Last orders for British hospitality: Are Reeves and Starmer trying to kill the UK restaurant sector?
There is a particular kind of silence that descends on a once-busy restaurant when last orders have come and gone, the candles have guttered, and...
Oil prices now determined by Trump’s mood – Fico
Crude prices have hit their highest levels since 2022 following reports that the US president would be briefed on new Iran options Global crude oil...
Bristol leads UK innovation jobs boom as the regions close the gap on London
Bristol and Edinburgh are emerging as the unlikely engines of Britain’s innovation economy, posting the country’s fastest-growing workforces among technology firms, university spin-outs and patent...
Whisky tariffs lifted as Trump hails royal state visit
Britain’s distillers have been handed an unexpected fillip after Donald Trump announced the removal of all US tariffs and restrictions on whisky imports, a concession...
Singapore’s ‘Queen of Bond Street’ takes a seat at Heston Blumenthal’s table
Christina Ong’s Como Group has emerged as a key shareholder in the lossmaking SL6, the holding company behind The Fat Duck and the Hinds Head,...
Britain’s green start-ups face ‘triple squeeze’ as early-stage funding crashes to five-year low
Britain’s reputation as Europe’s cleantech powerhouse is being undermined by a brutal funding drought at the very bottom of the pipeline, with new figures showing...