Airshow veteran urges Andy Burnham to fly the flag for defence at Farnborough
SME boss Andrew Barnett calls on Labour leadership frontrunner Andy Burnham to attend Farnborough International Airshow 2026 and put defence at the top of his in-tray.
Farage quits as MP and forces Clacton by-election amid deepening row over undeclared donations
Nigel Farage has resigned as MP for Clacton and will stand in a by-election, as two standards investigations into undeclared payments are suspended by his exit.
Running on empty: What’s driving Europe’s auto industry crisis?
European automakers are facing the perfect storm fueled by high energy prices, green policies, and global competition Read Full Article at RT.com
Backlash in China as bubble tea chain Molly Tea ordered to pay Louis Vuitton £1.1m over logo
Chinese bubble tea chain Molly Tea must pay Louis Vuitton £1.1m after a court ruled its logo copied the luxury house's four-petal flower trademark, sparking a fierce online backlash.
US jobs growth stalls in June as World Cup boost fails to materialise
US payrolls rose by just 57,000 in June, barely half of Wall Street forecasts, as the World Cup failed to lift hiring and the Fed weighs its next move on…
ITV agrees £1.6bn sale of media and entertainment arm to Sky in landmark broadcasting deal
ITV has agreed to sell its media and entertainment business to Sky for up to £1.6bn, creating a UK broadcasting champion to take on Netflix and YouTube. Free-to-air protected until…
Electric and plug-in hybrid cars overtake petrol-only sales as Chinese brands claim one in seven UK registrations
Electric and plug-in hybrid cars have outsold petrol-only models in the UK for the first time, as Chinese brands MG, Chery and BYD take one in seven sales.
Firms ‘taxed out of existence’ as investment appetite falls to lowest level since Covid
BCC survey of 4,744 firms finds just 17% plan to raise investment, the weakest reading since the pandemic, as tax rises and soaring costs squeeze UK businesses.
Insolvency Service turns to AI in crackdown on rogue directors behind £800m ‘phoenixism’ problem
The Insolvency Service's new 50-strong taskforce will use AI analytics to catch directors who liquidate firms to dodge tax, amid an £800m phoenixism problem.
Burnham’s small business rates pledge could take 140,000 firms out of the tax, at a cost of £880m a year
Andy Burnham's plan to raise the small business rates relief threshold to £18,000 could free 140,000 firms from the tax, but at a cost of £880m a year.