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The government has announced a £150m High Streets Strategy to revive struggling town centres, but small business owners warn the funding falls far short of what…
The Betfred brothers top the Sunday Times 2026 Tax List after paying £400m, with Harry Styles the highest-contributing celebrity and Erling Haaland the youngest entry.
Hotel operators and tax experts are urging the UK Government to follow Northern Ireland’s lead and freeze hotel business rate revaluations, warning of six-figure annual increases…
Rising taxes and operating costs forced 21% of UK SMEs to cut staff last year, according to new research from Rathbones, with hospitality firms hardest hit.
HMRC is preparing to spend more than £2bn on new technology contracts, including major cloud and data deals, as efforts to retire legacy systems run over…
Amazon is in early talks to invest up to $50bn in OpenAI, as the ChatGPT maker seeks up to $100bn in funding at a valuation of…
Tens of thousands of UK companies are in critical financial distress, with high taxes, rising wage costs and weak demand threatening a new wave of business…
Lloyds Banking Group will return more than £3.1bn to shareholders through dividends and buybacks after posting stronger-than-expected profits of £6.66bn.
Waymo says it hopes to launch a driverless robotaxi service in London as early as September, ahead of planned UK regulatory changes to allow autonomous taxis.
YouTube has suspended its participation in the UK’s Barb audience measurement system, drawing criticism from broadcasters and advertisers over transparency and accountability.
Pornhub will restrict access for UK users from 2 February, blocking new visitors and citing the Online Safety Act’s age-verification rules as ineffective, as regulator Ofcom…
Lanarkshire has been announced as Scotland’s first AI Growth Zone, creating more than 3,400 jobs and attracting £8.2bn in private investment alongside targeted cost-of-living support for…
Almost a quarter of UK exports are exposed to high payment collection risk in the US, China and India, putting £162bn of British trade at risk,…
UK corporate insolvencies remained elevated in 2025 with more than 28,000 cases recorded, as higher costs, weak demand and tight credit continued to pressure businesses, according…
Retail sales growth in the US, UK, France and Germany is set to slow in 2026 as consumers remain under pressure and volume growth weakens, according…