UK job losses hit five-year high amid Iran war
Soaring energy prices and disrupted trade are forcing firms to scale back hiring, according to the British Office for National Statistics UK employers axed...
Rooftop solar pioneers sought as CPRE opens nominations for Centenary Award
Britain’s small businesses, community energy co-operatives and rural entrepreneurs are being urged to step into the spotlight as the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE)...
ICO Warns SMEs: one month to comply with new Data Complaints Law
Britain’s small and medium-sized businesses have been put on notice. From 19 June 2026, exactly one month from today, every organisation that handles personal data...
Greene King pulls the plug on supermarket strategy with sale of Old Speckled Hen to Spain’s Damm
After more than a quarter of a century pouring Old Speckled Hen down the throats of British shoppers, Greene King has decided enough is enough....
Standard Chartered to swap 7,800 back-office jobs for AI as UK labour market wobbles
Standard Chartered has fired the latest, and loudest, warning shot in the City’s march towards an artificial intelligence-led workforce, confirming plans to shed almost 7,800...
UK jobless rate climbs to 5% as Iran war and Hormuz shock chill hiring
Britain’s labour market has buckled under the twin weight of geopolitical turmoil and stubbornly high interest rates, with the unemployment rate climbing unexpectedly to 5...