The Conservative leadership race was set alight today as frontrunner Kemi Badenoch and rival James Cleverly launched their campaigns, both calling for a “state that does less”. Former business and …
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Workers’ rights fines will harm growth and jobs, small businesses warn
The government risks “reversing economic growth” and disincentivising hiring if it pursues plans to issue “punitive” fines to businesses that breach its workers’ rights plan, industry leaders have warned. Businesses …
Harrods passes £1bn mark as Qatari owners get £180m pay day despite falling profit
Sales jumped to £1bn at the company behind luxury department store Harrods during its latest financial year, but profit was slashed over the same period, it has been revealed. The …
Easyhotel chief hails ‘era of the mega-event’ as driving force behind bookings surge
The boss of budget chain Easyhotel said the company had the rising cost of ‘mega-event’ tickets to thank for its recent surge in revenue, which rose by almost half in …
Private equity groups circle UK pharmacy wholesaler
HIG and Capvest have joined a line of private equity groups looking to buy the largest supplier of goods to British pharmacies, AAH Pharmaceuticals, from German private equity firm Aurelius. …
How much has Scottie Scheffler earned after Tour Championship win?
It’s been an incredible season for Scottie Scheffler. The world No1 golfer on Sunday won the Tour Championship to add to his second Masters title, second Players Championship title, becoming …
Are young people losing faith in the NHS?
When it comes to private healthcare, young people are revealing a welcome preference for choice One of the most revealing moments in Labour’s policy-lite election campaign was when Keir Starmer …
Check these amazing photos of surviving Victorian London pubs
London has many great things going for it, but among the very best are its great pubs. Many of the traditional “gin palace” style Victorian pubs are functioning relics of …
Lloyds Bank and Nationwide hit by online issues as Microsoft reports outage
Lloyds Bank and Nationwide have apologised to customers for issues affecting their online services amid a report from Microsoft about a fresh outage affecting its public cloud computing platform. Hundreds …
The best and worst performing funds in August 2024
Funds focusing on North American smaller companies were the worst performing in the UK last month, as a weakening dollar and fears over a US recession shook the market. North …