All news by author: Lawrence Matheson

Daihatsu named a veteran at its parent company Toyota to replace its president as it tries to repair the damage from a scandal over cheating on vehicle safety tests

Sam Altman said the dangers that keep him awake at night regarding artificial intelligence are the "very subtle societal misalignments" that could make the systems wreak havoc

The mobile operator has not commented further on what has caused the ongoing problems

The scam often starts with small claims and then increases over time, leaving victims stuck in a criminal funding cycle

Andrew Bailey said the banking system had proved to be more resilient than in the past, but said there was a 'puzzle' over the share prices of major lenders

The company says it has stopped over 89 million spam texts with AI this year

The travel company said it was on track to meet its targets for the year

Supermarket cautions shoppers in some stores that there are "nationwide" problems which could impact the availability of black tea

The jobs market is showing resilience with the unemployment rate slipping down to 3.8%

Zoopla estimated that around one in five (21%) properties held their value last year with no significant change

The discount supermarket chain has revealed plans to spend more than £550 million on opening new stores and upgrading existing ones this year

The group disclosed that it had seen a 21% jump in underlying earnings before interest, tax and exceptional items

Nationwide said there was a small 2% drop in scams involving female victims

The combination of the two firms is set to make a real estate giant worth almost £4 billion

The average two-year fixed mortgage rate on the market recorded its biggest month-on-month fall since December 2022 in February, according to a financial information website

The price of cocoa has jumped by more than 40% in just the last month, hitting £4,909 per metric tonne on Friday, up from £3,443 last month

The insurance giant said items targeted include luxury watches, bespoke jewellery items, expensive bracelets and diamond rings

SmarterNaturally is looking to raise the cash from investors to help bring on board new farmers to grow its patented GRextra variety and ramp up production

The group, which also owns Royal Bank of Scotland, Ulster Bank and Coutts, will unveil its fourth quarter earnings and full-year financial results on Friday

SSP which runs food outlets at transport sites including airports and railway stations has agreed to take over privately-owned Airport Retail Enterprises for an undisclosed sum

The housebuilder said it has seen a pick-up in reservations since the start of the year

The bank has pledged to focus capital on supporting energy companies to decarbonise

The Government's Stop! Think Fraud campaign, starting on Monday, includes a new website with fraud safety advice and adverts on billboards, broadcast and social media

The water regulator for England and Wales has been given new powers to fine suppliers up to a 10th of their turnover for poor customer service

The airport said 6 million passengers passed through its doors last month