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The Growth Guarantee Scheme: Boosting UK Business Investment | LBV…
The British Business Bank’s Growth Guarantee Scheme is now open for applications, offering vital financial support to lenders that support UK businesses looki
Harrogate BID team represents UK’s BIDs at Rotterdam conference
Harrogate BID's chief executive, Matthew Chapman, and operations and projects executive, Bethany Allen, attended the City Connect conference in Rotterdam, N
‘It’s very brazen’: retail workers and shoplifters on the UK’s…
It was about 8pm in Tesco Express and Katherine*, a shift manager in north-west England, was alone with her younger colleague when she noticed a man acting susp
Scotland shines with advance more than twice UK average
The small business finance markets 2024/25 report from the British Business Bank shows that, during the first three quarters of 2024, the investment value o
Soaring UK crime costing up to £250bn a year, says…
Soaring levels of crime are costing Britain’s economy as much as £250bn a year, according to a report that blames austerity for a breakdown in policing and c
Americans apply for UK citizenship in record numbers
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for freeYour guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the worldThe number of Americans applying for U
UK rail passengers may lose patience as problems take years…
Passengers may lose patience with the government before it can make the changes needed to fix the railway, the rail minister, Lord Hendy, admitted, as he promis
State pension: Deadline for National Insurance top-ups softened
A spokesman for the DWP said an online tool would mean that people would be able to make top-up payments after the 5 April deadline, provided they complete the
UK defence spending is about to boom – can British…
Crowds of people cheered the HMS Prince of Wales aircraft carrier as it sailed out of Portsmouth harbour last week, on its way to join the cream of the Royal Na
Sick pay: Low paid workers to get 80% of salary…
"Employers often struggle to find shift cover at short notice, leading to disruption for customers," said Jane Gratton, deputy director of public policy at the
European defence stocks soar as arms makers expect orders boom
Share prices in European weapons companies have soared as investors anticipated significantly higher spending after the UK and France led an effort to form a pe
New measures to boost small businesses benefitting from UK’s defence investment
New SME spending targets for defence will boost access to UK defence investment. A new support hub will provide guidance to small businesses on accessing
