Dozens of PizzaExpress sites are facing the threat of closure as part of a financial restructuring of one of Britain’s biggest restaurant operators.

The City watchdog has hired a firm of accountants to enhance its monitoring of Wirecard, the German payments company whose collapse amid a multi-billion euro fraud threatens to become one of the country's most notorious corporate insolvencies.

Ever since the government ordered businesses to close and employees into their homes, state support has been the only thing holding the labour market up.

Official data suggests almost 650,000 UK workers have lost their jobs during the coronavirus pandemic amid fears an employment crisis exceeding that of the 1980s is looming.

China's economy has recovered from a record contraction to post 3.2% growth in the second quarter compared to the same time last year.

Twitter is investigating after hackers targeted several high-profile US figures in a "co-ordinated social engineering attack".

Britain faces some "tough choices ahead" on repairing the public finances after the current recession has passed, the chancellor has warned.

Next is close to seeing off competition from Marks & Spencer (M&S) and a host of other rivals to secure control of the British operations of Victoria's Secret, the world's largest lingerie brand.

Apple and Ireland have won an appeal against an EU order that the tech giant pay the country €13bn (£11.6bn) in back taxes.

It was half way through my chat with Sarah when it really hit hard.