Stonegate faces £16m fine threat over treatment of pub tenants
Britain’s biggest pub landlord is under formal investigation over suspicions it mistreated the thousands of small business owners who run its tied pubs, an inquiry...
HMRC moves to scrap separate EMI notifications in red tape win
Small firms that reward staff with share options are set to lose one of their more tedious HMRC chores, after the government published draft legislation...
British Steel nationalised as ministers refuse to let it go bust
British Steel has been taken into public ownership, with ministers arguing the only alternative was to let the country’s last producer of virgin steel go...
Indonesia June 2026: Wholesales up 34.3%, Toyota Calya, Daihatsu Gran Max Pikap shine
Toyota Calya sales are up 115.3% year-on-year in June. Wholesales in Indonesia rally back up 34.3% year-on-year in June to 77,550 units after losing -20.8%...
The £4.8bn India deal is the starting gun, not the prize
The UK-India trade deal came into force this week carrying a £4.8bn-a-year prize. But for Sukhpal Ahluwalia, the entrepreneur who built Euro Car Parts from...
Burnham told to move fast on devolution or risk a two-tier England
Andy Burnham has been warned he must complete England’s devolution map at speed or preside over a “two-tier England” in which a firm’s prospects depend...