Avanti West Coast has issued a ban on e-scooters across all its trains and stations over safety fears.
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The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
Train strikes ‘could cost hospitality sector over £1.5bn’ in lost sales
Rail strikes could cost the hospitality sector more than £1.5 billion in lost sales amid an epidemic of cancelled bookings and customer no-shows.
Regulated rail fares in England will increase by up to 5.9% from March
Regulated rail fares in England will increase by up to 5.9% from 5 March next year, the Department for Transport has announced.
Government watchdog rules that sharing Netflix logins is illegal
Sharing passwords for online streaming services with friends and family is against the law, a government agency has warned.
Struggling council-backed solar farms giant to shine light on auction
An insolvent solar farms empire which received hundreds of millions of pounds in funding from a debt-laden English local authority is being put up for sale.
UK borrowing hits record £22bn in November as debt interest bill jumps
The cost of government borrowing set new records in November as rising inflation and cost of living payments pushed up government costs while tax revenues dropped.
SME’s call for reforms to break ‘shackles’ of post-Brexit EU trade deal
Britain’s Brexit trade deal is failing to help more than three quarters of companies increase sales or grow their business, according to a new survey from a leading business group.
UK government pledges up to £4.5bn to fund Bulb takeover by Octopus
The UK government has committed to provide up to £4.5bn to fund the takeover of the collapsed energy company Bulb by its rival Octopus.
Lidl sued for £2.6m by grocery supplier for ‘destroying business’
Lidl is being sued for £2.6m by a fruit and vegetable supplier that claims it was wrongly cut out of deals by the discount chain in a series of moves it alleges “destroyed our business”.
Elon Musk announces he will step down as Twitter chief executive when replacement found
Elon Musk is to resign as Twitter’s chief executive after the platform’s users voted for him to step down.
Buyers look to return to London as Rightmove crown capital most searched for 2022 location
People who quit the capital during Covid in favour of a quieter life in the country are searching for houses in London at the highest rate since the pandemic began.
New data law poses threat to free speech, newspaper editors warn ministers
Journalists must be exempted from new data protection laws or there will be risks to freedom of speech, newspaper editors have warned ministers.
Heathrow continues to see ‘signs of recovery’ for business travel
London Heathrow is expecting business travel to account for a higher share of its traffic in 2023, as the corporate market has been “showing signs of recovery” in recent months.
London City submits application to raise passenger cap
London City airport has submitted an application to be allowed to increase its passenger cap from the current 6.5 million to 9 million per year by 2031.
UK train drivers set to hold another strike in January
Train drivers at 15 UK rail companies are set to hold another one-day strike in early January in their ongoing dispute over pay.
