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The holidays firm has expanded the number of UK airports it flies from (Image: NurPhoto, NurPhoto via Getty Images) Low cost airline and package holiday operator Jet2 says it is on track to meet profit expectations despite £10m costs opening its Gatwick base. The Leeds Bradford Airport-based carrier and holidays firm told investors on the […]

British luxury carmaker consulting on cutting 20% of workforce as revenue slumps 21% to £1.3bn, but expects material improvement in 2026 with Valhalla supercar deliveries Sion Barry Media Wales Business Editor and Samuel Norman www.cityam.com 08:52, 25 Feb 2026Updated 08:52, 25 Feb 2026 Aston Martin Aston Martin is set to slash its workforce by approximately […]

Rugby Property Assets buys Cavendish Walk Shopping Centre David Humphreys and Local Democracy Reporter 05:00, 24 Feb 2026 Cavendish Walk Shopping Centre, Huyton(Image: Watling Real Estate) A Merseyside shopping centre has been sold to property developers in a deal worth £1.5m. Cavendish Walk Shopping Centre in Huyton has been picked up by Rugby Property Assets, […]

London suffered the steepest monthly decline, followed by the East Midlands and North West Felix Armstrong www.cityam.com 07:38, 23 Feb 2026 A woman reading a CV sat opposite another person in a shirt(Image: No credit) The UK’s employment market suffered another blow as total job openings dropped to the lowest level since 2021, with London […]

The luxury car maker warned earnings will fall below £184m for 2025 as it also sells F1 team naming rights for £50m Henry Saker-Clark PA Deputy Business Editor 10:20, 20 Feb 2026 The Aston Martin logo(Image: PA) Aston Martin has cautioned that it will report lower-than-anticipated profits for the previous year, driven by declining sales […]

The Swindon-based furniture retailer posted an operating loss of £4.2m for the year to June 2025, a two-thirds reduction on the previous year Simon Hunt www.cityam.com 07:47, 16 Feb 2026 Oak Furniture Land has opened a new showroom in Coventry Oak Furnitureland is planning further showroom expansion following an improvement in its profitability. The Swindon-based […]

Topshop and sister brand Topman disappeared from Britain’s high streets in 2021 after Arcadia Group’s collapse Henry Saker-Clark, Press Association Deputy Business Editor 00:01, 17 Feb 2026 An old Topshop store. The fashion brand was previously owned by Arcadia Group which went into administration in 2021(Image: Colin Lane) John Lewis is bringing historic brand Topshop […]

The rate of joblessness edged up to 5.2 per cent between October and December Reeves’ policies have been blamed for poor hiring(Image: WPA Pool/Getty Images) The labour market continued to loosen in the final quarter of last year, official figures show, with wage growth easing and unemployment climbing steadily higher. The rate of joblessness edged […]

Hemerdon is located seven miles north-east of Plymouth and is one of the largest tungsten resources in the world The vast open pit tungsten and tin mine at Hemerdon, Plymouth The company looking to reopen a mine in Devon that holds a rare critical metal has signed two supply agreements which put it on track […]

It fell short of the 0.2 per cent forecast as the services sector registered zero growth Samuel Norman www.cityam.com 07:27, 12 Feb 2026 Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves speaks at a business reception at Lancaster House in central London (Image: PA) The UK economy experienced modest growth in the fourth quarter of 2025, falling […]