Electric and plug-in hybrid cars overtake petrol-only sales as Chinese brands claim one in seven UK registrations
Sales of electric and plug-in hybrid cars have overtaken petrol-only registrations for the first time, in a month that also saw China’s big three exporters...
Burnham’s small business rates pledge could take 140,000 firms out of the tax, at a cost of £880m a year
Andy Burnham’s promise to overhaul business rates in favour of Britain’s high streets comes with a price tag, and it is a substantial one. New...
Insolvency Service turns to AI in crackdown on rogue directors behind £800m ‘phoenixism’ problem
The Insolvency Service is to deploy artificial intelligence to root out rogue directors who deliberately fold their companies to dodge tax and walk away from...
Ghosts on the grid: whatever happened to the sponsors that bankrolled Formula One’s golden age?
Stand at Becketts this weekend as the historic demonstration runs howl past and you could be forgiven for thinking the calendar has slipped. The blue-and-gold...
World Cup 2026: Air-conditioned stadiums v 39C heat, is this really a level playing field?
There is a phrase beloved of every business school lecturer, every venture capitalist and every man who has ever worn a gilet to a breakfast...
Sunak admits Covid bailouts were a mistake as he urges Britain to let failing firms go bust
Rishi Sunak has conceded that the multi-billion-pound business support schemes he designed as chancellor during the pandemic propped up companies that “would and should” have...