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The Home Office will challenge a High Court ruling that ordered the closure of the Bell Hotel in Essex, as ministers insist asylum hotel closures must be managed in an “orderly way”.

The UK government has stepped in to run Sanjeev Gupta’s Rotherham steelworks after a High Court ruling, rescuing 1,500 jobs but leaving over half of Britain’s steel industry in state hands.

OnlyFans has paid out a record £520m dividend to its Ukrainian-born owner Leonid Radvinsky, taking his total haul past £1.8bn, as the platform eyes a potential $8bn sale.

UK construction giant JCB says new US tariffs on finished goods will cost it hundreds of millions, forcing a rethink of North American trade and sparking calls for government intervention.

More than 10,000 RMT members will stage rolling walkouts from September 5, threatening major disruption across the capital’s Underground network after rejecting a 3.4% pay rise.

Around 1,450 jobs hang in the balance as Liberty Speciality Steel, a key supplier to aerospace, defence and energy industries, is placed under the control of government-appointed special managers following a high court winding-up petition.

A 10-day walkout by 3,000 Unite members at Airbus’s Broughton plant in North Wales could disrupt assembly lines across Europe, China and the US, jeopardising delivery schedules as the world’s largest planemaker pushes to meet record demand.

ONS data shows 450,000 young women are now out of work, education or training — the highest since 2016. NEETs reach 950,000 as FSB calls for urgent support.

M&S is building a £340m automated warehouse in Northamptonshire to support its plan to double its food business, creating 3,000 jobs and boosting supply chain efficiency.

Government borrowing fell to £1.1bn in July, below OBR forecasts, as higher tax receipts and lower debt costs gave Rachel Reeves some relief ahead of the autumn budget.

British exporters including JCB face hundreds of millions in extra costs after President Trump extended Section 232 tariffs to 25%. Industry groups urge UK government action.

Hospitality businesses across Britain are being forced to shut their doors at least one day a week as soaring wage costs and higher taxes pile pressure on the sector.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is weighing plans to scrap capital gains tax exemptions on high-value homes, in a move dubbed a “mansion tax”, to raise billions and plug a £40bn fiscal gap. Property experts warn it could stall sales and hit pensioners downsizing.

Rising insolvencies highlight pressure on sector as VAT and loss of charitable status take effect