Category: In Business

Aspect Capital, Tide, Neighbourly and Guavapay have received the Lord Mayor’s Award for their role in championing innovation, growth and social purpose as part of the City of London’s Growth Unleashed programme.

Hospitality businesses hit by rising costs should be given a rent and rates holiday to weather London’s tube strikes, says Blick Rothenberg, warning many may be forced to close temporarily.

Up to four million taxpayer calls go unanswered by HMRC annually, a Commons committee has heard. Experts warn poor service risks non-compliance and undermines efforts to recover £46.8bn in unpaid tax.

Welsh darts giant Nodor, owner of Winmau and Red Dragon, has acquired Autodarts, whose camera-based scoring system is used by 85,000 players worldwide, in a bid to revolutionise the sport.

Citywire’s Alpha Female report shows women make up just 13% of UK fund managers — barely up from 10% a decade ago — as asset management struggles to improve gender diversity despite years of initiatives.

Trade unions including Unison, USDAW and the TUC have urged Labour to deliver its Employment Rights Bill “in full,” warning that watering it down after Angela Rayner’s resignation would be a “huge mistake.”

Rural landowners threaten to quit mobile mast deals after rents fall by as much as 90%, raising fears Britain’s 5G rollout could stall. Farmers accuse Labour of doubling down on a “broken” rental model.

Jaguar Land Rover has warned its factories will remain shut for weeks after a major cyberattack paralysed production, leaving thousands of staff and suppliers across the West Midlands temporarily out of work.

McDonald’s UK chief restaurant officer Zoe Hamburger has left her role after 18 months to become managing director of McDonald’s Netherlands, as the chain undergoes senior leadership changes.

Sportingpedia’s 2025 report shows seven football squads now exceed €1bn in value, led by Real Madrid at €1.4bn. Arsenal, Man City, Liverpool, PSG, Barcelona and Chelsea join the billion-euro club.

New research shows fewer than half of Britons carry a wallet as smartphones and watches become the default way to pay, though experts warn over-reliance on digital systems leaves consumers vulnerable to outages.

Amazon’s hit series Clarkson’s Farm is inspiring more young people to pursue farming and land management degrees, with leading UK agricultural colleges reporting double-digit rises in applications.

Small Business Saturday’s UK roadshow will visit 23 locations across the country this November, spotlighting local entrepreneurs and encouraging communities to shop local ahead of the 6 December campaign.