Recession fears rise as services contract, purchasing managers’ index shows
The biggest sector of the economy remained in a downturn last month as new orders continued to fall owing to…
UK retailers boosted by November sales of winter coats and hot water bottles
Britain’s retailers benefited from a November sales boost fuelled by Black Friday discounts and colder weather as consumers bought winter…
Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group serve stadium eviction notice to Coventry City football Club
Coventry City have been issued with an eviction notice by the new owners of the Coventry Building Society Arena. Former…
Growing self-storage company invests £50 million into expansion programme
One of the pioneers of self-storage in the UK, Space Station, has taken over the day-to-day running of Fort Locks…
More minorities and women get seats on boards
Two thirds of FTSE 350 companies have at least one board member from an ethnically diverse background, new data has…
Sunak’s government ‘going backwards’ on green economy, says CBI
Rishi Sunak’s government is “going backwards” on building a greener economy and lacks a growth plan to soften the blow…
RMT rejects new offer from rail employers in pay and jobs dispute
The RMT has rejected an offer from rail employers aimed at heading off more strikes. The Rail Delivery Group (RDG)…
New HMRC data raises UK hopes of end to Northern Ireland Brexit trade checks
UK hopes that controversial Brexit checks on goods crossing the Irish sea can be eliminated have risen after early analysis…
UK staff to have legal right to ask for flexible working from day one in job
Employees are to get the right to request flexible working from the moment they start a job under new government…
Women in their fifties face £7,000 pay gap
Older women workers face the highest gender pay gap in the country with those aged more than 50 paid on…