Chancellor’s summer VAT cut for family attractions ignores clubs, festivals and live music venues, NTIA’s Michael Kill warns, branding it a…
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Brad Burton interview: how the UK’s no.1 motivational speaker rebuilt after lockdown wiped out 4Networking, and survived a four-year online stalking campaign
Brad Burton on the four-year stalking ordeal exposed by BBC Panorama and Channel 4, why LinkedIn refused to act, and the…
Potters win £120m rescue as government finally backs Britain’s ceramics heartland
The UK ceramics sector has secured a £120m government support package, split evenly between capital investment and operational relief, in a…
Blame the system, not the school leavers for youth unemployment, says Amazon’s UK boss
Amazon UK chief John Boumphrey tells employers to stop blaming young people for record NEET numbers and calls for compulsory work…
Labour eyes £1bn VAT raid on airport charges in stealth blow to family holidays
HMRC drafts plans to slap 20% VAT on airport landing fees, adding £1bn to airline costs and pushing up the price…
Jaguar Land Rover eyes American tie-up with Stellantis to sidestep Trump tariffs
Jaguar Land Rover signs a memorandum of understanding with Stellantis to explore building Range Rovers and Defenders in the US, sidestepping…
April borrowing surges to £24.3bn as debt interest bill breaks month record
UK public sector borrowing climbed to £24.3bn in April 2026, overshooting the OBR forecast, as Treasury debt interest payments hit a…
Morrisons to shut 100 convenience stores as supermarket blames Labour’s ‘policy choices’ for rising costs
Morrisons is closing 100 loss-making convenience stores, putting hundreds of jobs at risk, and has blamed Labour’s “policy choices” for the…
UK vending and automated retail sector hits £3.78bn as smart fridges and cashless tech outpace the wider economy
Britain’s vending, coffee and automated retail sector grew to £3.78bn in 2025, outpacing UK GDP, as smart fridges surged 50% and…
Andrew trade envoy files: Queen ‘very keen’ ex-prince led UK plc abroad, Whitehall papers reveal
Whitehall releases the file on Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s 2001 appointment as UK trade envoy, showing Queen Elizabeth II was ‘very keen’ he…