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Two-thirds more businesses are experiencing difficulty in accessing finance from high-street banks than they were in 2022 as mainstream lenders pull away from the SME market.

AI could have a greater impact on the UK than the Industrial Revolution and play a key role in accelerating government decisions, according to Deputy PM Oliver Dowden.

In a move to support the struggling hospitality sector, the UK government has decided to extend the relaxed licensing rules allowing pubs in England and Wales to continue selling takeaway pints.

The UK government has announced the launch of a new service to help Britain’s 5.5 million SMEs save on their energy bills while reducing their emissions.

Almost 100,000 rural microbusiness have been started in the past 12 months, with female entrepreneurs at the heart of the booming countryside economy.

Birmingham has been ruled out as a replacement venue for the 2026 Commonwealth Games by West Midlands Mayor Andy Street.

Members of the biggest rail workers’ union are to stage fresh strikes in a long-running dispute over pay, jobs and conditions.

The UK government has demanded answers from Amazon following recent policy changes that have left hundreds of sellers unable to access their funds.

The warm weather in June has had a significant positive impact on the UK economy, surpassing expectations and providing a much-needed lift.

Britain could follow America and block UK companies from investing in Chinese tech businesses, senior government figures said yesterday as they warned that Beijing represented a significant threat to the UK’s security.

The UK recorded better-than-expected growth in the second quarter of the year, with record temperatures in June boosting summer spending in pubs and restaurants to help the economy to avoid a recession.

Multi-billionaire Elon Musk is putting Twitter building signs and other items from the company up for auction just weeks after the firm’s rebranding as X.

Halifax is set to sharply cut rates on some of its fixed mortgage deals, potentially easing pressure on some homeowners.

President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed an executive order that will prohibit some new U.S. investment in China in sensitive technologies like computer chips and require government notification in other tech sectors.

Tech company Amazon is in talks to become an anchor investor in the upcoming stock market flotation of British microchip designer Arm.