Bussiness

Leaked recording shows McDonald’s manager briefing Uber Eats drivers

Posted by October 27, 2024

A McDonald’s manager at a branch in Northern Ireland warned Uber Eats drivers they had a “responsibility” to learn English in their own time and claimed t

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One of UK’s five new freeports ‘must be in Scotland’,…

Posted by October 27, 2024

One of the UK’s five proposed new freeports “must be in Scotland”, say business leaders ahead of the Chancellor’s Budget announcement.Rachel Reeves is e

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The hidden risks lurking in Rachel Reeves’s Budget

Posted by October 27, 2024

After the Budget, doubtless, there will be much talk about Rachel Reeves’s decision to tweak her fiscal rules, which supposed

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‘It’s become impossible to build things in Britain’

Posted by October 27, 2024

The small modular reactors (SMRs) proposed by Holtec and its rivals have been hailed as a potential breakthrough for nuclear po

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The gadget worn by Prince Harry that could revive Britain’s…

Posted by October 26, 2024

Oura says its ring can allow users to check in-depth data on a smartphone app that includes heart rate, sleep detection and int

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Action demanded over surge in illegal meat imports into UK

Posted by October 25, 2024

Dover Port Health AuthorityHealth officials at Dover seize illegal meat productsThe government is under pressure to stop illegal meat being smuggled into the UK

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Chancellor set to hike employers’ National Insurance at Budget

Posted by October 25, 2024

National Insurance contributions are the UK's second-largest revenue stream behind income tax. It is paid by workers and the self-employed on earnings and profi

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Ultra-wealthy Britons face ‘double whammy’ tax raid

Posted by October 25, 2024

Ultra-wealthy Britons face an effective tax raid of 100pc as Rachel Reeves presses ahead with plans to scrap the “non-dom”

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Victims of Brazil’s worst environmental disaster to pursue claim in…

Posted by October 25, 2024

Lawyers acting for victims of Brazil’s worst environmental disaster have said they will pursue their claim in the UK despite the announcement of a $31bn (£23

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Rachel Reeves basks in IMF backing for UK budget rules…

Posted by October 25, 2024

Speaking on Tuesday in Washington, the chief economist of the International Monetary Fund suggested he was relaxed about higher debt levels to fund public inves

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Brexit has put £370m a year on price of power…

Posted by October 25, 2024

Brexit has added up to £370m a year to the price of power supplies from Europe, according to industry representatives who calculate that the total energy costs

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Consumers win UK car finance case that could lead to…

Posted by October 25, 2024

Consumers have won a landmark car finance mis-selling case that could pave the way for companies to be forced to pay billions of pounds in compensation to borro

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