Britain's largest residential gas and electricity supplier is set to pay £1.5m in refunds and compensation after failing to provide customers with final bills within six weeks, Ofgem has said. 

At least 13 people may have taken their own lives after being accused of wrongdoing based on evidence from the Horizon IT system that the Post Office and developers Fujitsu knew could be false, the public inquiry has found.

The UK's public finances are in a "relatively vulnerable position", the government's official forecaster has warned.

The private equity backers of David Lloyd Leisure, the premium health and fitness clubs chain, are close to finalising a £2bn deal that will see it continue as the company's long-term owner.

Two state-subsidised restaurants, fresh fruit and vegetable vouchers, and a mobile greengrocer delivering nutritious food to deprived communities have been unveiled as part of government plans to support struggling households.

At least 13 postmasters may have taken their own lives after being accused of wrongdoing based on evidence from the Horizon IT system that the Post Office and developers Fujitsu knew could be false, the public inquiry has found.

The long-awaited first report from the Post Office Horizon scandal inquiry lays bare not just the devastating personal toll of one of the greatest miscarriages of justice in British legal history, but also the slow-motion failure of the government and the Post Office to deliver meaningful redress.

The UK will miss the White House-imposed deadline to agree a trade deal on steel and aluminium this week, according to insiders from government and industry.

The chairman of Marks & Spencer has told MPs the company is still in "rebuild mode" - and will be for "some time to come" - following a cyber attack which led to empty shelves and limited online operations for months.

Mubadala, the Abu Dhabi sovereign investor, is in talks to snap up a $100m (£73m) stake in Revolut, the digital bank and payments group which is now valued at over £33bn.

I want to take you into the daily Downing Street briefing for political journalists to try and explain the likelihood of the government introducing a wealth tax.

The daughter of a Post Office victim has told Sky News she suffered "dark thoughts of suicide" in the years after her mother was accused of stealing.

Victims will no longer have to "suffer in silence", the government has said, as it pledges to ban non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) designed to silence staff who've suffered harassment or discrimination.

Donald Trump has revealed hefty trade tariffs against at least seven countries, to be applied from 1 August.

Shares in Elon Musk's Tesla have reversed sharply over renewed concerns about his focus on the company's recovery as he plots against Donald Trump.

Building society chiefs will this week intensify their protests against the chancellor's plans to cut cash ISA limits by warning that it will push up borrowing costs for homeowners and businesses.

The date for Trump's tariffs to take effect has been extended, with deals being sent to countries from Monday evening, the president said.

Justin King, one of Britain's most prominent businessmen, is in the frame to become the next head of Channel 4, the state-owned broadcaster.

The government has declined to rule out a "wealth tax" after former Labour leader Neil Kinnock called for one to help the UK's dwindling finances.

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