Majority of UK businesses not planning to alter ED&I policies in response to Trump’s rollback The majority of UK business leaders say they will not be adjusting their Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (ED&I) strategies in response to moves by the US government to roll back similar programmes, according to new research from the Institute of […]
The UK’s statistics watchdog has ordered the Office for National Statistics (ONS) to urgently overhaul its data collection methods within the next four weeks, amid growing alarm over the reliability of official economic figures used to shape government and Bank of England decisions. The intervention comes after a series of delays and data quality concerns […]
While many have been soaking up the spring sunshine, farmers across southern England are facing growing concern over the impact of an extended dry spell on their crops. With little rain forecast in the coming days, many fields are struggling, as crops sown earlier this spring fail to germinate in increasingly parched soil. For farmers […]
Lloyds Bank is under renewed scrutiny after former clients and whistleblowers accused it of failing small businesses in the years following the 2008 financial crash, despite receiving a £20 billion taxpayer bailout designed to keep credit flowing to SMEs. A joint investigation by the BBC and Panorama has heard allegations that Lloyds deliberately scaled back […]
UK house prices recorded their sharpest monthly fall in a year as the housing market cooled following a rush of buyers trying to beat changes to stamp duty thresholds in England and Northern Ireland. According to Halifax, the average price of a home fell by 0.5% in March to £296,699 – marking the largest monthly […]
One in four UK adults say they have been duped by ticket scams for high-demand events, losing an average of £82 each, according to new research from Nationwide Building Society. The warning comes just ahead of the highly anticipated resale of Glastonbury Festival tickets. With thousands of fans set to scramble for a limited number […]
From today, businesses operating online must stop using hidden fees and fake reviews, under sweeping new consumer protection laws that aim to save UK shoppers billions and boost confidence in digital marketplaces. The reforms – introduced as part of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer Act 2024 – target so-called “sneaky” or “dripped” fees, which […]
The Trump administration is preparing to escalate its trade dispute with the UK by considering the use of a 91-year-old tax rule that would double tax rates on British firms operating in the United States — a move that experts warn could have a more severe impact than tariffs. Known as Section 891 of the […]
The cost of an iPhone could more than triple in the US market following President Donald Trump’s sweeping new trade tariffs, analysts have warned — a move likely to reverberate through global supply chains and consumer tech markets. Apple, which assembles the vast majority of its devices in China, now faces a staggering 54% tariff […]
The Hollywood owners of Wrexham AFC, Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, are on the hunt for new investors as they continue their ambitious push to take the North Wales football club into the Premier League. Despite on-pitch success and soaring international interest — fuelled in part by the hit docuseries Welcome to Wrexham — the […]