Sunak vows to ‘unleash businesses’ as he denounces economy ‘naysayers’
R ishi Sunak has vowed to make Britain “the best place in the world to do business” as he criticised “naysayers” on the economy. The Prime Minister, who is due …
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China’s Exports Fall for Fourth Straight Month
The Background Economists had expected the August trade numbers to be slightly worse. A Reuters survey forecast that exports had fallen 9.2 percent in August from a year earlier, and …
Almost half of young adults contacted by impersonation scammer – survey
N early half (49%) of 18 to 24-year-olds say they have been contacted by an impersonation scammer, according to an anti-fraud campaign. And among those in this age group who …
UK vet sector under review amid worries over costs and competition
B ritain’s £2 billion veterinary industry is being scrutinised by the competition watchdog amid concerns that pet owners are not getting value for money and that the cost of care …
Production of electric vans begins in Ellesmere Port
E lectric vehicle (EV) production has started at Stellantis’s factory in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire. The company said it is the UK’s only dedicated EV manufacturing plant. Electric vans such as …
‘Harder now than any point in last 50 years for poor to move up wealth ladder’
P eople born into poorer families could be finding it more difficult than at any point in the last 50 years to move up the wealth ladder, researchers have suggested. …
TUC leader accuses Tories of rewarding wealth not work
T he leader of the TUC has accused the Conservatives of delivering a “broken” economic model during their time in office, rewarding wealth not work. General secretary Paul Nowak called …
Starbucks cheers ‘good progress’ in plan for 100 new UK shops
C offee giant Starbucks has hailed “good progress” in its expansion plans to open 100 new stores in the UK over the current year. The chain said it has also …
Broadband outages hit more than 20 million people in the last year, study finds
M ore than 20 million people across the UK have faced broadband outages lasting three hours or more over the last year, according to a new report from Uswitch. The …
Google faces £7bn legal claim over anti-competitive search engine practices
G oogle is the subject of a new multibillion-pound legal claim in the UK which accuses the tech giant of shutting out competition in mobile search and driving up prices …