Lloyds Banking Group is handing more than £3.1 billion back to shareholders after delivering stronger-than-expected annual profits, underlining the financial firepower of Britain’s biggest domestic lender.The FTSE 100 bank reported full-year pre-tax profits of £6.66 billion, up 12 per cent

Octopus Energy Group has unveiled a major joint venture with PCG Power to trade renewable electricity in China, marking a significant expansion into the world’s largest clean energy market.The deal was announced during Keir Starmer’s official visit to China, with

Driverless taxis could begin operating in the UK as soon as September, according to Waymo, the US self-driving car firm owned by Alphabet.Waymo said it plans to launch a pilot robotaxi service in London in April, with the ambition of

The UK’s advertising watchdog has banned a series of adverts by Coinbase, ruling that they implied cryptocurrency could help ease cost-of-living pressures and downplayed the risks associated with crypto investing.The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) upheld complaints from members of the

Apple has reported its strongest-ever quarterly iPhone sales, helping to lift overall revenues despite weaker performance in other parts of the business.In results published on Thursday, the US technology giant said total revenue rose to $144bn (£82.5bn) in the final

Tesla has reported its first annual fall in revenue as the electric carmaker accelerates a strategic shift away from legacy vehicle models and towards artificial intelligence and robotics.The company said total revenues fell 3 per cent in 2025, marking the

It is a Saturday afternoon. Your potential customer, let’s call him Mark, finally sits down with a cup of coffee. He has been meaning to make a photo book of his daughter’s first year for months.He has 1,200 photos scattered