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The North-South divide is set to get even wider, as London’s small businesses are expected to grow at double the rate of firms in the north over the next decade, a report suggests.

The prospect of a price war on the forecourts of British filling stations has increased after Morrisons cut diesel prices for the second time in a fortnight.

In a move that will take place over the course of two years, Barclays is set to axe 30,000 jobs as the struggling bank considers accelerating a group-wide cost-cutting programme after firing Antony Jenkins, its chief executive, this month.

Lending to small firms could turn into a bubble, with private investors taking risks similar to those seen in the credit boom before the crash, a leading financier has warned.

Small businesses up and down the country have been urged to get involved in the UK’s third annual Small Business Saturday on December 5th at the campaign’s launch in London this week.

Central London is set to benefit from 2,000 new jobs as a result of proposals to extend Sunday trading hours.

Airbus, who support 100,000 jobs in the UK, are to benefit from a new delivery to China Southern Airways thanks to support from UK Export Finance, the Chancellor announced during a recent trip to in North Wales.

It appears that employees struggle to leave work at the office, even when they are supposed to be enjoying themselves on holiday, according to new research.

The Government is set to introduce new reforms to strengthen strike laws, ensuring the right to strike is fairly balanced with the right of people to be able to go about their daily lives and work.

The Government is launching ambitious reviews into burdensome red tape in five key industry sectors, Business Secretary Sajid Javid has announced.

New research has revealed consumers are willing to pay a 17 per cent premium on average for UK produce over imported equivalents, voting domestic produce as better quality.

New research has revealed that 60 per cent of the 844,000 home business owners with dependent children will take time away from their business to invest in their young ones during summer school holidays.

The days of careers advisors and parents advising on the work choices of our teenagers is at an end as these days television shows such as The Apprentice and celebrity chefs have more impact over the type of jobs we choose.

UK designers will no longer have to include a design number on products to be confident they can recover damages for infringement under new proposals announced today.