Category Business

UK private schools grappling with declining pupil numbers in the wake of VAT being applied to fees could turn to Chinese investors for financial support, according to audit and advisory…

Strava Group has strengthened its Domino’s Pizza franchise footprint in Scotland after securing a seven-figure funding package from NatWest to acquire 14 additional stores. The deal takes the group’s portfolio…

The UK economy flatlined in July, with GDP growth stuck at 0 per cent as a sharp contraction in manufacturing weighed on activity at the start of the third quarter.…

Octopus Energy’s partnership with Chinese wind turbine manufacturer Ming Yang Smart Energy has triggered warnings over national security risks, with critics questioning the involvement of Chinese firms in Britain’s critical…

The chief executive of Barclays has warned the government against pushing up public sector pay or raising further taxes on banks as chancellor Rachel Reeves searches for ways to plug…

Britain’s biggest retailers have warned that hundreds of large shops could close and as many as 100,000 jobs be lost if the government presses ahead with plans to raise business…

Global Counsel, the political advisory firm co-founded by Peter Mandelson, is cutting ties with the former Labour minister after his dismissal as Britain’s US ambassador following revelations about his links…

London’s transport strikes have driven a surge in demand for flexible offices, with workers increasingly choosing to base themselves closer to home rather than commute into the city centre or…

B2B marketing innovator Jam 7 has closed its seed funding round, securing backing from investors led by Stephen Altman, founder of New World Private Equity Partners. The funding will accelerate…

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has signalled a fresh push to support small businesses by reforming business rates, pledging to remove the “cliff edges” that discourage firms from expanding. At present, companies…