John Lewis Partnership has kicked off a search for a new boss at its upmarket supermarket Waitrose, almost a year after Tesco veteran Jason Tarry joined as chair of the employee-owned group.

Key airports for WHSmith include Hartfield-Jackson Atlanta and Dulles in Washington DC, with JFK in New York among the recent trophy contract wins in an expansion drive that aims to take a 20 per cent ...

Meta has shut down an Italian Facebook group where men exchanged intimate photos of their wives without their knowledge, after users reported it to the authorities sparking a public outcry.

Sarah Hall’s experimental novel traces human history from the viewpoint of a ‘wrathful’ weather phenomenon occurring only in Cumbria ...

The oil and gas industry celebrated the Trump administration’s new tax legislation that gives it more access to drilling on federal lands and waters. But the policy may not fulfil Trump’s “drill, baby ...

A Ukrainian man has been arrested in Italy on suspicion of involvement in blowing up the Nord Stream gas pipelines.

Although it isn’t clear that he meant to address US debt obligations — rather than payments processed through the Treasury — the passing reference got those interested in sovereign debt thinking about ...

Mediobanca shareholders have rejected a proposed €6.3bn acquisition of wealth manager Banca Generali, following a showdown vote that is set to determine the Italian lender’s future.

A record 111,084 people applied for asylum in the UK during Sir Keir Starmer’s first year in office, reflecting a surge in small boat arrivals to the country despite Labour’s pledge to smash the gangs ...

The better than expected reading reinforced investor bets that the ECB will leave rates unchanged at its next meeting in September. Derivative prices show that traders see only a 5 per cent ...

Excess capacity and financial pressures have led incumbents to offer MVNOs generous wholesale deals, while the advent of e-sims and online shopping has made it easier for customers to switch. E-sims ...

As this year’s GCSE cohort pore over their results to work out the next steps, are we really sure that sticking with the so-called “deep-but-narrow” A-levels is still such a good idea for young people ...