Heathrow ‘disproportionate’ funding bid rejected
Regulator says a request to recover £2.6bn lost through Covid is ‘not in the interest of consumers’....
Whitbread: Premier Inn owner braces for strong ‘staycation’ demand
Whitbread, which also owns Beefeater, expects a summer bounce as Covid restrictions ease on 17 May....
HSBC rebounds with 79% surge in quarterly profit
It’s a major turnaround for the lender, which saw profits fall last year due to Covid-19....
Tesla: Bitcoin sales, environmental credits boost profits
But the carmaker’s profits were dented by a $299m payment to Tesla boss Elon Musk....
Book sales surge in 2020 as UK ‘rediscovers love of reading’
Sales of fiction, non-fiction and audio books all jumped last year, the industry body says....
Summer holiday demand shifts to autumn amid travel uncertainty
Thomas Cook and Kuoni say autumn bookings have surged amid uncertainty over the prospect of summer travel....
UK economy ‘set to grow at fastest rate on record’
Experts forecast faster growth because of the vaccine rollout and easing of lockdown restrictions....
Standard Life Aberdeen ditches vowels in rebrand
The firm says the change will make its brand more “dynamic”, but some social media users do not agree....
Post office scandal: Ex-boss quits director role after convictions quashed
Paula Vennells to leave her role at Dunelm days after 39 postmasters saw their convictions quashed....
Amazon must let workers join unions ‘without fear’
The union Unite issues an appeal to the online shopping giant over its UK and Ireland operations....