BUSINESS
One in five SMEs cut staff as tax and cost pressures in...
Rising taxes and operating costs forced 21% of UK SMEs to cut staff last year, ...
Calls grow for UK to freeze hotel business rate revalua...
Hotel operators and tax experts are urging the UK Government to follow Northern...
Betfred brothers top Sunday Times tax list with £400m b...
The Betfred brothers top the Sunday Times 2026 Tax List after paying £400m, wit...
High streets to receive £150m boost – but business lead...
The government has announced a £150m High Streets Strategy to revive struggling...
House of Lords AI summit urges agentic AI to ‘rejuvenat...
A House of Lords AI summit has called for wider adoption of agentic AI to boost...
Octopus Energy strikes major China joint venture during...
Octopus Energy has announced a new joint venture with China’s PCG Power to trad...
Lloyds to return £3.1bn to investors as profits surge p...
Lloyds Banking Group will return more than £3.1bn to shareholders through divid...
New wave of ‘zombie’ companies faces collapse as financ...
Tens of thousands of UK companies are in critical financial distress, with high...
Amazon in talks over $50bn investment in OpenAI as AI a...
Amazon is in early talks to invest up to $50bn in OpenAI, as the ChatGPT maker ...
Trump warns UK it is ‘very dangerous’ to do business wi...
Donald Trump has warned the UK it is “very dangerous” to do business with China...
Driverless taxis could hit UK roads as early as Septemb...
Waymo says it hopes to launch a driverless robotaxi service in London as early ...
Implementation of the Employment Rights Act 2025: what ...
The Employment Rights Act 2025 received Royal Assent on 18 December 2025, and t...
China to allow visa-free travel for British visitors as...
China will allow British citizens to travel visa-free for up to 30 days after t...
Tesla axes Model S and X as revenues fall and focus shi...
Tesla has reported its first annual revenue decline as it cuts the Model S and ...
Apple posts record iPhone sales as Mac revenues fall
Apple has reported its best-ever iPhone sales in the final quarter of 2025, lif...
UK bans Coinbase adverts that suggested crypto could ea...
The UK’s advertising watchdog has banned Coinbase adverts that implied cryptocu...
