16 h. ago International Paper: Company to close five UK sites with hundreds of jobs at risk

The company has confirmed that consultations with employees and unions are currently underway

Society

16 h. ago Poundland issues update on sale of the business 'as 200 stores could close'

The latest reports on Poundland suggest a number of investment firms and private equity groups are interested in buying the business

Economics

17 h. ago International Paper to close five UK packaging sites, putting 300 jobs at risk

It bought UK-based rival DS Smith in a deal worth £5.8 billion at the beginning of this year.

Society

38 h. ago Poundland to close up to 200 stores – see the full list of recent branch closures

Poundland owner Pepco has said it expects to sell the discount chain by the end of September after reporting a "weaker outlook" for the brand after a tough first half

Politics

40 h. ago Iconic high street store to make online return more than a decade after shutting

Over 200 stores across the UK were closed after the firm's collapse in 2012.

Politics

58 h. ago Jobs at risk as Harvey Nichols considers axing hampers and own

The company told staff it is launching a consultation which will impact around 5%, or roughly 70, of the group’s 1,400-strong workforce.

Events

59 h. ago High street legend set to return 13 years after all stores were shut for good

Electricals giant Comet - which had more than 200 stores before its collapse in 2012 - is the latest retailer to be relaunched online

Politics

67 h. ago Audible's new AI plans will put jobs at major risk, say translators and voice actors

Audible's plans to use "Amazon's advanced AI capabilities" for the comprehensive production - including narration and translation - of audiobooks has many voice actors and translators concerned

Events

4 d. ago Hundreds of Poundland stores at risk of closure as chain is set to be sold

The 825-strong chain has been up for sale since March.

Events

6 d. ago Poundland set to be sold ‘for a pound’ as frontrunners for takeover are revealed

Gordon Brothers, the former owner of Laura Ashley, is said to be the front runner to take control of Poundland

Politics

6 d. ago Poundland could be sold for just £1 amid high street struggles

The discount retailer has 850 stores, with 18 in Greater Manchester, putting thousands of jobs at risk across the UK

Economics

6 d. ago Poundland is set to be sold 'for a pound': 200 stores face the axe with thousands of jobs at risk as frontrunners for takeover are revealed

Industry sources have suggested that Poundland is now unlikely to 'survive without a large number of store closures', in another blow for the UK high street.

Events

6 d. ago Poundland could be sold for just £1 as hundreds of stores and jobs at risk

Poundland is feared to be about to disappear from Britain's high streets as its stores could be sold for a nominal fee in the near future owing to an "increasingly difficult" landscape

Economics

6 d. ago Poundland 'to be sold' for just £1 as hundreds of stores and jobs at risk

Poundland stores could be sold for a nominal fee in the near future owing to an "increasingly difficult" landscape, as its parent company, Pepco reportedly agrees a deal to sell the brand

Economics

6 d. ago Poundland to be sold off for £1 as budget business struggles to stay afloat

Thousands of jobs and hundreds of stores are at risk as bidders finalise takeover proposals for the iconic bargain brand, which has made a name for selling goods at rock-bottom prices

Economics

7 d. ago Corporate manager quits job to go sailing across the world with his cat

Being diagnosed with a syndrome that carries a risk of paralysis made him realize he hated his job as a manager at a tire company

Society

8 d. ago More Cardiff University staff told jobs are no longer at risk but 650 remain under threat

Cardiff University Vice Chancellor Professor Wendy Larner said she realised many staff would still be worried. A total of 133 staff have taken redundancy, voluntary severance or left since widescale cuts were announced in January

Events

1 week ago UK gardeners issued warning over eight jobs you should 'never' do yourself

It might seem easier and cheaper to tackle these jobs yourself, but some pose a risk of injury or could result in a fine or prosecution

Events

1 week ago Trade deal with US could spell end of UK’s bioethanol industry, say bosses

Hundreds of jobs may be at risk as Starmer agrees to remove tariffs on US ethanol, say heads of ABF Sugar and EnsusBusiness live – latest updatesThe British bioethanol industry could collapse as a result of Keir Starmer’s trade deal with Donald Trump, industry bosses have said.The bosses of ABF Sugar and Ensus, the companies behind almost all of the UK’s production capacity of bioethanol – a petrol substitute produced from agricultural products – have said hundreds of jobs in north-east England and Yorkshire could be at risk as a result of the deal. Continue reading...

Economics

1 week ago All Primark stores to face big change from Monday as shoppers left fuming

Primark, which has almost 200 stores across the UK, is introducing a change to it's shopping experience and it will mean you having to dig a bit deeper at the checkouts

Politics