BBC News:
| TGI Fridays closes 16 UK stores, with 456 job losses | Wed 14th Jan 2026 14:57 GMT |
The UK restaurant chain's remaining 33 restaurants will stay open after a rescue deal was reached. | |
| Reeves doesn't rule out wider business rates support across hospitality | Wed 14th Jan 2026 17:38 GMT |
Chancellor says support for pubs is on its way and leaves the door open for further tweaks to business rates changes | |
| UK ready to 'tighten chokehold' on Russia's shadow fleet | Wed 14th Jan 2026 17:00 GMT |
The foreign secretary promised more "assertive action" to tackle sanction-busting oil tankers in Russia’s shadow fleet. | |
| Certainty needed over Ajax Army vehicles, say MPs | Wed 14th Jan 2026 15:04 GMT |
Testing of the vehicles, made in Merthyr Tydfil, stopped after soldiers became ill during an exercise. | |
| UK secures record supply of offshore wind projects | Wed 14th Jan 2026 12:08 GMT |
The government says the projects will bring down bills but the Conservatives say it is locking in high wind prices. | |
| Six arrested in £300m social housing fraud probe | Wed 14th Jan 2026 18:31 GMT |
The Serious Fraud Office is investigating alleged fraud within social housing firm Home REIT. | |


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