UK Business News

FACEBOOK founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has updated his status to "married".... Read

TWO of Britain’s biggest supermarkets will slash forecourt prices tomorrow in the latest round of the petrol price war.... Read

THE owner of some of Britain’s best-known pubs revealed a sharp slowdown in sales as persistent rainfall dampened punters’ desire to head out.... Read

THE number of new homes started by builders has fallen again in the first quarter, according to official figures.... Read

THREE businessmen who have built companies at the peak of the engineering, IT and motor retail sectors have been honoured by fellow entrepreneurs.... Read

THE largest health club group in the world, Fitness First, is close to securing its future after it unveiled a debt deal with its lenders.... Read

BUILDING materials supplier SIG has reported weaker sales in the UK as the wettest April since records began hit the group’s roofing business.... Read

SOFTWARE specialist Datawright has signed a six-figure deal with a marine sector supplier in China as it explores new opportunities in the country.... Read

UP to 150 North East companies in need of skilled workers to help them grow can tap into the expertise of a university graduate scheme.... Read

A DOWNGRADE of Spanish banks fuelled eurozone debt fears and capped the worst week for London’s leading shares index for nine months.... Read

LIVERPOOL Science Park is hosting a free seminar for technology entrepreneurs this month.... Read

A SCHEME designed to help people deal with debts will be improved, the Scottish Government has said.... Read

BRITAIN should have its own spaceport where satellites and intrepid travellers could be blasted into orbit, say business leaders.... Read

Alistair Houghton meets CHRIS ECCLES, managing director of Speke’s ChargePoint Technology.... Read

THE Journal and Evening Gazette is to spearhead a £30m bid to drive business growth across the North East, potentially creating more than 2,500 jobs.... Read

A NEW £1m centre for digital businesses is being developed in the heart of Stockton town centre, creating 33 hi-tech jobs.... Read

New Britain Palm Oil has completed the acquisition of the remaining stakes in a palm oil concern based in Papua New Guinea.... Read

A LIGHTING company is hoping it can drum up £10m in annual sales after landing more than £500,000 in venture capital funding.... Read

A TRAINEE teacher who kicked off his football coaching business for young children with the last £200 in his current account was last night crowned the winner of a challenge to find the region's next big entrepreneur.... Read

ENTREPRENEURS have been inspired to take on the world at a major conference staged in the North East.... Read