Bussiness

Sharp rise in cost of British lamb in UK due…

Posted by May 16, 2024

The price of British lamb has hit an all-time high as cold weather and disease in the UK and difficulties with imports have combined with a surge in demand.Whol

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UK railway news round-up

Posted by May 16, 2024

Show Fullscreen A new station to open on the edge of Okehampton in 2025 is to be called Okehampton Interchange. It will be a 2 min drive from the A30, with a

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UK government was ‘scared’, says man behind failed UAE-backed Telegraph…

Posted by May 15, 2024

The former CNN executive who fronted a failed bid for the Telegraph newspaper by a UAE-backed consortium has suggested the government was not willing to listen

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UK trade summit in Saudi Arabia accused of promoting firms…

Posted by May 15, 2024

A UK government trade summit in Saudi Arabia has been criticised for helping to promote businesses linked to a string of senior Conservatives, including peers a

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Jeff Zucker: ‘It’s going to be easier to invest in…

Posted by May 15, 2024

Redbird IMI CEO Jeff Zucker on the Battered Business of News panel at the Sir Harry Summit on 15 May 2024.

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UK firms accused of profiteering as study finds margins rose…

Posted by May 15, 2024

Thousands of UK companies have exploited their corporate power to increase profit margins since the pandemic, redistributing wealth from employees to employers

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Royal Mail owner backs £3.5bn takeover offer by Czech billionaire

Posted by May 15, 2024

The owner of Royal Mail has backed a £3.5bn offer for the postal company from a Czech billionaire after he sweetened the value of his planned takeover, creatin

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I can work with pro-business Labour, says JP Morgan chief

Posted by May 15, 2024

The boss of the world’s biggest bank has described Sir Keir Starmer as “pro-business” and praised the Labour leader’s c

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Centrica: More than half of UK businesses plan to increase…

Posted by May 15, 2024

More than half of UK businesses plan to increase their on-site energy generation capacity over the next two years in a bid to minimise their exposure to market

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Brexit border IT outages delay import of perishable items to…

Posted by May 15, 2024

Lorries carrying perishable food and plants from the EU are being held for up to 20 hours at the UK’s busiest Brexit border post as failures with the governme

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UK investors: More ambitious green policies could attract £100bn of…

Posted by May 14, 2024

More favourable domestic green policies and regulations that clarify the role of financial firms in helping to decarbonise and combat nature-loss could help sh

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