Business

Corporate insolvencies have reached their highest level since the aftermath of the great financial crisis, official figures show. There were 22,109 insolvencies in 2022, the highest figure since 2009 and an increase of 57% from 2021, when 14,059 businesses went bust. Businesses are reeling from the end of the pandemic support packages, which provided a

UPDATED with Warner Bros Discovery statement: As it prepares for negotiations for a new film and TV contract – and a possible writers strike in May – the WGA West is once again blasting Warner Bros Discovery for going back on its promise that the merger that created the giant media conglomerate last year would

Britain’s economic reputation has been dealt a further blow after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecast that this year the UK economy will fare worse than any other country in the developed world – including Russia. In the latest update of its economic forecasts, the IMF said that it expected the UK’s gross domestic product

EXCLUSIVE: Heather McCauley has joined Anonymous Content as Chief Operating Officer. In addition to operations, McCauley will oversee the company’s Human Resources, Finance, Business Affairs, and Legal departments. She is based out of the company’s LA office and begins her new position immediately. “Heather is an incredible leader, a brilliant thinker, and an opportunistic strategist.

Support for trade unions is rising even though strike action is bringing public services to a standstill , Sky News polling shows. Industrial relations are at their most fractious since the 1980s, with the country having lost more than a million working days to strikes last year. Despite this, sympathy for striking public sector workers

Barrett Strong, artist and songwriter credited with having given Motown its first hit with “Money (That’s What I Want),” has died. He was 81. Motown founder Berry Gordy confirmed Strong’s death in a statement where he called his songs “revolutionary.” “I am saddened to hear of the passing of Barrett Strong, one of my earliest

Flybe is a smaller, less significant business than when it collapsed for the first time in March 2020, but a second failure in three years raises questions not just for prospective owners, but the connectivity of the UK. Three years ago the failure of what was then Europe’s largest regional airline was blamed on the

Damar Hamlin is breaking his silence following the health emergency he suffered on the field during NFL’s Monday Night Football game against the Cincinnati Bengals. “Now that my brothers have closed a strong-winning season, as I continue to make so much progress recovering, I think it’s finally a good time to share a few things,”

It’s hard to imagine the internet without Google. The tech giant has become so synonymous with searching the web that it has become a verb – we don’t look it up, we “Google it”. Google ended 2022 as it ends every year, as the most visited website in the world. Its estimated share of the

A strong majority of SAG-AFTRA members responding to a guild survey say they approve of Hollywood’s Covid-19 vaccination mandate. Over two-thirds (67.1%) of members surveyed said that they “approve of employers requiring Covid-19 vaccination as a condition of access to the set,” with 26.1% saying they disapprove, and 6.8% expressing no opinion. According to the

After Flybe went into administration on Saturday, many travellers will be out of pocket having bought tickets, while others are stranded in their outbound destination. Flybe has told its passengers to “not travel to the airport” unless they have arranged alternative flights with another airline. What are passengers’ rights if your flight is cancelled? Flybe

EXCLUSIVE: Sheila McCarthy, who can currently be seen in Sarah Polley’s Oscar-nominated film Women Talking, has signed with Atlas Artists for management. McCarthy appears opposite Frances McDormand, Claire Foy, Judith Ivey, Rooney Mara, Jessie Buckley, and Ben Whishaw in Women Talking, nominated for two Oscar nominations including Best Picture. For her role as Greta, McCarthy

The first “blank cheque” company to list in London after an overhaul aimed at helping the City compete with rival financial centres is in talks to merge with a privately owned drugs group developing treatments for chronic diseases. Sky News has learnt that Hambro Perks Acquisition Company (HPAC) is in advanced negotiations about a deal,

The WGA’s Health Fund has expanded its abortion services for the dependent children of eligible participants, effective January 1. The Fund previously had covered abortion and related services for dependent children only when there were pregnancy-related complications. But starting this year, it will now cover abortions and related services for dependent children regardless of the

British airline Flybe has ceased trading and all scheduled flights have been cancelled. In a statement posted on its Twitter account Flybe said: “We are sad to announce that Flybe has been placed into administration. “David Pike and Mike Pink of Interpath have been appointed administrators. “Regretfully, Flybe has now ceased trading. “All Flybe flights

Police video footage of the hammer attack on Paul Pelosi, the husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, was released on Friday after a judge sided with media organizations in their request to gain access to the material. The graphic footage shows police officers knocking on the front door of the Pelosi home. When the

Jeremy Hunt became chancellor because he was the most sensible candidate left standing in the wake of Liz Truss’s catastrophic mini-budget. Four months on, he’s earned praise for balancing the books but still had a blank space to fill in when it comes to growth – a crucial plank of economic policy in danger of

Rick Astley, whose 1987 worldwide hit “Never Gonna Give You Up” is an enduring cultural landmark, has sued rapper Yung Gravy. Astley’s multimillion dollar lawsuit claims that use of an imitation of his voice on the single “Betty (Get Money)” was not authorized. Astley filed the lawsuit in Los Angeles. The suit claims only the

The chancellor will dismiss “gloom” about the prospects for the UK economy and say the government will bring about long-term prosperity in a plan “energised” by Brexit. Mr Hunt will deliver an upbeat message in a keynote speech today, where he will say the government has a plan to use “British genius and British hard

Multi-platinum selling recording artist, producer and philanthropist Zayn Malik has inked with UTA for representation across music, film and television, among other areas. The most recent album release for the British artist, who rose to fame as a member of the boy band One Direction, was 2021’s acclaimed Nobody is Listening. His debut solo album, Mind