The price of fresh food has continued to climb despite a broader softening in inflation at UK shops, according to new data. Fresh food inflation increased to 4.3 per cent …
Business rates burden to disproportionately hit London offices
The upcoming change in how business rates are calculated will affect far more office-based firms in London than elsewhere and may cause a rise in closures, according to a new …
Massa £64m damages case against F1 and Ecclestone set for court this week
Legal action over the controversy of the F1 2008 crash, dubbed ‘crashgate’, is set for the English High Court this week, where a judge will hear allegations from Felipe Massa …
Mining boss: Journey from Aim to main market ‘too difficult’
The mining boss behind the London main market’s newest member has said his firm would not have transferred from Aim had he known how complicated the process would be, despite …
The man on a mission to save the internet
Search engines and publishers used to operate on a simple deal: publishers would let the likes of Google trawl their site, and in return Google would give them traffic. With …
What’s the point of living in Zone 2 anymore?
A grand a month for Tube delays and no nightlife to speak of, what’s even the point of living in Zone 2 nowadays, asks Matt Kenyon in today’s Notebook Zone …
90 years of Penguin Books: The origin myth that may not be true
The penguin, the myth, the legend. As the publisher celebrates 90 years of books, Anna Moloney takes a look at the company that revolutionised reading (sort of) In 1934, on …
City watchdog accused of ‘massive overreach’ in motor finance clampdown
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has been accused of a “massive overreach” following letters sent to law firms and claims management companies (CMCs) requesting batches of information under the new …
Reeves’ National Wealth Fund faces ‘very challenging’ growth goal
Rachel Reeves faces an uphill battle as she looks to use her National Wealth Fund to ramp up the government’s economic growth mission, top MPs have warned. The Chancellor has …
Looking for growth is a lot better than hoping for it
Rachel Reeves and Keir Starmer like to say that economic growth is the defining mission of this government, but as the latest data shows it’s starting to resemble Mission Impossible. …