Economic news and events

Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss have trashed each other's economic plans as the blue-on-blue attacks continued during their first head-to-head TV showdown.

Former chancellor Sunak...

Boris Johnson ‘does not want to resign’ and ‘wished that he could carry on’ as UK prime minister, according to a Conservative peer.

Peter Cruddas,...

Britain's two prime ministerial contenders were set Monday to go head-to-head for the first time in a televised debate after a weekend of tough talking...

The following is a summary of top news stories Monday.

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COMPANIES

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Telecommunications firm Vodafone maintained annual guidance after a rise in first-quarter revenue....

Ryanair Holdings on Monday reported a sharp rise in first-quarter revenue, sending the budget airline back into profit, even as Easter bookings and fares were...

Rishi Sunak on Sunday promised to get tough on China if he becomes Britain's next prime minister, calling the Asian superpower the ‘number one threat’...

Traffic at the Port of Dover is once again ‘flowing normally’ after days of lengthy queues created travel chaos for holidaymakers.

Extra post-Brexit border checks...

UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss called on France to act over ‘entirely avoidable’ delays at the border as holidaymakers and lorry drivers face another day...

A strike by more than 40,000 workers at the UK's Network Rail and 14 train operating companies will go ahead next week after talks failed...

AIB Group PLC said it will scrap plans to make 70 of its 170 branches cashless after members of the public, various organisations and politicians...