UK business confidence rose slightly in December, but firms continue to freeze hiring and delay investment, the Institute of Directors warns. Read more: IoD: business confidence ticks up in December,…
UK pubs and restaurants have cut shift hours by 30% since 2022 as rising wages, taxes and weak demand hit hospitality in 2025. Read more: Hospitality shift hours fall 30%…
Farmers block Tesco and Sainsbury’s distribution centres overnight in protest over low farmgate prices and rising production costs. Read more: Farmers stage midnight blockade of supermarket depots over pricing pressure
UK unemployment is expected to climb to its highest level in more than a decade in 2026, as economists warn that weak growth, rising employment costs and subdued private sector…
A group of Britain’s most recognisable cultural figures has launched what insiders describe as a “cool, creator-led” alternative to Dragons’ Den, aiming to uncover and back the next generation of…
The health of the sector is declining amid the military buildup and continued support for Ukraine Factory activity in Europe’s 20-nation single currency bloc declined in December as production fell…
Brighton’s iconic Palace Pier has been put on the market after almost a decade under the ownership of serial entrepreneur Luke Johnson, underscoring the mounting pressure facing Britain’s leisure and…
HSBC has initiated bankruptcy petitions against Aidan Barclay and Howard Barclay, marking a further escalation in the unravelling of the Barclay family’s business empire following the collapse of their logistics…
Baroness Michelle Mone has been permitted to retain rental income of up to ÂŁ15,000 a week from a luxury London mansion, despite the property being subject to a court-ordered asset…
China’s electric vehicle champion BYD is on course to overtake Tesla as the world’s biggest seller of battery-electric cars, marking a symbolic shift in the global EV race. The Shenzhen-based…