Lidl begins building its first pub at site in Dundonald, Northern Ireland

Jasmine Ketibuah-Foleyand Alastair McKee,West of England BBC Anton Hammer said his warm home has meant fewer visits to his GP A charity has been shortlisted for an award after helping vulnerable households keep warm during the winter months. Gloucestershire charity Severn Wye started its Warm Homes Prescription pilot in 2022. Patients with respiratory, coronary, or…

Angus CochraneBBC Scotland News Petrofac Petrofac has offices in Aberdeen, London, Woking and Greater Yarmouth Energy services firm Petrofac has filed for administration. The company, which employs about 2,000 people in Scotland, said its North Sea business would continue to operate as normal. In a statement, Petrofac said it had applied to appoint administrators for…

Osmond ChiaBusiness reporter Getty Images Candy Kittens co-founders Jamie Laing and Edward Williams British TV personality Jamie Laing’s vegan sweets brand Candy Kittens is set to acquire snack company Graze in a deal between the former’s parent company and packaged goods giant Unilever. The upcoming deal with German firm Katjes International, Candy Kittens’ parent company,…

Unite called on the government to push ahead with publication of its Defence Investment Plan, to clarify the future of other contracts including the replacing of old fighter jets with new Typhoons, fitted with Rolls Royce engines, and a further commitment to military satellites built in Portsmouth and Stevenage.

Josh MartinBusiness reporter Getty Images Retail sales fell unexpectedly in November as Black Friday discounts failed to boost spending, official figures show. Supermarket sales fell for the fourth month in a row, while discounts at retailers across November did not lift Black Friday spending as much as in recent years, the Office for National Statistics…