The former chief executive of BT Group has waived half of his £1m annual bonus for his final year at the helm amid a fresh escalation of shareholder hostility towards multimillion pound pay deals at blue-chip companies. […]

Royal Mail has delivered disappointing news today to the 400,000 or so private investors and employees who own its shares by announcing a cut in the dividend. […]

Sir Philip Green is on course for a fresh clash with regulators after his Arcadia retail empire launched a rescue plan which would see 23 stores shut and its pension scheme contributions slashed. […]

UK chip designer Arm Holdings has cut off relations with Huawei to comply with tough US sanctions against it, dealing a blow to the Chinese firm's ability to develop new smartphones. […]

Gas distribution firm Cadent has been fined a record £44m after leaving customers disconnected, failing to pay compensation, and losing records for 775 high rise flats in its network. […]

Italian luxury fashion house Prada has announced it will stop using animal fur from next year. […]

Pret a Manger says it has agreed to buy fellow food and drink retailer Eat - and will convert many of its outlets into "Veggie Prets". […]

British Steel has been placed into compulsory liquidation, putting up to 25,000 jobs at risk. […]

Increased household energy bills pushed the rate of inflation to its highest level this year in April - rising to 2.1%. […]

Marks & Spencer (M&S) has made a series of adjustments to its store closure programme as annual results show sales and profits falling. […]