The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
A group of business leaders has urged ministers to "set the country clearly on the path to recovery" by encouraging people to return to the office.
Around one in eight office workers has resigned or will resign from their job as a result of the pandemic with remote working one of the…
The EU fears that Boris Johnson wants to “dismantle” the Northern Ireland protocol, the Irish foreign minister has said, as relations between Brussels and London deteriorated…
John Lewis is considering plans to build 10,000 homes over the next decade as the high street store group looks to revive its flagging fortunes by…
Boris Johnson will announce his intention today to lift remaining lockdown restrictions on July 19 while warning that the public must “exercise judgment when going about…
Ministers have drawn up radical plans to reduce carbon emissions that would increase gas bills and the cost of running a car by hundreds of pounds…
More workers were on furlough in late May than previously estimated, raising questions about the speed of the jobs recovery, even though the number of those…
Ireland was the only nation not ready to put the EU travel pass in place yesterday as it launched across the bloc but Leo Varadkar said…
The hospitality industry is warning of a looming crisis sparked by the surge in Covid infections, with various businesses having to close as entire teams of…
Employers will have to shoulder more of the costs of furlough from Thursday as the government starts to wind down its flagship job support scheme.
An NFT of the original source code for the world wide web, written by its inventor Tim Berners-Lee, has sold for $5.4m at Sotheby’s in an…
The NHS contact tracing app is telling 150,000 people a week to self-isolate as the reopening of pubs and restaurants motivates more people to use it.
Nissan has announced a major expansion of electric vehicle production at its car plant in Sunderland which will create 1,650 new jobs.
The UK and the EU have announced a truce in the battle over a post-Brexit ban on British-made sausages being sold in Northern Ireland.
Gap has announced the closure of all 81 of its stores in Britain and Ireland as the fashion retailer moves its business online-only.