Category: News

Consumer rights group seeks refunds for 45 million Britons in landmark lawsuit

Savills warns the UK needs 3m sq m of new warehouses by 2032 to meet rising defence demand. Defence spending, e-commerce and reshoring are driving rents higher.

The Treasury is considering replacing stamp duty with an annual levy on homes over £500k. Experts warn London and South East owners could be hardest hit.

UK gilt yields climbed to 5.61% on 30-year bonds, their highest since 1998, as inflation worries and fiscal pressures mount ahead of Rachel Reeves’s autumn budget.

Soho House, the exclusive members’ club chain that has become synonymous with celebrity culture and creative-class networking, is to return to private ownership in a $2.7bn (£2bn) deal, just four years after its high-profile listing on the New York Stock Exchange.

New NHS data suggests weight-loss jabs like Mounjaro could reduce sick days by a third and save taxpayers £5bn a year. But long waiting lists and high costs remain barriers.

Tesla has cut UK leasing costs by nearly half as sales tumble 60% and Chinese rivals like BYD gain ground. With ad hoc discounts and 0% finance, Elon Musk’s EV giant is betting on affordability to stay competitive.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has corrected the parliamentary record after misstating unemployment and pension reform figures, raising questions over her grasp of economic detail ahead of the autumn Budget.

BrewDog’s UK distribution has fallen by over a third, with Punk IPA dropped from nearly 2,000 pubs. The embattled brewer faces mounting losses, bar closures and reliance on JD Wetherspoon.

Residents in Longstock, Hampshire, are receiving bottled water from John Lewis’s Leckford Estate after nitrate pollution was found in local supplies. Pregnant women and young children have been told not to drink the tap water.

Racing chiefs will cancel all UK fixtures on 10 September in protest at plans to raise betting duty from 15% to 21%, warning the move could cost £330m and thousands of jobs.

Marcus Rashford’s exclusive interview on The Rest Is Football hit 1.4m streams in under 48 hours, with social clips topping 48m views, making it Goalhanger’s biggest release yet.

British employees report lower job satisfaction and higher anxiety than workers in India, the Philippines and the US, raising fears workplace unhappiness is fuelling the UK’s productivity crisis.

The UK’s bioethanol sector faces collapse after ministers refused a rescue package for major producers Vivergo Fuels and Ensus, warning closures could hit clean energy jobs, farmers and CO₂ supply.