Bussiness
Spain’s floods force some UK sellers to buy oranges from…
Some British retailers and wholesalers have been forced to switch to sourcing oranges from South Africa and South America early after last month’s catastrophi
UK ministers accused of £2.7bn ‘backdoor hike’ in business rates
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.British companies face a stealth ta
Electric shock: carmakers battle strict UK electric car rules as…
When Ford announced this week that it was cutting 800 jobs in the UK, the US carmaker also had stern words for the government. It has joined in a chorus of crit
Budget blamed for first contraction in private sector for a…
Labour’s first budget in 14 years has been given the “thumbs down” by private sector businesses as it was blamed for the end to a 12-month run of expansio
Katy Perry wins trademark appeal against designer Katie Perry
Taylor had likened her legal battle with Perry to "David and Goliath". She told the Sydney Morning Herald after Friday's ruling that she was "devastated" with t
Recession risk as Britain reels from Reeves’s Budget
The FTSE 100 recorded its biggest weekly gain in more than six months on Friday as a slide in sterling supported dollar earners
Tech unicorn to ‘invest heavily’ in UK after $800m investment
InvestmentA unicorn company which optimises data centre operations through technology is targeting UK growth after securing $800 million in funding. LogicMonito
Retail sales fell in October as Budget fears hit spending
Sales volumes were up 0.8% in the August to October period when compared with the previous three months."When we look at the wider trend, retail sales are incre
UK business activity shrinks for first time in a year…
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.UK business activity shrank for the
Putin says stock of new missiles ‘ready to be used’…
What we know about the Oreshnik missilepublished at 17:18 Greenwich Mean Time 22 November17:18 GMT 22 NovemberRobert GreenallBBC NewsImage source, Getty ImagesI
Deloitte accelerates UK layoffs with fresh redundancy-round
The UK wing of Deloitte’s global network is said to be set to lay off around 180 employees. Reports in the Bri
Leaseholders tell BBC of fight with major freeholder Assethold
In the spring I received an email from Sue Robertson, following an investigation I carried out into the overcharging of leaseholders. The email was among about
