Sheffield Wednesday: Championship club enters administration

Sheffield Wednesday: Championship club enters administration

BBC Sheffield understands there are interested buyers and that the administrators are already in active discussions and are also inviting formal offers from other credible potential investors. Wigfield, a managing partner at Begbies Traynor, said: “The joint administrators have taken over the running of the club with immediate effect to protect the interests of creditors, … Read more

Retail sales hit highest level since 2022

Retail sales hit highest level since 2022

Retail sales hit their highest level since 2022 in September, with good weather giving a boost to clothes shopping, according to new data. Monthly sales rose by 0.5% in September 2025, new figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show. Between July and September, retail sales were 0.9% higher than the previous three months. … Read more

The debt advice service helping to reduce GP visits

The debt advice service helping to reduce GP visits

getty GP surgeries in south London are giving financial advice to help patients manage debt and handle benefits claims – and the results are striking. In the 34 practices running the Back on Track scheme in Lambeth and Southwark, one in three patients visited their GP less often after receiving advice, and more than 1,100 … Read more

Bank of England chief Afua Kyei tops 2026 Powerlist as UK’s most influential black person

Bank of England chief Afua Kyei tops 2026 Powerlist as UK’s most influential black person

Adina Campbell,UK correspondent and Anthea Lee,Senior producer BBC Mum-of-four Afua Kyei says the Bank of England supports parents in the workplace Afua Kyei, the Bank of England’s chief financial officer, has been named the UK’s most influential black person. The 43-year-old is one of the UK’s most senior finance leaders, in charge of the financial … Read more

Can the plastic recycling industry be saved?

Can the plastic recycling industry be saved?

MaryLou CostaTechnology Reporter Getty Images There’s no shortage of plastic to recycle In the plastic recycling industry, the casualties keep coming. Waste management company Biffa’s Sunderland plant closed in February after opening in 2022 at a cost of £7m, while rival Viridor closed its Avonmouth plant in 2022, Skelmersdale in 2023 and confirmed this summer … Read more

UK court loss could cost Apple £1.5bn

UK court loss could cost Apple £1.5bn

Chris VallanceSenior Technology Reporter Getty Images Apple could be forced to pay up to £1.5bn in damages after losing a collective legal action court case brought on behalf of 36 million UK iPhone and iPad users, both consumers and businesses. The Competition Appeals Tribunal found that Apple had abused its dominant position by charging “excessive … Read more

Water companies told to refund £260m to customers.

Water companies told to refund £260m to customers.

Mark Poynting,Climate and science reporter, BBC News and Jonah Fisher,Environment correspondent PA Media England’s water companies have been ordered to refund more than £260m to their customers for poor performance. The economic regulator Ofwat says 40% of that money has already been taken off this year’s bills, with the rest to come off next year’s. … Read more