Business rates rethink demanded as 104,000 small firms swept into tax net
The Federation of Small Businesses says a decade-long freeze on the relief threshold, coupled with backdated changes hitting shared offices, is “directly undermining” the government’s...
Taiwan May 2026: Toyota Corolla Cross, RAV4 and Tesla Model Y dominate
Toyota RAV4 sales are up 49.5% in May. 33,076 new cars hit Taiwanese roads in May, a 3.7% year-on-year improvement. This is still a poor...
Netherlands May 2026: Kia Picanto, Tesla Model Y and Model 3 on top
The Kia Picanto is the best-selling vehicle in the Netherlands in May. The Dutch new car market edges up 1.1% year-on-year in May to 29,915...
Iceland May 2026: Smart #5 and BMW iX3 inside Top 10
The Smart #5 is up to 6th place in April. It’s another difficult month for the Icelandic new car market, with sales down -27% year-on-year...
In cod we trust: industry urges ministers to back Britain’s chippies before the high street loses its national dish
For the better part of a century, the fish and chip shop has been the most reliable barometer of British high-street health. When the chippies...
Jeremy Hunt may have just written the growth manual Britain has been waiting for
In Can We Be Rich Again? the former chancellor delivers a refreshingly self-aware diagnosis of what has gone wrong with the British economy, and a...