The RAC says the current petrol price is too high and cannot be justified and the motoring organisation is urging retailers to pass on recent falls in the wholesale cost of petrol.
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The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
Pimlico Plumbers loses landmark Supreme Court over self employed plumber which could blow apart gig economy
Pimlico Plumbers today lost a landmark Supreme Court case against a self-employed gas engineer who should have been treated as an employee after his heart attack.
CBI chief: ‘UK Car firms face Brexit extinction’
Sections of the UK car industry face extinction unless the UK stays in the EU customs union, the president of the CBI has said.
UK attracts £2.3bn in tech investments creating 1,600 new jobs
Technology firms are to invest more than £2bn in the UK, creating 1,600 new jobs, Theresa May has announced.
Home secretary Sajid Javid announces new start-up visa route for UK startups
Home secretary Sajid Javid has announced a new visa route specifically designed for people who want to start a business in the UK.
Financial regulator publishes new principles for companies after high-profile BHS collapse
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has today published a set of principles intended to improve governance at private companies in the wake of scandals such as the BHS collapse.
1.2m Dixons Carphone customers have been hacked stealing details of 5.9million credit cards
Dixons Carphone has confirmed there has been unauthorised access of data held by the company including details of 5.9 million payment cards and 1.2 million personal data records.
Barristers narrowly vote to end industrial action over cuts to fees
Thousands of barristers have voted to end industrial action over fees, which has disrupted court cases in England and Wales.
Salesforce commits to $2.5bn UK investment ahead of No 10 meeting
US tech company Salesforce has announced that it is investing $2.5bn (£1.87bn) in the UK over the next five years.
£10M record fine for PwC over BHS audit failings
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has sanctioned PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and audit partner Steve Denison in relation to the 2014 audit of BHS.
Louboutin wins trademark legal battle over red soles
Europe’s highest court has backed Christian Louboutin in its battle to protect its distinctive red soles.
Yahoo fined £250,000 over 2014 cyber-attack
Yahoo’s UK arm has been fined £250,000 ($335,000) by the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) over a data breach affecting more than 500 million users which took place in 2014.
Poundworld enters administration after rescue talks fail
Discount retailer Poundworld has appointed administrators, putting 5,100 jobs at risk after talks with a potential buyer, R Capital, collapsed leaving the company with no option other than administration
Land Rover move manufacture of Discovery to Slovakia from UK
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has said it will move production of its Land Rover Discovery SUV from the West Midlands to Slovakia from next year.
UK must take back control of its domestic economy to leave global slow lane
UK risks staying in the ‘slow lane’ as other developed economies motor ahead, according to the CBI’s latest economic forecast.
















