Category: News

Scottish salmon now contributes £1bn a year to Scotland’s economy, supporting 11,000 jobs and driving 25% growth, according to a new BiGGAR Economics report.

UK exports to the US dropped 11.4% in September to their lowest level since 2022, as Trump-era tariffs and sector disruptions weigh on British trade.

UK GDP growth slowed to 0.1% after a major fall in car production linked to the JLR cyber-attack, adding pressure on Rachel Reeves ahead of the upcoming Budget.

Tropic Skincare’s Susie Ma and Refy’s Jenna Meek will join Dragons’ Den as guest dragons in 2026, alongside Tinie Tempah and Gary Neville.

SSE launches £33bn investment to modernise UK electricity networks, backed by £2bn share placing and £2bn asset sales to fund major infrastructure upgrades.

Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden reopens review into compensation for Waspi women after new 2007 evidence emerges during legal proceedings.

UK grocery inflation eased to 4.7% in October as supermarkets launched heavy discounts ahead of Rachel Reeves’s budget and the festive trading season.

The 2025 Lloyds British Business Excellence Awards celebrated the UK’s most dynamic companies and leaders, with ADHD 360, Travel Counsellors, and Tropic Skincare among the major winners — following last year’s Inspiration Award win by Trinny Woodall.

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is shutting down some of his final remaining business ventures, including Pitch@Palace Global Ltd, once seen as a potential source of private income after the King withdrew financial support.

Growth in employee ownership slows sharply after new tax rules curb offshore sales and add stricter clawback terms for capital gains tax relief.

The UK government has unveiled a new £75 million strategy to accelerate the phase-out of animal testing in scientific research, setting out a clear roadmap to replace existing experiments with cutting-edge alternatives such as organ-on-a-chip systems, artificial intelligence modelling, and 3D bioprinted human tissues.

A new report warns that one in eight UK small business leaders are planning to move abroad due to high taxes and rising costs, piling pressure on Rachel Reeves ahead of her Autumn Budget.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is preparing to introduce a US-style whistleblower reward scheme that could pay informants up to 30% of taxes recovered from fraud cases.

Conservative donor Lord Anthony Bamford has given £200,000 to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK, matching his contribution to the Tories as the populist party courts business backing.

UK business leaders warn that Rachel Reeves’s planned Budget tax increases could push small firms to raise prices, delay hiring, or cut jobs, threatening inflation and growth.