Apprenticeships plan outlined by government

David Cameron has shared plans to increase the number of apprenticeship programmes that big businesses offer. Companies bidding for government contracts worth more than £10m must show they have a "reasonable proportion" of apprentices.

FCA's £819m in fines revenue gives Osborne room to fund worthy causes

The Financial Conduct Authority has imposed more than £800m of fines on banks and other companies in the first half of this year – giving the chancellor the opportunity to make eye-catching allocations to worthy causes in this week’s budget.

JCB boss backs Britain leaving EU

The chairman of construction equipment firm JCB has said he is in favour of Britain leaving the European Union. "We are the fifth or sixth largest economy in the world.

Election 2015: Conservatives backed in small firms' letter

Conservatives to be "given the chance to finish what they started". Printed in the Daily Telegraph, it says the coalition has kept the UK "open for business" by keeping interest rates and inflation low and tackling the deficit.

Britons in the lead with smartphone shopping

Britons are far ahead of their European counterparts when it comes to smartphone usage for online shopping, according to new research.

Rolls-Royce: SFO launches formal bribery and corruption investigation

The Serious Fraud Office has opened a formal criminal investigation into allegations of bribery and corruption at aircraft engine maker Rolls-Royce.

Dubai Air Show: Boeing leads order books race

Airlines in the Gulf have placed a number of high-value plane orders on the first day of the Dubai Air Show, with US giant Boeing a major winner.

Nissan boss warns UK over possible EU exit

Nissan will reconsider its investment in the UK if Britain leaves the European Union, chief executive Carlos Ghosn has told the BBC.

UK's top companies condemned for prolific use of tax havens

The UK's 100 biggest public companies are running more than 8,000 subsidiaries or joint ventures in onshore and offshore tax havens, according to research published on Monday, raising fresh concerns about the full extent of corporate tax avoidance.

Bank inquiry launched after Libor rate-rigging scandal

Prime Minister David Cameron has announced a full parliamentary inquiry of the banking sector following the Barclays rate-rigging furore.

David Cameron: We must clean up 'shoddy' banks

David Cameron has said that cleaning up Britain’s discredited and “shoddy” banks is a priority for the Government on a par with cutting the country’s debts.

Barclays: Cameron says bank faces 'serious questions'

Prime Minister David Cameron has said that Barclays Bank management has "serious questions" to answer over how it manipulated banking lending rates.

Minimum alcohol price 'illegal', claims Scotch Whisky Association

In a letter to Downing Street, the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA), whose members include Diageo, the Edrington Group and Chivas Brothers, says the policy would act as an “illegal” barrier to free trade within Europe.