UK public sector borrowing climbed to £24.3bn in April 2026, overshooting the OBR forecast, as Treasury debt interest payments hit a record £10.3bn for the month. Read more: April borrowing…
Jaguar Land Rover signs a memorandum of understanding with Stellantis to explore building Range Rovers and Defenders in the US, sidestepping President Trump's tariff cap on British-made cars. Read more:…
HMRC drafts plans to slap 20% VAT on airport landing fees, adding £1bn to airline costs and pushing up the price of UK family holidays — even as Reeves cuts…
Amazon UK chief John Boumphrey tells employers to stop blaming young people for record NEET numbers and calls for compulsory work experience for over-16s. Read more: Blame the system, not…
The UK ceramics sector has secured a £120m government support package, split evenly between capital investment and operational relief, in a long-awaited win for Stoke-on-Trent's pottery heartland. Read more: Potters…
Brad Burton on the four-year stalking ordeal exposed by BBC Panorama and Channel 4, why LinkedIn refused to act, and the new UK business network he is building to replace…
Chancellor's summer VAT cut for family attractions ignores clubs, festivals and live music venues, NTIA's Michael Kill warns, branding it a 'superficial fix' Read more: Nightlife chief brands Chancellor’s summer…
Chancellor Rachel Reeves slashes VAT from 20% to 5% on summer attractions, children's meals and family days out, alongside a fuel duty freeze and supermarket tariff suspension to ease cost-of-living…
Manual gearboxes and diesel cars will all but vanish from UK showrooms by 2030, analysts warn. Here's what the shift means for SME owners, fleet managers and company car schemes.…
Whitehall releases the file on Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s 2001 appointment as UK trade envoy, showing Queen Elizabeth II was ‘very keen’ he take the role — raising fresh questions for British…