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Manchester United earned £627.1m in revenue last season Barcelona generated more money than any other club in Europe for the first time last season, a study has found. The Spanish club earned £741.1m in revenue in the 2018-19 season according to Deloitte’s Football Money League. Real Madrid swapped places with Barca and fell to second […]

Image copyright Getty Images The US has warned the British government it “would be madness” to use Huawei technology in the UK’s 5G network. A US delegation presented the UK with new evidence claiming to show security risks posed by using the Chinese firm. US President Donald Trump has sought to pressure Prime Minister Boris

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Flybe says air passenger duty unfairly burdens its domestic customers Flybe is in talks with the government to defer the payment of air passenger duty amid reports the airline is attempting to secure a rescue deal. The BBC understands that delaying the tax bill is just one option that

Image copyright STR/Getty The US will reverse its decision to brand China a currency manipulator as the countries work toward a trade deal. The US Treasury Department is expected to announce the decision on Monday. Washington and Beijing will this week sign “phase one” of a trade deal aimed reducing friction between the world’s two

Image copyright Getty Images Banks that use Travelex to run their foreign exchange services are still unable to sell travel money after a massive cyber-attack which happened two weeks ago. Hackers held Travelex to ransom, demanding the firm pay $6m (£4.6m) before they unlock its systems. That has affected banks like Barclays, Lloyds and RBS,

Image copyright Getty Images Our High Streets are in crisis. According to the Centre for Retail Research there are around 50,000 fewer shops on our High Streets than just over a decade ago, and some analysts predict it will only get worse. It’s part of a trend that has seen big names struggling and going

Image copyright Getty Images Although it has been around under various names for the past 40 years, Flybe has never been an airline for the masses. The number of passengers it carries pales by comparison with better-known budget carriers such as easyJet or Ryanair. As a company, it is only a tenth as big as

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Debt problems can affect people’s mental health Shoppers have been warned about the risks of buy now, pay later schemes by a helpline that expects a call about debt every four minutes in January. The Money and Pensions Service, which is backed by the government, said it was gearing

Image copyright Alamy Councils “really don’t care” about supporting High Street trading, the boss of struggling department store chain Beales has told the BBC. Beales, which began trading in Bournemouth in 1881, has warned that it could fall into administration. The company runs 22 stores across the UK and about 1,000 jobs are at stake.

Image copyright Getty Images The UK’s economy grew by just 0.1% in the three months to November, according to the Office for National Statistics. Growth was slightly stronger in September and October than previously thought, but fell 0.3% in November, dragging down the three-month figure. The ONS said growth in the economy year-on-year was at