Around 1.3 million people on low wages are to secure guaranteed sick pay for the first time in a bid to boost health and living standards, the government has announced.

Former Barclays boss Jes Staley has begun a legal bid to overturn a ban from the UK's financial services industry, related to his links to the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.

Weapons companies' share prices surged across Europe and the UK's benchmark stock index reached a record high amid talk of increased defence spending.

CVC Capital Partners, the buyout giant, is serving up a $1bn (£790m) bid to buy a portfolio of tennis assets which includes two of the sport's most prestigious annual tournaments.

Cryptocurrency prices have jumped after Donald Trump revealed he would like Bitcoin and other lesser-traded tokens to be in a new US strategic crypto reserve.

TikTok, Reddit and Imgur are to be investigated by the UK's data protection watchdog over how they use teenage users' personal information.

The private equity backer of the technology company previously known as UKFast is exploring a sale that it hopes will fetch a £400m price tag.

Rail fares in England and Wales are set to rise by 4.6% from Sunday.

Fish steaks instead of cupcakes and sanitary towels instead of sandwich wraps are among some of the worst supermarket substitutions, according to a new survey.

A former chief executive of Aston Villa and Liverpool is a surprise contender to become the inaugural chairman of the government’s controversial football watchdog.

Microsoft has announced it will shut down Skype, once the dominant video call service, in May this year.

Shareholders in CityFibre Holdings are in talks to inject hundreds of millions of pounds into the UK's largest independent broadband infrastructure network as part of a refinancing that would provide it with a fresh war chest for acquisitions.

The chairman of Kick It Out, the football anti-racism charity, has been shortlisted to become the first head of Britain's proposed new Independent Football Regulator (IFR).

The banking sector is "investing heavily" in digital platforms, according to the body which represents the country's lenders as many face a backlash over the latest payday glitch chaos to hit customers.

Donald Trump has opened the door to a possible US-UK trade deal without tariffs after a meeting with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.

Donald Trump's threats of additional trade tariffs against China, on top of the 10% hike imposed earlier this month, have contributed to a widespread stock market sell-off.

From bin collections and parks to social care, it's estimated local authorities in England provide more than 800 services for residents, touching on many different aspects of our lives all the way from childhood to elderly care.

Victims of 'Capture', a second faulty Post Office accounting system, say their redress scheme may not be in place until the autumn.

In the next month or so, we're expecting an independent commission to announce whether Manchester City will face any punishment over more than a hundred counts of alleged financial rule breaches.

Every Thursday we interview chefs from around the UK, hearing about their cheap food hacks and more. Today we chat to chef Alex Navarro from Maray in Liverpool.