Executive directors at Travis Perkins will not receive their bonuses after the company’s profits were slashed during its latest financial year. The Northampton-headquartered business reported pre-tax profits of £70m for…
UK bosses need to stop “moaning and groaning and whinging” and start talking up Britain as a place to do business, the former boss of Legal & General has warned.…
The slowdown in productivity growth since the financial crisis has been “catastrophically bad” for the UK economy, according to a leading economist at the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR). Since…
Shares in chemicals group Synthomer soared 31 per cent on Tuesday, their biggest one-day jump ever. The firm said trading so far this year had been “cautiously encouraging” despite reporting a…
Michelle Donelan has apologised for “any distraction” her posting of a defamatory letter on X which saw £15,000 of taxpayer money paid out to settle a libel case has caused.…
The Law Society has called for “urgent investment” from the government as to avoid miscarriages of justice due to declining number of duty solicitors. The president of the society, Nick…
Top dogs in the UK veterinary sector were under pressure today after the competition’s authority said it would investigate why pet owners are not getting value for money. Shares in…
Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho blasted Labour’s ambition to de-carbonise the UK electricity grid as “pure politics” in a speech about gas power plants to the energy sector today. Speaking at…
Details of how Liverpool’s Investment Zone will seek to create 8,000 jobs and ‘save lives across the world’ have been unveiled. The zone was launched by the UK Government in…
In Albania’s capital of Tiranë, I caught sight of a particularly stunning orange tree next to a disused well. Both were behind the private gates of a worn old residence.…