Hard pressed publicans were thrown a lifeline today as Chancellor Jeremy Hunt extended the alcohol duty freeze until February 2025. In the final budget before the next general election he…
As more big-name hotels bring in big-name chefs, the days of overpriced, soulless hotel restaurants are coming to an end in London. Whether it’s cocktails and para picar at the…
A ‘British ISA’ has been unveiled in today’s Spring Budget by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt, pushing investment into UK equities. ISAs, or Individual Savings Accounts, enable savers to invest £20,000 a…
The government is planning to sack Lord John Mann as its independent antisemitism adviser, but he said it is the “first I have heard of it”. Radio station LBC reported…
Amazon was found by Supreme Court to have infringed a company’s rights by allowing US branded goods to be advertised and sold on amazon.com to consumers in the UK and…
The split between US asset managers on issues around social and environmental policies has continued to widen, according to a new analysis of their proxy voting policies. While the asset…
Republican Nikki Haley is set to pull out of the running in the presidential nomination race, after she suffered a string of significant losses in primaries on so-called ‘Super Tuesday.’…
Harland and Wolff, the shipyard that built the Titanic, looks to be sailing to sunnier shores just a few years after it was saved from administration. The Belfast-based firm was…
Global Media Group has appointed Simon Pitts, former STV boss, as its new chief, effective from the first quarter of 2025. Pitts will succeed Stephen Miron, who announced last week…
A strong recovery in the housebuilding sector helped push activity in the construction sector to its highest level since August last year, a new survey shows. S&P’s purchasing managers’ index…