BUSINESS

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Rayner defends plan to raise 18-year-old minimum wage despite business backlash

Rayner defends plan to raise 18-year-old minimum wage d...

Deputy PM Angela Rayner is pushing to give 18–20-year-olds the full adult minim...

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Deliveroo posts £19m loss despite £1bn revenue as Doordash takeover costs bite

Deliveroo posts £19m loss despite £1bn revenue as Doord...

Deliveroo reported a £19.2m loss for H1 2025 despite £1bn in revenue, citing co...

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Starmer urged to rethink 2030 petrol car ban amid industry fears over ‘impossible’ EV targets

Starmer urged to rethink 2030 petrol car ban amid indus...

Dowlais CEO Liam Butterworth warns Labour’s 2030 petrol car ban is “impossible”...

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Ageing car fleet risks slowing UK’s electric vehicle transition, warns RAC Foundation

Ageing car fleet risks slowing UK’s electric vehicle tr...

The average car in the UK is now nearly 10 years old, RAC Foundation data shows...

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Visa in talks to move European HQ to Canary Wharf in boost for Docklands

Visa in talks to move European HQ to Canary Wharf in bo...

Visa is in advanced talks to move its European headquarters to One Canada Squar...

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Trump to announce $100bn Apple investment pledge to boost US manufacturing

Trump to announce $100bn Apple investment pledge to boo...

Apple pledges an additional $100bn to expand U.S. production, amid pressure fro...

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Starmer refuses to rule out tax hikes as economists warn of £50bn fiscal black hole

Starmer refuses to rule out tax hikes as economists war...

Keir Starmer refuses to rule out income tax or VAT increases as economists warn...

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Tesla’s UK sales slump nearly 60% in July amid market pressures

Tesla’s UK sales slump nearly 60% in July amid market p...

Tesla’s UK car sales fell by almost 60% in July, with just 987 registrations, a...

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Shein fined €1m in Italy for misleading environmental claims

Shein fined €1m in Italy for misleading environmental c...

Shein has been fined €1m by Italian regulators for misleading environmental cla...

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Rail services cut in southern England as dry weather disturbs track stability

Rail services cut in southern England as dry weather di...

South Western Railway cuts services and imposes speed restrictions in Dorset an...

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Calls mount for Neil Woodford to be stripped of CBE as FCA hands down multi-million pound fine

Calls mount for Neil Woodford to be stripped of CBE as ...

Campaigners urge Honours Forfeiture Committee to strip Neil Woodford of his CBE...

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Why UK businesses are replacing VPNs with proxies amid rising regulatory scrutiny

Why UK businesses are replacing VPNs with proxies amid ...

As UK VPN regulations tighten, businesses are shifting to proxies for geo-acces...

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UK high street banks lose £100bn in savings as customers chase better rates online

UK high street banks lose £100bn in savings as customer...

KPMG warns UK high street banks have lost £100bn in deposits as savers switch t...

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Green energy tariffs fall to five-year low as UK households prioritise cost

Green energy tariffs fall to five-year low as UK househ...

The number of green energy tariffs has dropped sharply as UK consumers shift to...

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UK business leaders call on Labour to introduce skills tax relief for training Neets

UK business leaders call on Labour to introduce skills ...

Over 125 business leaders urge Chancellor Rachel Reeves to introduce tax relief...

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Rachel Reeves urged to apply VAT to private healthcare in bid to fund NHS

Rachel Reeves urged to apply VAT to private healthcare ...

Former Labour leader Lord Kinnock calls on Chancellor Rachel Reeves to remove V...