What is going on at Barclays? Latest scandal sparks fresh concern

Ian Gordon, a banking analyst at Investec, says the blunder is “embarassing in the extreme”, adding that “a familiar ‘presentational challenge’ returns…” – a nod to previous…

WH Smith providing home delivery should be an April Fool

Inflation is spiralling out of control. A new Cold War is engulfing Europe. And China is heading into lockdown, reminding us that Covid is still a challenge,…

Government urged to launch skilled refugee visas to address UK’s tech skills shortage

The move comes just over a month after Zopa pledged to sponsor up to 50 work visas of eligible Ukrainian applicants, joining a consortium of firms offering…

German gas plans could cause ‘structural damage’ to its industrial position, Deutsche Bank warns

Germany risks “structural damage” to its status as a global industrial powerhouse if it presses ahead with gas rationing in light of the war in Ukraine, one…

Price of a pint of milk to surge by 50pc, industry warns

Dairy industry bosses from the UK and elsewhere in Europe flew into Brussels at the end of last week with talks led by Eucolait, the continent’s leading…