British cosmetics firm Lush is closing several of its UK social media accounts this week.
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The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
Standards Committee dismisses Sir Philip Green complaint over Lord Hain
The House of Lords standards body has dismissed a complaint that Lord Hain failed to declare an interest when he named Sir Philip Green as the subject of inappropriate conduct allegations.
Waterstones staff hand in petition 2500 strong calling for living wage
Staff at Waterstones have delivered a petition to the book chain’s managing director calling for higher wages for its lowest paid workers.
Debenhams on brink of administration
Debenhams is on the brink of administration after it rejected a new offer from Sports Direct, made in the early hours of Tuesday, to pump £200m into the department store.
Websites to be fined over ‘online harms’ under new proposals
Internet sites could be fined or blocked if they fail to tackle “online harms” such as terrorist propaganda and child abuse, under government plans.
Lily’s Kitchen granted Royal Warrant from HRH The Prince of Wales
Lily’s Kitchen, a leading producer of natural and organic pet food has been given the great honour of being granted the Royal Warrant from HRH The Prince of Wales.
Morrisons to sell paper shopping bags in stores following customer demand
Supermarket chain Morrisons is to start selling paper shopping bags in all its stores from May following customer concerns about plastic use.
Liam Gallagher’s Pretty Green fashion brand bought by JD Sports
Pretty Green, the fashion brand founded by Liam Gallagher, has been rescued from administration by JD Sports.
Asos threatens to ban serial returners and investigate unusual buying behaviour
Online fashion giant Asos has changed its returns policy lengthening the time allowed for returns of unwanted items, but is threatening to investigate and “take action” if it notices anything unusual.
Hancock says no-deal Brexit ‘highly unlikely’ as May attempts agreement with Labour
Health secretary Matt Hancock today said a no-deal Brexit is “very unlikely” as the Prime Minister attempts to seal a Brexit deal with Labour.
BOE Chief Carney warns that risk of no deal is ‘alarmingly high’
The risk of Britain stumbling into a “disorderly” no-deal Brexit is now “alarmingly high”, Bank of England governor Mark Carney has warned.
Flybe cancels flights amid redundancy talks
Regional airline Flybe has cancelled dozens of Wednesday morning flights as it enters discussions over potential job losses.
HMRC makes final appeal to contractors over loan charge offer
The UK’s tax authority has made a final appeal to contractors facing the controversial loan charge to settle ahead of an imminent deadline.
Thousands of firms rush to meet gender pay deadline
Thousands of UK companies have yet to publish their gender pay figures before Thursday’s midnight deadline.
Businesses & charities urged to take action to prevent cyber attacks
New statistics from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) have shown a reduction in the percentage of businesses suffering a cyber breach or attack in the last year.
