How Playtomic surfed – and fuelled – tidal wave of interest in padel
The platform now boasts 1.4m active users in Europe, up 40 per cent on last year.
London house prices reach ‘unaffordable’ levels – even for top earners
Even the richest people in London are being priced out of the property market as house prices reach record levels, the Office for National Statistics has found. “In London, the average home was not
Major bank sponsor follows Carlos Sainz from Ferrari to Williams
Spanish banking group Santander has switched its Formula 1 team sponsorship from Ferrari to Williams after driver Carlos Sainz Jr made the same move. Williams said the partnership was a “multi-year�
British rail firms have the most expensive tickets in Europe
British train companies are the priciest in Europe, new analysis has revealed. A study from campaign group Transport & Environment (T&E) listed Great Western Railway (GWR) Eurostar and Avanti West Coa
FTSE 100 rises as Assad’s overthrow in Syria drives oil prices higher
The FTSE 100 ticked up on Monday morning as oil prices jumped after rebels overthrew the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad over the week. Britain’s blue-chip index gained 0.28 per cent to
Domino’s Pizza profit sliced by £3m Budget tax hit
Domino’s Pizza has forecast a £3m tax hit from the Budget as the firm targets a push to open hundreds of new stores across the UK. “As with other major employers in the UK, the recent UK budget h
Nodor: Darts maker for Luke Humphries sells majority stake to Inflexion
A majority stake in a family-run company which makes darts used by world champion Luke Humphries has been sold to a private equity firm. Inflexion has invested in Nodor Group, which is behind Winmau b
Quarter of small businesses concerned they cannot weather financial shocks
HSBC's research found small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are increasingly being held back by business and borrowing costs.
No Christmas cheer for employers as 2024 draws to a close
There are plenty of reasons to be cheerful at this time of year, but the state of the economy isn’t one of them. As Christmas trees go up and celebrations get underway, there are worrying signs that
OakNorth boss says ‘wealth creators’ leaving UK over tax hikes
The co-founder and chief executive of challenger bank OakNorth has warned that “wealth creators” are fleeing the UK over tax hikes as he accused the new government of falling short on entrepreneur