Thames Water on the brink after KKR drops out of rescue dealThames Water is in trouble. KKR has cancelled its rescue plan. The company is burdened by huge debt. Government is ready to step in if need...
03 Jun, 2025, 03.23 PM IST
Is Britain on the cusp of another multibillion-pound consumer finance scandal?The UK Supreme Court is set to hear arguments that could lead to significant legal costs and customer compensation for the financial indust...
01 Apr, 2025, 12.12 PM IST
Is Britain on the cusp of another multibillion-pound consumer finance scandal?The UK Supreme Court will consider overturning a judgment that could lead to substantial legal costs and customer compensation for Britain'...
27 Mar, 2025, 01.21 PM IST
Bits & Bytes: Meta beats lawsuit over Apple privacyIn a decision, US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers also rejected claims that Meta concealed former COO Sheryl Sandberg’s use of compan...
22 Sep, 2024, 06.00 AM IST
Google urges tribunal to throw out $9.3 billion UK lawsuit over search 'dominance'The lawsuit - valued at up to 7 billion pounds ($9.3 billion) - is the latest case focusing on the business practices of Google, which is c...
18 Sep, 2024, 07.01 PM IST
Tata's UK electric car battery plant to be in BridgwaterTata Group unveiled plans for a £4 billion battery factory in Bridgwater, UK, its first gigafactory outside India. Located at the Gravity S...
28 Feb, 2024, 07.57 AM IST
Google battles landmark UK class action over alleged iPhone trackingThe case, brought on behalf of more than four million Apple iPhone users, hinges on whether Google breached its duties as a data controller...
28 Apr, 2021, 07.46 PM IST
SSE, Scottish Power, National Grid to develop 4 GW power linkThe project will enable enough electricity for around 4.5 million homes to travel up to 440 km from the east of Scotland down to two points...
16 Nov, 2020, 05.55 PM IST
European stocks gain as China data lifts miners, chipmakersThe STOXX 600 is set for its biggest weekly drop since the height of mid-March selling.
15 May, 2020, 01.41 PM IST
BT's Gavin Patterson to step down after poorly received recovery planPatterson was embroiled in fractious talks with Britain's telecoms regulator Ofcom about the fate of Openreach, which runs the national bro...
08 Jun, 2018, 01.02 PM IST
RBS axes further 259 British branches as expands e-bankingThe latest round of closures at the Edinburgh-based bank follow 180 announced in March, putting 1,000 jobs at risk, and a similar move by L...
01 Dec, 2017, 12.35 PM IST
Indian-origin family invests in India-UK tidal power projectLiberty House had last year stepped in to acquire units of Caparo Group, Lord Swraj Paul's steel company that went into administration.
02 Feb, 2016, 12.32 PM IST
Part of Thames may be closed for UK Parliament repairsPart of the River Thames could be closed off when the multi-billion pound renovation of Britain's Parliament gets underway.
05 Jul, 2015, 07.03 PM IST
- Jaguar Land Rover to hire over 1,000 people for Solihull plant in UK
Tatas-owned Jaguar Land Rover today said it plans to recruit over 1,000 people at its Solihull manufacturing plant in the UK.
10 Nov, 2011, 09.43 PM IST
- HSBC to axe 10,000 people outside UK: Report
HSBC, headquartered in London, will reportedly remove at least 10,000 people from their jobs, a TV news channel said on Sunday.
31 Jul, 2011, 08.52 PM IST
- Hinduja Group, JLR among Asian Business awards winners
The multi-billion Hinduja Group has won the Lifetime Achievement Award instituted by the Asian Business Awards, while the Tatas-owned Jagua...
27 Mar, 2010, 09.06 PM IST
- UK finance watchdog to investigate banks
Britain's financial watchdog is planning to investigate the conduct of banking bosses in the run-up to last year's bailouts which saw billi...
13 Apr, 2009, 03.16 AM IST