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Sports Direct founder Mike Ashley is to step down as head of his retail empire and hand the baton to his prospective son-in-law, it has been announced.

A row has broken out over the "naming and shaming" of companies which fail to meet minimum pay rules, with the John Lewis Partnership (JLP) understood to be furious after it was identified as an offender.

People are more likely to become victims of fraud than any other crime and too many receive "poor service" from police, a watchdog has said.

Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak will on Thursday challenge UK-based investors to invest in more “British success stories” in order to fuel the economy’s post-pandemic recovery.

Performers from the UK will be able to tour a number of European countries without the need for a visa or work permit

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has judged that Boris Johnson's flank is exposed on climate change leadership.

Britain's economy continues to rebound but is losing some of the earlier momentum in the face of inflationary pressures, fresh figures indicate.

Millions of motorists are being hit in the pocket as petrol prices reach an eight-year high after nine successive months of hikes, latest RAC figures show.

Rising construction costs caused by a surge in demand for materials and supply shortages have been "fully offset by healthy levels of house price growth", according to developer Taylor Wimpey.

The staycation frenzy gripping Britain's tourism industry is spurring a £600m merger of two of the country's biggest holiday park operators.