The Chinese carmaker behind the Jaecoo and Omoda brands will open a Chery R&D centre at the UTAC Millbrook test site…
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Borrowing hits £1.8bn in July as Healey’s first budget looms
UK borrowing July 2026 figures from the ONS show the government borrowed £1.8 billion in a month that usually produces a…
UK retail sales fall 0.5% in July as heatwave keeps shoppers away
UK retail sales fell 0.5 per cent in July, the Office for National Statistics said, as record temperatures cut spending on…
UK firms in critical financial distress rise 9% to more than 53,000
The number of UK companies in critical financial distress rose 9 per cent year-on-year to 53,756 in the three months to…
Hundreds of pharmacies weigh closure as business rates bills soar
Almost half of the 420 owners surveyed by the National Pharmacy Association say rising pharmacy business rates bills have them considering…
Councils should be freed to spend £2.2bn of unspent Community Infrastructure Levy on skills, says Blick Rothenberg
Councils are sitting on an estimated £2.2bn of unspent Community Infrastructure Levy receipts, and Blick Rothenberg says the Government should let…
Results day should be a hiring moment, not just a school milestone
As GCSE grades land and the number of young people out of work and education passes one million, City Year UK…
Max Verstappen signs new Red Bull contract to stay in Milton Keynes until end of 2030
The four-time world champion’s new Max Verstappen Red Bull contract runs to the end of the 2030 Formula One season, adding…
Harry and Meghan’s UK return is no tax masterstroke, specialist warns
Talk of a Harry and Meghan tax masterstroke is premature, according to Parker Walsh’s Molly Monks, who says there is no…
UK inflation rises to 2.9% after energy price cap increase
UK inflation climbed to 2.9 per cent in July, its highest since March, after a 13 per cent rise in the…