The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
Nigel Farage has resigned as MP for Clacton and will stand in a by-election, as two standards investigations into undeclared payments are suspended by his exit.
The High Court has dismissed in full the £50m unlawful information gathering claim brought by Prince Harry, Sir Elton John and Baroness Lawrence against Daily Mail…
A Northamptonshire glamping couple are suing J2O maker Britvic over the unauthorised use of a photo of their Magic Mushroom Cabin, in a case every SME…
US payrolls rose by just 57,000 in June, barely half of Wall Street forecasts, as the World Cup failed to lift hiring and the Fed weighs…
ITV has agreed to sell its media and entertainment business to Sky for up to £1.6bn, creating a UK broadcasting champion to take on Netflix and…
Electric and plug-in hybrid cars have outsold petrol-only models in the UK for the first time, as Chinese brands MG, Chery and BYD take one in…
BCC survey of 4,744 firms finds just 17% plan to raise investment, the weakest reading since the pandemic, as tax rises and soaring costs squeeze UK…
The Insolvency Service's new 50-strong taskforce will use AI analytics to catch directors who liquidate firms to dodge tax, amid an £800m phoenixism problem.
Rishi Sunak admits Covid-era business support propped up firms that should have failed, urging the UK to embrace US-style creative destruction to revive growth.
Piers Morgan's Uncensored has been valued at $145m after a $27m raise backed by Elisabeth Murdoch and the Reuben brothers, just 18 months after he took…
The TUC is urging employers to let staff work from home or start late after England's 1am World Cup tie against Mexico, as new figures show…
Germany will require workers to obtain a sick note from a doctor in person on their first day of illness, as Chancellor Friedrich Merz targets absence…
Over 250 top UK employers join Charlie Mayfield's Get Britain Working taskforce to cut the £212bn cost of ill-health and unlock 'growth hiding in plain sight'.
Andy Burnham says there is "room for movement" on tax, pledging a 20% business rates cut for pubs and higher levies on warehouses ahead of becoming…
Sony will stop producing physical PlayStation game discs from January 2028, going digital-only in a move that ends more than 50 years of boxed video games…