News
First class stamp price to rise to £1.10
The price of a first class stamp is to rise above £1 in April, Royal Mail has announced.
Friday 23 October 2026
The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
The price of a first class stamp is to rise above £1 in April, Royal Mail has announced.
Campaigners are calling for an end to the “peak fare rip off”, where commuters in some parts of the country face far higher mark-ups to travel…
Increased flexible working would tackle staff shortages that threaten economic growth, experts have said.
Jeremy Hunt will find himself with an extra £30 billion to ease the cost of living crisis and resolve labour shortages, new research suggests.
Several UK banks have restricted their customers from buying crypto assets as concern grows about the risks posed by digital currency to customers.
Octopus Energy has hit back at the energy firms challenging its takeover of Bulb Energy, with the supplier’s lawyer arguing in court today that the company…
Publisher Pearson said sales of its textbooks and virtual learning offerings were boosted by increased demand for online learning, among adults and schools.
The return of the office commute helped to bring people back to high streets and town centres last month, but shopper numbers remain stubbornly below pre-pandemic…
London City airport will become the UK’s first to scrap restrictions on travelling with liquids — and in time for the Easter holidays.
WH Smith has been hit by a cyber attack that has resulted in hackers gaining access to private company data.
Jaguar Land Rover’s owner, Tata Motors, has reportedly asked the UK government for more than £500m in state subsidies to build a battery factory in Somerset,…
The Bank of England governor, Andrew Bailey, has signalled interest rates may have peaked after 10 successive increases in the official cost of borrowing since December…
The rising cost of borrowing has boosted earnings at Co-operative Bank, which recorded a fourfold rise in profits last year.
Just Eat Takeaway has been hit with a €4.6 billion writedown on acquisitions that helped it become the largest food delivery company in Europe.
Mortgage approvals fell for the fifth consecutive month at the start of the year, dipping to their lowest non-pandemic level since the aftermath of the financial…