Online shopping drove retail sales in January, offsetting flat in-store sales on the high street. In-store sales were lower in real terms in February, meaning that actual sales volumes shrank …
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Oxford Street: Mayor wants ideas on pedestrianising iconic shopping area
Sadiq Khan is asking Londoners for their ideas on pedestrianising Oxford Street in a bid to transform the iconic shopping district into a “world-class, accessible, clean, avenue”. The Mayor today …
‘Encouraging’ signs for UK economy as business confidence rebounds
Business confidence rebounded rapidly in February, according to a new survey, with firms increasingly optimistic about the health of the economy. Firms also reported that they were significantly more likely …
HS2 is beyond saving and poses risk to UK’s reputation, MPs conclude
HS2 is beyond saving and must be studied by future governments as a “cautionary tale” on how “not to run a major project,” a cross-party group of MPs has concluded. …
Who is the Lifetime ISA for?
Lifetime ISAs have been the focus of policymakers’ considerations as they consider how to reform and simplify the UK’s savings landscape. In January, the Treasury Committee called for evidence from …
Trump-Starmer: UK may dodge tariffs as work to begin on new US trade deal
The UK could be set to dodge US tariffs with work to begin on a new US-UK trade deal, it was revealed during Sir Keir Starmer’s visit to US President …
Trump-Starmer meeting: Five things to look out for
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is set to meet Donald Trump this evening for the first time since the US President re-entered the White House in January. Thanks to the …
Google ‘profiting from crime’ says Spanish football boss Tebas
Spanish football league LaLiga says it has taken legal action against Google over the piracy of its media rights, accusing the tech giant of cooperating with and profiting from crime. …
Gatwick expansion raises questions over Heathrow third runway, Khan says
Sir Sadiq Khan has said the government’s pathway towards approving plans for use of a second runway at Gatwick “begs the question” over the need for a third runway at …
Starmer under US pressure to reject Chinese “super-embassy” in London
Two senior figures in US-China relations in Congress have called on Lord Mandelson to block the development of a huge 700,000 square foot Chinese ‘super-embassy’ in the heart of London …