Business

Every year, the AXA Startup Angel competition, run in partnership with The Standard, seeks out the UK’s most exciting new businesses. This year’s winners are practical and ambitious, but also…

The 32 UK store closures mean 450 employees of the high street chain have been redundant.

“It’s a shocking imbalance of power and influence. In this unequal situation, how can we have confidence in the impartiality or competence of the planning system? When it comes to…

Kris Hamer, director of insight at the British Retail Consortium (BRC), said: “July was a good month for retail sales, as the warm, sunny weather and packed sporting schedule in…

Average advertised rents are rising fastest in the North West, Rightmove said.

The seasonal roles will include 3,000 across 35 John Lewis stores and 8,500 within Waitrose shops.

The FTSE 100 index closed up 38.88 points, or 0.4%, at 9,216.87.

According to the BMA, this year’s 4% pay uplift still represents a 26% real-terms pay cut for consultants compared to 2008/09.

Amazon has faced significant criticism over its UK tax affairs in recent years, with the company not paying corporation tax in 2021 and 2022.