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The government has admitted it is “unlikely” that legislation for Great British Railways (GBR) will be passed before the next general election.
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The government has admitted it is “unlikely” that legislation for Great British Railways (GBR) will be passed before the next general election.

The UK boss of McDonald’s has told MPs that widespread cases of sexual harassment and bullying of workers at its fast food shops are “truly horrific”…

A leading group of City figures are urging the chancellor to accelerate pensions reform, hand a competitiveness objective to the audit watchdog and incentivise retail investors…

The UK’s business and trade secretary has signed a deal to increase trade with Florida, the British government’s latest pact with a single American state as…

Inflation has slowed to a two-year low of 4.6 per cent on the back of falling energy prices that will all but ensure that Rishi Sunak…

The Lloyds Bank British Business Excellence Awards have announced those business and entrepreneurs who have truly made an outstanding contribution to British Business.

The high street beauty retailer Body Shop has agreed to sell its 250 stores in a £207million deal after struggling with profitability.

UK law and accounting firms are being invited to take advantage of funded support to explore how they can make better use of digital technology and…

Wages continued to grow at one of the fastest paces on record in the three months to September, underlining that inflation in the UK will take…

Business chiefs gathered in Parliament last night to discuss the UK’s new roadmap towards achieving net zero.

Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden has announced plans to streamline and enhance the business-friendliness of the UK’s investment screening powers, just under two years since their…

Rishi Sunak has appointed former prime minister David Cameron as foreign secretary as he embarks on a reshuffle of his top team following the sacking of…

A fifth of the UK’s small companies are suffering from skills shortages that prevent them from expanding, according to new research that underlines the longstanding gaps…

Royal Mail has been fined £5.6 million by the regulator for failing to meet its first and second-class delivery targets, in a blow to the postal…

While we should undoubtedly proceed with care and caution, underpinning AI deployment with good data allows organisations to balance regulatory and moral risks, says Yohan Lobo,…