Bussiness
Ireland reaps €700m Brexit bonanza from customs duties
Ireland has landed a €700m (£600m) Brexit bonanza with a steep increase in tax revenues flowing from customs duties now applicable to imports of clothing, fo
‘Washout winter’ spells price rises for UK shoppers with key…
UK harvests of important crops could be down by nearly a fifth this year due to the unprecedented wet weather farmers have faced, increasing the likelihood that
Net Zero Council marks year of success and calls for…
Leaders of banks, energy companies, businesses and investors from across the UK convened in Whitehall today (Monday 29 April) to mark the first anniversary of
Thames Water collapse could trigger Truss-style borrowing crisis, Whitehall officials…
Senior Whitehall officials fear Thames Water’s financial collapse could trigger a rise in government borrowing costs not seen since the chaos of the Liz Truss
Chinese companies fuelling theft of luxury cars with cheap GPS-jammers
On Sunday, the Government reiterated its ambition to crack down on the use of signal jammers and other devices used to steal ca
Accounting watchdog quizzes Big Four on AI exam cheating
The Big Four auditors have been asked to explain what measures they are taking to prevent professionals from using ChatGPT and
Britain must spend £30bn to strip CO2 from atmosphere and…
Around 37 billion tonnes of CO2 is released globally each year, mostly from burning fossil fuels such as coal, gas and oil.Abou
Why support for a British smartphone ban could go viral
More broadly, the Government plans to ask whether parental safety tools that already exist on phones and apps – which can be
Welcome to the disability benefits capital of Britain
It is not just a health crisis but an economic one. Downing Street has become increasingly alarmed by the soaring cost of disab
Business morale suffers as uncertainty over Bradford Live future persists
Bradford Chamber of Commerce has called for swift and positive news regarding the status of the Bradford Live project. The flagship regeneration
Why Apple has a $300bn ‘Made in China’ problem
Eight words were stamped on the back of every iPhone for years: “Designed by Apple in California. Assembled in China.” The
I fear it’s already too late for Britain
Britain has never recovered from the destruction of the financial crisis, with the economy still more than 20pc smaller than it
