Online travel group lastminute.com saw its share price tumble today after confirming that trading had been “challenging” over the summer.

Lastminute.com chairman Allan Leighton won overwhelming backing today as shareholders brushed aside concerns over his commitment to the job.

Online travel and leisure retailer lastminute.com stepped up its expansion today by paying £16m (€22.8m) for a business set up just two years ago.

In the five years that Martha Lane Fox has spent at the helm of lastminute.com she has earned a fortune, lost much of it and climbed out of the wreckage of the dot.com crash – and all before the age of 30.

Online travel and entertainment group lastminute.com today announced plans to buy car rental firm holiday autos.

Online retailer lastminute.com continued its push for profitability today after narrowing losses in the first quarter of its financial year.

Former London stock market star lastminute.com today showed it had moved into the black for the first time, boosted by a jump in sales.

FORMER stock market star lastminute.com yesterday pleased weary investors

Former stockmarket star lastminute.com today pleased weary investors by announcing it would move into the black for the first time.

Lastminute.com has added edible underwear and blow-up dolls to its range of products.