Category: News Wire

George Osborne claims apprenticeship levy and new council tax raising powers are not ‘normal’ taxes, as MPs accuse Osborne of adopting ‘stealth tax approach’

It’s a very powerful force in determining the future shape of communications in the UK, but how many people know anything about Ofcom?

Sales on Cyber Monday were expected to have risen by 31 per cent on last year, but to have still fallen short of the record £1.1 billion spent on Black Friday.

Deal will slash digger maker’s wage bill after collapse in global sales forced it to consider compulsory redundancies

Bank of England warns lenders they may have to set aside an extra £10bn as a capital buffer

Plane manufacturer Airbus has been granted a patent for passenger-filled ‘shipping containers’ that slot into a plane.

Business groups have attacked the government for “changing the goalposts” after a new rule that companies winning disputes with HM Revenue & Customs will be taxed heavily.

Internet shopping ‘steals show’ over discounting weekend imported from US, with online sales on Monday forecast to be up by almost third to £943m

Japanese car giant chooses North East plant to build luxury Infiniti model in £250m vote of confidence

China’s main share index closed down by more than 5 per cent after several major brokerage firms announced they were under investigation. The Shanghai Composite index ended the day 5.5 per cent lower at 3,436.3 points – marking its biggest drop since August. Late on Thursday, it was announced that China’s securities regulator was investigating the […]

KPMG, the accountancy firm that is an adviser to the Treasury and many of Britain’s biggest companies, was plunged into turmoil last night when four of its top staff were arrested on tax evasion charges.

Osborne’s plan to increase taxes on property investors may jeopardise funding for newbuild developments, say analysts

The three-day price drop, the first time since 2009 a litre of unleaded petrol has been less than £1, is absolutely definitely nothing at all to do with Black Friday

The man who led UK Mail’s challenge to Royal Mail in handling post from some of the country’s largest companies has been dismissed over the foul-up of a new £52 million delivery hub.