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The UK competition watchdog has lobbied the government for emergency powers to crack down on companies profiteering from the pandemic after finding itself hamstrung by existing…
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The UK competition watchdog has lobbied the government for emergency powers to crack down on companies profiteering from the pandemic after finding itself hamstrung by existing…

More than half of all employees believe their employer is showing a lack of concern about their wellbeing or mental health during the current coronavirus lockdown.

As the UK gradually eases lockdown restrictions, consumers most want to hear from brands about how they are protecting employee safety and jobs, according to new…

The government’s plan to quarantine arrivals in the UK is “idiotic” and will be ignored by the travelling public, according to the boss of Ryanair.

A newly established Edinburgh firm Breathe Easy is producing the first face masks for the lip-reading community in Scotland.

Heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn is planning to organise fights in his own back garden when professional boxing returns in July from the…

The number of female billionaires in the UK has reached a record 25, according to the 2020 Sunday Times Rich List.

Farmers have called on the British public to binge on strawberries, after the cancellation of events such as the Wimbledon tennis championships raised fears of a…

Negotiations between the UK and the EU on their post-Brexit future relationship have become deadlocked, negotiators admitted on Friday, prompting calls for both sides to change…

A millionaire businessman is launching legal action against the government after it refused to disclose minutes of the Sage meetings that informed its decision to impose…

France will no longer be exempted from Britain's 14-day quarantine strategy for arrivals - but business travellers could be spared from going into isolation.

Hair and beauty, baking and DIY are the most desired skills to learn during lockdown, new research shows - with huge spikes in Google searches since…

A training provider backed by the GLA and the European Social Fund has launched a new home learning platform to provide free, nationally accredited online training…

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, and Transport for London (TfL) have today announced plans to transform parts of central London into one of the largest…

Racist hate crime against people of “Oriental” appearance in London has soared this year, according to police data, as evidence mounts that US president Donald Trump’s…