Auction house Bonhams yesterday broke the record for the most valuable British car sold at a European auction when an Aston Martin was sold for more than £10m.
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The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
The UKs 10 most entrepreneurial students unveiled
The UK’s most entrepreneurial students are unveiled today, each of whom are in with a chance to receive up to £25,000 worth of seed funding.
Properties taking longer to sell as UK property Market becomes sluggish, says RICS
Properties in the UK are taking longer to sell than a year ago owing to the “uninspiring” housing market, according to surveyors.
British Safety Council to campaign vigorously for safe and healthy workplaces, as fatalities rise
There were 144 work-related fatalities in Britain during 2017-18, an increase from 135 fatalities in the previous year, reported the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) last week.
Please only be suicidal during office hours, say HMRC, to workers facing bankruptcy
HMRC have been slammed for offering to give advice to suicidal workers, facing bankruptcy as a result of 2019 Loan Charge, during office hours, 8:30am to 4pm Monday to Friday.
Stress is crippling UKs small businesses says new report
Working in a small business is twice as stressful compared to larger enterprises, according to new research.
Jaguar Land Rover deny workers World Cup time off whilst Rolls Royce allow staff to be patriotic
Requests by Jaguar Land Rover workers in Merseyside to be given time off to watch England in the World Cup semi-final have been turned down.
President Trump raises stakes as US-China trade war begins
Donald Trump has threatened to impose tariffs worth hundreds of billions of dollars on Chinese imports to the US as a trade war between the world’s two largest economies began on Friday.
Facebook faces £500,000 fine from UK data watchdog over election scandal
The UK’s data protection watchdog intends to fine Facebook £500,000 for data breaches – the maximum allowed.
Two-day wait for ‘instant’ bank payments after system failure
Some payments that should have been processed within two hours have taken nearly two days owing to a backlog following a system failure.
M&S boss warns of more store closure plans
Marks and Spencer has warned it could be forced to close more stores as it battles to improve its fortunes.
Worldwide broadband speed league unveiled & UK slips four places to 35th
Analysis of over 163m broadband speed tests worldwide has revealed that the UK sits in 35th place, with an average speed of 18.57Mbps.
Tesco’s UK CEO Charles Wilson steps down after cancer diagnosis
Tesco’s UK chief executive, Charles Wilson, is stepping down from the company board after being diagnosed with throat cancer.
Mayor of London should be champion for devolution across England’s regions
Sadiq Khan should become the leading champion for more devolution to England’s cities and regions according to a new initiative looking at London’s future.
Basic numeracy, literacy & IT top employers wish lists
Basic numeracy and literacy and IT skills are viewed as more important by employers than technical or sales techniques according to new research.
