Zero-hours contract reforms risk pushing bosses towards more insecure work, warns CIPD
Britain’s flagship overhaul of zero-hours contracts could end up doing the very opposite of what ministers intend, the country’s leading HR body has warned, with...
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...