EDF has struck a deal to buy Pod Point for £10.6 million after the electric vehicle-charging firm grappled with weaker EV sales and a plunging share price. The energy giant said a takeover was the ...

Council tax bills are set to rise at their fastest rate for two decades in the wake of Rachel Reeves’ spending review, according to the head of the Institute for Fiscal Studies.

The county is the latest in the north of England to see its status moved to ‘drought’ after the driest spring for 132 years.

The US-based airplane manufacturer, which has been blighted by safety issues in recent years, saw shares drop as much as 8.