American multinational investment company BlackRock.

China's premier has warned "changes unseen in a century are unfolding across the world" as a trade war with the US intensifies.

The chairman of the Post Office has warned postmasters the state-owned company faces a fight to deliver a previously pledged pay uplift this year amid protracted government funding talks.

Adidas has sold the last remaining pair of Yeezy trainers - more than two years after cutting ties with Kanye West.

Searches for "money dysmorphia" have soared in the past year - climbing 136%. 

Donald Trump has admitted his tariffs on major trading partners will cause "a little disturbance" - as China said it was "ready" for "any type of war" with the US.

Several billion pounds in spending cuts - including from the welfare budget - are expected in the spring statement later this month.

People have been told to "immediately" stop using packets of paracetamol from Boots after a packaging error.

Protections for workers will be strengthened, the government has said, as it unveiled hundreds of amendments to the employment rights bill.

This is an incredibly fast-moving story, to the extent that by the time you read this, the latest decision or news on tariffs between the US and its North American neighbours (not to mention China) will have shifted on.

Lenders to one of Britain's biggest networks of builders' merchants are angling to take control of the company amid talks with its private equity backer over new funding requirements.