HMRC can use civil processes to sanction non-compliance, but its use of criminal investigation and prosecution is decreasing, with 344 criminal prosecutions in 2023-24, down from 691 in 2019-20, with…
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Marcus Bokkerink left his post as chairman of the Competition and Markets Authority, after criticism the watchdog was not focused enough on growth.
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Lloyds and Close Brothers shares surge after Reeves steps in on car finance case
by News Roomby News RoomThe lenders are two of the biggest players in the car loans sector and could be saddled with billions in combined compensation costs.
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Rachel Reeves ducks question over whether she backs Heathrow third runway but stresses economic growth key
by News Roomby News Room“I think we may have been, at risk of being, or may even have been now, overtaken by other airports. So it is critical we make sure we maintain Heathrow’s…
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Climate charity Possible said the ‘huge increase in emissions’ from a third runway ‘won’t help our economy’.
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UK needs ‘reckoning with Government spending’, Treasury minister will say
by News Roomby News RoomDarren Jones is asking ministers to justify every line of Government expenditure as he conducts the spending review.
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Rising numbers of people with mental health issues receiving employment advice
by News Roomby News RoomThis Government will transform mental health services, recruiting more than 8,500 mental health professionals, introducing mental health support in every school, and investing in talking therapies for an extra 380,000…
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Global top bosses rank UK as second most attractive country for investment
by News Roomby News RoomPwC’s annual CEO survey cheers ‘vote of confidence in the UK’ as UK surpasses Germany, China and India.
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Other facilities include a 20,000 sq ft food hub called ‘The Market’, a gym with London’s first window-mounted climbing wall offering views across London from 125 metres above ground, a…
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Lord Rose slams WFH as ‘not proper work’ and warns it’s set the UK back 20 years
by News Roomby News RoomThe number of people working from home has doubled since before the pandemic despite employers’ efforts to draw people back to the office