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Business rates for small shops could increase by 300 per cent under new proposal

The body representing independent traders – the lifeblood of town and village centres nationwide – fears Chancellor Rachel Reeves will adopt a proposal put...

P&O Ferries owner’s £1bn investment in UK will go ahead despite transport secretary calling for boycott of shipping firm

A £1bn investment in Britain by port operator DP World will go ahead as planned, after a frantic effort by ministers and diplomats to...

P&O owner to attend summit despite row over Louise Haigh’s comments

P&O Ferries owner, DP World, will now attend the UK's investment summit on Monday, despite a row over a minister's criticism of the firm.It...

The ruling classes are in denial over the true state of our economy

It’s not that any one month’s data should necessarily fill us with...

Boeing to cut 17,000 jobs amid worker strike and financial losses

Boeing will cut 17,000 jobs - 10% of its workforce - as...

How a £1bn P&O Ferries row dealt the latest blow to Starmer’s investment summit

Ministers will be hoping that the glamour of the event will wash...

Torfaen is the best area to start a new business in the UK, new study shows

The area of Gwent came top after experts at IT service software InvGate analysed data from the Office for National Statistics to find...

‘Ambitious R&D Growth Target Needed in Budget to Drive UK Innovation’

The Chancellor should set a target of 5% annual real-term growth in private research and development (R&D) investment over the next three years in...

Labour considers up to £3bn tax raid on gambling firms

Ministers are considering a tax raid of up to £3bn on the gambling sector as Rachel Reeves casts around for funds to shore up...

Labour’s investment summit is dead on arrival

Next, it has been overshadowed by the looming Budget. The Government has...

P&O Ferries owner pulls £1bn UK investment after Rayner attack

However, Kevin Hollinrake, the shadow business secretary, said DP World’s reversal was...

Independent gyms jump into gaps in UK high street amid shift to local living

Independent fitness centres offering activities from pilates to boxing are jumping in to fill the gaps on UK high streets amid a surge of...

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