6 h. ago No longer ‘unloved’: retailers investing more in physical stores, UK data shows

Knight Frank says shopping centres and food stores lead revival as retail outperforms other commercial propertyShoppers shun UK high streets despite lure of Boxing Day salesUK retailers are investing more in bricks and mortar, with shopping centres and food stores leading a revival, according to research.Retailers and property investors are reallocating capital back into physical stores, according to the property group Knight Frank. Continue reading...

Politics

65 h. ago As Ineos hit two years at Manchester United, MIKE KEEGAN reveals what's in store for year three: Why they can spend big again, the data guru and the test that Ruben Amorim must pass

For those involved in the Ineos era at Manchester United, the biggest indicator of progression over the past two years lies at the end of a corridor at the revamped Carrington training ground.

Economics

66 h. ago Farage criticised for £400,000 job promoting physical gold as pension investment

Exclusive: Reform leader promotes Direct Bullion – but experts say commodity is not for everyday investorsNigel Farage has been criticised over his £400,000-a-year second job promoting the idea that people should buy physical gold and put it into their pension pots.Farage is paid more than four times his MPs’ salary for the four-hour-a-month job at Direct Bullion, where he has featured in Facebook and YouTube videos. Continue reading...

Economics

1 week ago Welcome to the twilight zone where Nigel Farage can be accused of racism yet still lead the polls | Nesrine Malik

After weeks of allegations of schoolboy racism, the Reform leader is doubling down. And our political establishment is allowing itJust as I was starting to write this column, an email alert popped up on my screen. “Punters back Nigel for prime minister after Keir Starmer,” it read, placing the Reform leader second in the odds market after Wes Streeting. What a weird, dissonant duality this is. Nigel Farage is in his fourth week of revelations about alleged racist behaviour at school, and yet, here we are. This is one of those twilight-zone moments in British politics, where it seems something is going to “cut through” any minute now. For a moment it seems as if it absolutely will. And then, there’s a loss of momentum and a return to the status quo. In my mind it manifests like a battle of physical forces, acting on one another. Journalistic investigations, testimonies, whistleblowers, all as a sort of storm that blows on a political actor who may be knocked off his feet, but still m...

Events

3 w. ago Major UK high street retailer in trouble as it's treated like 'unloved child' after failed sale

Sainsbury's briefly explored selling Argos in September before cutting 2,200 jobs following significant losses. Analyst says retailer is treated like an 'unloved child'

Events

4 w. ago EE's huge Black Friday discounts offers up to £1,000 off phones, smart watches and tablets

EE has slashed the price of several data packages and other tech items on its online store for Black Friday 2025

Economics