Category: News

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.

Shein’s UK sales jumped 32% to £2bn in 2024, boosting profits by 57% and cementing its place as the sixth-largest clothing retailer — but looming tax changes could threaten its low-price edge.

FCA sacks 12 staff over misconduct as regulator moves to tighten industry rules

Aviva chief Amanda Blanc says the insurer will stick to its climate transition goals amid political pushback, citing rising extreme weather risks to insurability. Profits rose 22% to £1bn in H1 2025.

The NFU has called for talks with the chancellor after new analysis suggested Labour’s inheritance tax changes may hit family farms harder than wealthy landowners, risking food security.

Former Liverpool and England winger John Barnes faces another bankruptcy petition after HMRC claims over £776,000 in unpaid taxes linked to his liquidated media company.

Sushovan Hussain, former Autonomy finance chief jailed in the US for fraud, has founded Liberatus to help ex-offenders re-enter the workforce and cut reoffending rates.

Outgoing Balfour Beatty CEO Leo Quinn says scrapping the non-dom regime has driven away wealthy investors and hurt infrastructure funding, urging Rachel Reeves to reconsider.

A Commons transport committee says free bus travel for under-22s and rural funding weightings are needed to reverse long-term declines in England’s bus services.

Claire’s UK has entered administration, putting over 2,000 jobs and 300 stores at risk, as the accessories retailer seeks a sale following its US parent’s Chapter 11 filing.

Virgin Trains has signed a deal with Alstom for 12 Avelia Stream trains as it seeks to launch high-speed services from London to Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam by 2030.

Sara Davies has boosted her shareholding in Crafter’s Companion, the crafting firm she founded, as Maven Capital Partners acquires a majority stake following a turnaround.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves appoints Sir Charlie Mayfield, Edward Twiddy and Jenny Scott to the Treasury board, but SME leaders say small business representation is missing.

The UK’s dairy industry has warned that chronic worker shortages – worsened by Brexit and the pandemic – are threatening the country’s food security and driving up the risk of reduced production and higher prices.