Bridget OConnell

Closures will leave state-owned bank with 849 branches, down from 2,300 a decade ago.

High-end sales almost double in some regions with a 6% increase recorded throughout England and Wales.

Groups have been in talks for nearly two years.

Former Northern Ireland secretary left cabinet last year after lung cancer diagnosis.

Chairman blames “self-inflicted mistakes” and a lack of discipline over contracts for the company’s dire financial performance, as it revealed it made a loss of £244m last year,

Estate agent with a 176-year history that specialises in high-end properties has called in administrators.

In Q1 consumers cut their spending in seven out of eleven leisure categories, according to Deloitte.

Mövenpick, in which the prince’s Kingdom Holding Company has a 33.3% stake, is being acquired by Accor Hotels.

UK’s biggest carpet chain expects to make pretax loss of £7m to £9m for year to end of April.

Charity Shelter warns ministers new rules might let developers reduce commitments to cheaper forms of property.