BUSINESS

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Start-up in bid to prove UK leads in space tech with launch of metal-fuelled engine

Start-up in bid to prove UK leads in space tech with la...

UK space tech start-up Magdrive is set to launch a metal-fuelled spacecraft eng...

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Scottish farmers worried over imported trade deal meat

Scottish farmers worried over imported trade deal meat

Scottish farmers warn that meat imports from trade deal nations like Australia ...

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Royal Mail boss quits after just one year as new owner takes over

Royal Mail boss quits after just one year as new owner ...

Royal Mail CEO Emma Gilthorpe resigns after one year in role, as new owner Dani...

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Lack of role models holding back jobseekers with Down’s syndrome, study finds

Lack of role models holding back jobseekers with Down’s...

Only 5% of people with learning disabilities are employed in the UK. New resear...

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UK jobs market shows modest rise in new postings as tax pressures weigh

UK jobs market shows modest rise in new postings as tax...

The UK jobs market posted a modest rise in new job adverts last month, suggesti...

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UK watchdog criticises ‘offensive’ portrayal of older people in adverts

UK watchdog criticises ‘offensive’ portrayal of older p...

The ASA has criticised UK advertising for relying on outdated and harmful stere...

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Increase in Wimbledon prize money will provide HMRC with a bumper tax take this year

Increase in Wimbledon prize money will provide HMRC wit...

Wimbledon prize money has doubled in 10 years, with a 7% increase in 2025 alone...

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Bank of England warns of ‘elevated’ global uncertainty after leaving interest rates on hold

Bank of England warns of ‘elevated’ global uncertainty ...

The Bank of England leaves interest rates on hold at 4.25%, but hints at a poss...

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Post Office Horizon scandal payouts pass £1bn as redress efforts continue

Post Office Horizon scandal payouts pass £1bn as redres...

More than £1bn has now been paid to over 7,300 victims of the Post Office Horiz...

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Morrisons rebounds from cyber‑disruption with stronger second‑quarter sales

Morrisons rebounds from cyber‑disruption with stronger ...

Morrisons has reported a sharp rebound in trading after a ransomware attack ear...

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UK watchdog fines 23andMe for ‘profoundly damaging’ data breach

UK watchdog fines 23andMe for ‘profoundly damaging’ dat...

DNA firm 23andMe fined £2.31m by UK regulator for a 2023 data breach that expos...

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Ed Miliband says Labour will ‘win fight’ against UK net zero critics with offshore wind jobs push

Ed Miliband says Labour will ‘win fight’ against UK net...

Energy Secretary Ed Miliband says Labour will defeat critics of net zero by cre...

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Nissan unveils new electric car to be built in UK

Nissan unveils new electric car to be built in UK

Nissan has revealed its third-generation electric Leaf, to be built in Sunderla...

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Banking giants plot takeovers to ramp up market share

Banking giants plot takeovers to ramp up market share

NatWest, Shawbrook, and other major UK banks eye acquisitions in a new wave of ...

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UK inflation cools to 3.4% in May as Bank of England holds rates

UK inflation cools to 3.4% in May as Bank of England ho...

UK inflation cooled to 3.4% in May, with core and services inflation also easin...

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Rachel Reeves accused of leaving devolved nations in the red after NICs rise

Rachel Reeves accused of leaving devolved nations in th...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is accused of underfunding Scotland, Wales and Norther...