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Brexit talks remain deadlocked going into decisive week
The Brexit negotiations remained stuck after a call between Boris Johnson and Ursula von der Leyen before a decisive week of talks.
Friday 30 October 2026
The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
The Brexit negotiations remained stuck after a call between Boris Johnson and Ursula von der Leyen before a decisive week of talks.
Consumers have been warned not to fall prey to fraudsters who are targeting Amazon Prime customers, many of whom became members for the first time during…
Landlords have accused Clarks of abusing insolvency processes by pushing through a restructuring they have little chance of overturning after paying out dividends to its family…
Banks are braced for a flood of small business customers topping up bounce back loans tomorrow when Rishi Sunak reopens the Covid-19 rescue scheme, even after…
The four-day countdown to the new coronavirus lockdown restrictions in England that began on Thursday triggered a mini boom for store and restaurant owners as consumers…
Hovis, the 134-year old British bread brand, has been bought by a UK private equity firm following a bidding war.
Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group has raised its stake in Mulberry to 29.7 per cent, just below the level at which it would have to make a…
Banks are estimated to have prevented more than £1 billion in fraud by rejecting almost 27,000 applications for loans under the government’s emergency scheme for small…
BT is facing the threat of its first national strike since 1994 in a dispute with unions over job losses, pay and conditions.
Netflix has offered to buy 'James Bond: No Time to Die' in a move that will raise further concerns for the recovery of UK cinemas post…
The governor of the Bank of England has vowed to do "everything we can" to support the economy amid a resurgence of Covid-19 cases.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has confirmed that he will extend the furlough scheme until the end of March.
The new boss of the Financial Conduct Authority has fired a warning shot at banks over the way they treat small businesses when recovering billions of…
Hard-pressed retailers are calling on the government to extend shopping hours, including longer Sunday opening, in an attempt to save the festive season when the lockdown…
Another 1,500 jobs are being cut at the John Lewis Partnership in an effort to rebuild its profits while it parts ways with its founding family-connected…