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  • Nigel Farage urges government to raise VAT threshold to help small businesses
  • National Theatre launches new training drive to nurture next generation of backstage talent
  • Income tax raid ‘would hammer the self-employed’, warns industry body
  • Self-employed workers lose 17 hours a month to business admin, new study reveals
  • MPs urge Reeves to raise gambling taxes despite industry ‘scaremongering’
  • Bank of England holds interest rates at 4% as Rachel Reeves’ Budget looms
  • Wealthy investors pour record sums into offshore bonds amid rising UK tax burden
  • Ex-John Lewis boss warns UK faces £85bn sickness bill and economic crisis
  • AI firm Stability AI wins High Court case against Getty Images over copyright claims
  • Big Short investor Michael Burry places $1.1bn bet against leading AI stocks
Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, has claimed there is a “20–25%” chance he could become prime minister in the next four years—potentially before Donald Trump leaves the White House in January—if economic turmoil triggers an early election.

Nigel Farage urges government to raise VAT threshold to help small businesses

Nigel Farage has called for the VAT threshold to be raised to support small businesses, warning that lowering it would stifle growth and increase bureaucracy.

The National Theatre (NT) has unveiled a major expansion of its training opportunities for young creatives, launching three nationwide programmes aimed at tackling the UK’s growing backstage skills shortage.

National Theatre launches new training drive to nurture next generation of backstage talent

The National Theatre has opened applications for three major training programmes for young creatives, tackling the UK’s backstage skills shortage and boosting access to creative careers.

The UK Government is expected to increase the state pension by more than £400 a year, following criticism of Chancellor Rachel Reeves's decision to means-test the winter fuel allowance.

The best pension options for the self-employed in 2025

Only one in five self-employed workers save into a pension, but with generous tax reliefs and flexible plans available, there’s never been a better time to start. Here’s how to choose the right pension for your business and future.

The ongoing late payment threat facing UK businesses is now so bad, it has caught the attention of Westminster.

Why employing your spouse could save you thousands in tax

Employing your spouse or partner could cut your tax bill by thousands. From using their personal allowance to boosting pension contributions, experts explain how this smart move can benefit both your household and your business.

Britain has recorded the steepest decline in hiring intentions of any major European economy, as employers struggle with the fallout from last autumn’s £26bn payroll tax raid and brace for another squeeze in the Chancellor’s November Budget.

Income tax raid ‘would hammer the self-employed’, warns industry body

Rachel Reeves has been warned that a £6bn income tax raid in her forthcoming Budget could hit the self-employed hardest, discouraging new entrepreneurs and breaking Labour’s pledge to protect working people.

Managing payroll can present quite the headache for UK-based businesses.

Self-employed workers lose 17 hours a month to business admin, new study reveals

The average self-employed worker spends 17 hours a month on business admin — time that could earn an extra £3,000 a year — according to new research from Virgin Money ahead of the government’s Making Tax Digital rollout.

Rachel Reeves is considering a pay-per-mile tax on electric vehicles (EVs) as part of her forthcoming Budget, in a move that could raise hundreds of millions of pounds a year and help offset the sharp decline in fuel duty revenues caused by Britain’s shift to greener transport.

Rachel Reeves considers pay-per-mile tax on electric vehicles to plug £30bn fiscal gap

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is weighing plans to introduce a pay-per-mile tax on electric vehicles in her November Budget, with drivers facing a 3p-per-mile charge to offset falling fuel duty revenue.

The government is still reviewing plans to tighten reporting requirements for small and micro companies, with ministers yet to decide whether to press ahead with rules that would require them to publish profit-and-loss accounts for the first time.

Government still weighing changes to small company filing rules, says business minister

Small business minister Blair McDougall says the government is still reviewing reforms that would force small firms to publish detailed profit-and-loss accounts, amid concerns over red tape and privacy.

MPs have urged the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, to ignore “scaremongering” by gambling companies and push ahead with higher taxes on the most harmful products, as pressure mounts on the Treasury to extract more from the £11 billion industry ahead of this month’s Budget.

MPs urge Reeves to raise gambling taxes despite industry ‘scaremongering’

MPs on the Treasury select committee have urged Chancellor Rachel Reeves to raise taxes on the most addictive gambling products, dismissing industry warnings as “scaremongering” ahead of the November Budget.

  1. Nigel Farage urges government to raise VAT threshold to help small businesses
  2. National Theatre launches new training drive to nurture next generation of backstage talent
  3. The best pension options for the self-employed in 2025
  4. Why employing your spouse could save you thousands in tax
  5. Income tax raid ‘would hammer the self-employed’, warns industry body
  6. Self-employed workers lose 17 hours a month to business admin, new study reveals
  7. Rachel Reeves considers pay-per-mile tax on electric vehicles to plug £30bn fiscal gap
  8. Government still weighing changes to small company filing rules, says business minister
  9. MPs urge Reeves to raise gambling taxes despite industry ‘scaremongering’
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Latest News…

Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, has claimed there is a “20–25%” chance he could become prime minister in the next four years—potentially before Donald Trump leaves the White House in January—if economic turmoil triggers an early election.

Nigel Farage urges government to raise VAT threshold to help small businesses

Nigel Farage has called for the VAT threshold to be raised to support small businesses, warning that lowering it would stifle growth and increase bureaucracy.

The National Theatre (NT) has unveiled a major expansion of its training opportunities for young creatives, launching three nationwide programmes aimed at tackling the UK’s growing backstage skills shortage.

National Theatre launches new training drive to nurture next generation of backstage talent

The National Theatre has opened applications for three major training programmes for young creatives, tackling the UK’s backstage skills shortage and boosting access to creative careers.

Britain has recorded the steepest decline in hiring intentions of any major European economy, as employers struggle with the fallout from last autumn’s £26bn payroll tax raid and brace for another squeeze in the Chancellor’s November Budget.

Income tax raid ‘would hammer the self-employed’, warns industry body

Rachel Reeves has been warned that a £6bn income tax raid in her forthcoming Budget could hit the self-employed hardest, discouraging new entrepreneurs and breaking Labour’s pledge to protect working people.

Managing payroll can present quite the headache for UK-based businesses.

Self-employed workers lose 17 hours a month to business admin, new study reveals

The average self-employed worker spends 17 hours a month on business admin — time that could earn an extra £3,000 a year — according to new research from Virgin Money ahead of the government’s Making Tax Digital rollout.

MPs have urged the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, to ignore “scaremongering” by gambling companies and push ahead with higher taxes on the most harmful products, as pressure mounts on the Treasury to extract more from the £11 billion industry ahead of this month’s Budget.

MPs urge Reeves to raise gambling taxes despite industry ‘scaremongering’

MPs on the Treasury select committee have urged Chancellor Rachel Reeves to raise taxes on the most addictive gambling products, dismissing industry warnings as “scaremongering” ahead of the November Budget.

Global stock markets climbed to record highs on Tuesday as investors bet on falling interest rates and renewed optimism over global growth — with Apple reaching a $4 trillion market valuation for the first time.

Bank of England holds interest rates at 4% as Rachel Reeves’ Budget looms

The Bank of England has held interest rates at 4% as policymakers weigh stubborn inflation and weak growth ahead of Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ crucial November Budget.

Wealthy Britons are moving unprecedented sums into offshore bonds as they brace for higher taxes and seek more flexible ways to manage their wealth.

Wealthy investors pour record sums into offshore bonds amid rising UK tax burden

High earners are investing record amounts — £10.5 billion in a year — into offshore bonds in Ireland, Luxembourg and the Isle of Man, as looming UK tax rises drive demand for tax-deferral opportunities.

Labour is being urged to push back against Conservative and Reform Party opposition to its landmark expansion of workers’ rights, after a major poll revealed overwhelming public backing for key measures—including a ban on zero-hours contracts and day-one sick pay.

Ex-John Lewis boss warns UK faces £85bn sickness bill and economic crisis

Sir Charlie Mayfield warns Britain risks an “economic inactivity crisis” as sickness drives 800,000 out of work, costing employers £85bn a year and the economy £212bn.

Judgment in Getty Images v Stability AI seen as a setback for copyright owners as calls grow for new UK rules on AI training data

AI firm Stability AI wins High Court case against Getty Images over copyright claims

Stability AI defeats Getty Images in a landmark UK copyright case. Judge rules AI model Stable Diffusion is not an “infringing copy,” fuelling calls for new UK regulation.

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Rachel Reeves is considering a pay-per-mile tax on electric vehicles (EVs) as part of her forthcoming Budget, in a move that could raise hundreds of millions of pounds a year and help offset the sharp decline in fuel duty revenues caused by Britain’s shift to greener transport.

Rachel Reeves considers pay-per-mile tax on electric vehicles to plug £30bn fiscal gap

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is weighing plans to introduce a pay-per-mile tax on electric vehicles in her November Budget, with drivers facing a 3p-per-mile charge to offset falling fuel duty revenue.

The government is still reviewing plans to tighten reporting requirements for small and micro companies, with ministers yet to decide whether to press ahead with rules that would require them to publish profit-and-loss accounts for the first time.

Government still weighing changes to small company filing rules, says business minister

Small business minister Blair McDougall says the government is still reviewing reforms that would force small firms to publish detailed profit-and-loss accounts, amid concerns over red tape and privacy.

Reeves forced to correct parliamentary record after misquoting key figures

Labour risks breaking tax pledge as Rachel Reeves targets higher earners in autumn Budget

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to raise taxes on higher earners in her 26 November Budget, potentially breaking Labour’s manifesto promise to protect “working people” amid pressure to fund public services.

Germany is emerging as Europe’s most compelling growth story heading into 2026, with analysts forecasting a return to steady expansion and international firms eyeing new opportunities across the continent’s largest economy.

All eyes on Germany as €1 trillion investment wave fuels growth and new opportunities for global employers

Germany’s economy is set to expand by 1.3% in 2026, driven by over €1 trillion in public and private investment. Agility EOR says international employers should act now to seize new opportunities in Europe’s strongest market.

More than a third of the UK’s fastest-growing technology scale-ups have no women on their boards, according to new research that highlights a striking gap between rhetoric and reality on diversity in Britain’s tech sector.

UK tech scale-ups lag on gender diversity as over a third have no women on their boards

New research reveals women hold just 18% of board roles at the UK’s fastest-growing tech scale-ups, with over a third lacking any female representation—despite most leaders recognising the value of diversity.

Officials and liquidators are pursuing businesses behind 21 movies that sought nearly £16 million in incentives from a joint HMRC and British Film Institute scheme.

HMRC and BFI investigate film producer Alan Latham over £16m taxpayer-funded movie projects

HMRC and the British Film Institute are investigating film producer Alan Latham after 21 of his movies sought £16m in UK tax relief. Liquidators are probing £20m in missing film investments.

The number of Bitcoin millionaires has surged in the year since Donald Trump was confirmed as winner of the 2024 US presidential election, according to new on-chain data analysed by Finbold Research.

44,000 new Bitcoin millionaires added since Trump’s election win, new research shows

Finbold Research finds nearly 44,800 new Bitcoin millionaires since Trump’s 2024 election, as BTC prices and institutional accumulation surge.

This Is How I Run My Business…

Fawn and India Rose James, the granddaughters of late property and publishing magnate Paul Raymond, have received £23 million in dividends from the family’s billion-pound Soho property empire following another record year of rental income.

Paul Raymond’s granddaughters receive £23m as Soho Estates profits surge

Fawn and India Rose James, the granddaughters of late property and publishing magnate Paul Raymond, have received £23 million in dividends from the family’s billion-pound Soho property empire following another record year of rental income.

Steven Bartlett, the entrepreneur and Diary of a CEO host, has revealed his business empire has been valued at $425 million (£320 million) following a major eight-figure investment — a deal that cements his position as one of the richest entrepreneurs ever to appear on Dragons’ Den.

Steven Bartlett’s fortune soars as new $425m valuation cements his status among richest Dragons

Entrepreneur and podcaster Steven Bartlett’s holding company, Steven.com, has been valued at $425m (£320m) after securing major new backing — making him one of the wealthiest Dragons’ Den investors ever.

Marketing & Social Media

Apple’s iPhone, Amazon and Virgin Atlantic have been named YouGov’s UK Advertisers of the Month for September, after each brand saw a sharp increase in consumer awareness of their advertising.

iPhone, Amazon and Virgin Atlantic named UK advertisers of the month for September

Viral jacket potato brand SpudBros has come under fire after being accused of “bullying” a small business owner over a name dispute.

SpudBros blasted for ‘bullying’ small UK business in name dispute

Google may be required to overhaul the way its search engine operates in the UK after the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) confirmed it has granted the tech giant “strategic market status” (SMS) under the country’s new Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act (DMCCA).

Google could be forced to change search operations in the UK

Legal

Judgment in Getty Images v Stability AI seen as a setback for copyright owners as calls grow for new UK rules on AI training data

AI firm Stability AI wins High Court case against Getty Images over copyright claims

Stability AI defeats Getty Images in a landmark UK copyright case. Judge rules AI model Stable Diffusion is not an “infringing copy,” fuelling calls for new UK regulation.

Officials and liquidators are pursuing businesses behind 21 movies that sought nearly £16 million in incentives from a joint HMRC and British Film Institute scheme.

HMRC and BFI investigate film producer Alan Latham over £16m taxpayer-funded movie projects

HMRC and the British Film Institute are investigating film producer Alan Latham after 21 of his movies sought £16m in UK tax relief. Liquidators are probing £20m in missing film investments.

Viral jacket potato brand SpudBros has come under fire after being accused of “bullying” a small business owner over a name dispute.

SpudBros blasted for ‘bullying’ small UK business in name dispute

Viral TikTok potato sellers face backlash after Portsmouth trader says he was threatened with legal action over similar name

Capita has been fined £14 million by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for serious data protection failures following a major cyber-attack in March 2023 that compromised the personal details of 6.6 million people across the UK.

Capita fined £14 Million over 2023 cyber-attack that exposed data of 6.6 Million people

The Information Commissioner’s Office has fined outsourcing giant Capita £14 million for cybersecurity failings linked to a 2023 hack that exposed the personal data of 6.6 million people — one of the UK’s most serious corporate data breaches in years.

HSBC has suffered a fresh blow to its green credentials after the UK advertising watchdog banned a series of misleading adverts and said any future campaigns must disclose the bank’s contribution to the climate crisis.

HSBC warns UK business banking customers of third-party data breach

HSBC has alerted UK business banking customers to a data breach at a third-party platform exposing passport details and identity documents. Customers are urged to stay vigilant against fraud.

Cyber criminals have stolen the personal details of potentially millions of Gucci, Balenciaga and Alexander McQueen customers in a ransomware attack on their parent company, Kering.

Millions of Gucci, Balenciaga and Alexander McQueen customer records ransomed in cyberattack

Hackers have stolen data from millions of Gucci, Balenciaga and Alexander McQueen customers in a Kering cyberattack. The stolen details include names, emails and purchase history, though no card data was taken.

Metro Bank has announced plans to slash 1,000 jobs and discontinue its iconic seven-day branch model, as part of an extensive cost-saving initiative, following a significant expansion of its cost-cutting strategy post-autumn rescue deal.

Helix Law uses AI to take on Metro Bank in $20m copyright case

Brighton-based Helix Law is representing US software firm Arkeyo in a $20m High Court battle against Metro Bank, using AI tools to slash disclosure costs and prove how smaller firms can take on legal giants.

royal wedding marriage Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

Jaguar Land Rover threatens legal action over National Rail’s use of ‘rover’ and ‘ranger’ ticket names

Jaguar Land Rover has issued a cease-and-desist to National Rail over its use of ‘rover’ and ‘ranger’ tickets, claiming infringement on its Range Rover trademark, despite the ticket names predating the car brand.

Richard Caring is nearing a £1bn deal to sell The Ivy Collection, including the original Covent Garden location. Learn more about the historic sale and its implications for one of London's most iconic dining brands.

The Ivy faces legal challenge from waiter over share of tips and service charges

A former waiter is taking The Ivy to an employment tribunal, claiming he was unfairly allocated tips and service charges despite new laws on fair and transparent distribution.

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Made in Britain

As the Labour Party Conference kicks off this weekend, Made in Britain, a trade association that unites domestic manufacturers through the official Made in Britain Trademark, has issued a cross-party call for MPs to actively support local manufacturers.

Made in Britain applications surge following Trump tariffs as businesses embrace UK-made goods

The UK’s leading manufacturing trade organisation, Made in Britain, has reported a 20% surge in membership applications in the wake of President Trump’s sweeping new tariffs on imported goods, as interest in “buying British” grows among businesses and consumers alike.

Made in Britain, the not-for-profit organisation behind the official trademark for UK manufacturing, has forged a new partnership with Lincoln-based digital marketing agency Carrington.

Made in Britain teams up with Carrington to drive UK manufacturing growth

Made in Britain, the official trademark for UK manufacturers, has appointed digital marketing agency Carrington to boost visibility for 2,100+ members, championing British-made products and sustainable growth.

A centuries-old craft at the heart of British manufacturing is under mounting pressure to navigate complex global trading obstacles, as fresh data reveals that 80% of UK-produced saddles are shipped overseas—particularly to the USA, Europe and Australia.

Incredible British craftsmanship in demand as 80% of UK-made saddles sold worldwide despite export hurdles

A centuries-old craft at the heart of British manufacturing is under mounting pressure to navigate complex global trading obstacles, as fresh data reveals that 80% of UK-produced saddles are shipped overseas—particularly to the USA, Europe and Australia.

Roach Bridge Tissues, a specialised printer and converter of wrapping tissue paper, serves the retail POS and e-commerce markets with a diverse clientele that includes designer apparel, footwear, cut glass, pottery, wine bottle wrapping, interleaving for sheet metals, optical lenses, and home removals packaging.

Secrets of Success: Insights from Camilla Hadcock, Director of Roach Bridge Tissues

Roach Bridge Tissues, a specialised printer and converter of wrapping tissue paper, serves the retail POS and e-commerce markets with a diverse clientele that includes designer apparel, footwear, cut glass, pottery, wine bottle wrapping, interleaving for sheet metals, optical lenses, and home removals packaging.

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Newswire

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Opinion

Richard Alvin on why Rachel Reeves’ looming 26 November Budget feels like London’s business community waiting for its final sentence.

Waiting on Reeves: London entrepreneurs face the gallows

From This Life to The Split: rethinking the lawyer’s life – beyond courtroom portrayals

Waitrose’s kindness gap: how a supermarket lost its humanity

Technology

Judgment in Getty Images v Stability AI seen as a setback for copyright owners as calls grow for new UK rules on AI training data

AI firm Stability AI wins High Court case against Getty Images over copyright claims

OpenAI has signed a landmark $38 billion agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to secure the immense computing power required to train and deploy its next generation of artificial intelligence systems — marking one of the biggest technology infrastructure deals ever struck.

OpenAI strikes $38 billion deal with Amazon to supercharge AI computing power

OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, is in discussions to raise close to $40 billion in fresh funding—almost doubling its valuation to as high as $340 billion, according to reports.

Half of UK adults now use AI for financial advice, study finds

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