Restaurateur Richard Caring says a letter demanding a mandatory 2.5 per cent reduction as a result of the ‘current increased cost of trading’ was sent in error Read more: Ivy owner apologises for demanding discounts from suppliers

Cricket’s governing body the ICC and its 12 members – including England – have launched an expression of interest to develop a mobile game. The ICC hopes to use a cricket version of Fifa to change the way fans engage with the sport, encouraging a new form of fandom. The process is set to see…

New business rates reforms will hit Britain’s largest retailers with a £600m tax rise from April 2026, with London’s West End and supermarkets hardest affected, according to Colliers. Read more: Retail giants ‘face £600m bill’ as new business rates bite

After a successful week of WTA tennis at Queen’s, WTA Ventures chief Marina Storti discusses the state of the sport, its private equity partner CVC Capital Partners and a potential merger with the ATP. When 37-year-old Tatjana Maria upset the odds to win the HSBC Championships in front of 9,000 fans on Sunday, she became…

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is accused of underfunding Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland after applying the Barnett formula to cover rising employer NICs, leaving multimillion-pound public sector gaps. Read more: Rachel Reeves accused of leaving devolved nations in the red after NICs rise

The Women’s Super League will expand to 14 teams from the 2026-27 season, it was announced on Monday. The top flight of English women’s football will grow in size after the coming season, with two teams promoted from the second division into the Women’s Super League and the third-place team facing the WSL’s bottom side…