Business

Ben & Jerry’s says Unilever tried to block pro-Palestinian statements

Ben & Jerry’s has launched legal action against Unilever, accusing its parent company of trying to block the ice-cream brand from making public statements supporting Palestinian refugees in the...

Government Calls On Industry To Introduce Voluntary Levy On Stadium And Arena Tickets To Support Grassroots Venues

The government is calling on the music industry to introduce a voluntary levy on tickets for concerts at...

Minister pledges better protection for UK airline passengers

Airline passengers will benefit from tougher enforcement of consumer protection laws following an inquiry into the August 2023...

Burberry’s turnaround chief plans £40m cuts and ‘scarf bar’ rollout

Burberry has unveiled a £40m cost-cutting programme as its new chief executive pledged to “stabilise the business” with...

Efune insists his Daily and Sunday Telegraph bid is still on track

The British owner of the New York Sun has said his £550m offer to buy the Daily and...

Green groups urge Ed Miliband to scrap Drax subsidies

More than 40 green groups have called on Ed Miliband to scrap plans to pay billions in subsidies to the Drax power plant in...

Is ‘No tax on tips’ a distraction from the fight to end sub-minimum wages?

Tipping has always been a controversial subject in the US. Imported from Europe and popularized by some accounts after the fall of slavery to...

Path clears for Paramount merger with Skydance after Bronfman drops bid

The veteran media executive Edgar Bronfman Jr has abandoned a $6bn (£4.5bn) bid for Paramount Global, clearing the path for the conglomerate’s multibillion-dollar merger...

Ministers urged to step in to save UK firms struggling with high energy costs

Ministers have been urged to intervene to prevent businesses struggling with gas and electricity costs from going bust, as bills are forecast to be...

‘Women feel like failures if they haven’t had a “normal” birth’: how the NCT has shaped childbirth in the UK

In May, charity representatives, campaigners and MPs gathered in parliament to hear the then Conservative MP Theo Clarke launch the UK’s first national birth...

UK shop prices fall year on year for first time since cost of living crisis began

UK shop prices have dropped for the first time since the cost of living crisis began nearly three years ago, as food inflation eased...