Greene King chief executive Nick Mackenzie has warned that rising business rates and employment costs are putting huge pressure on the UK pub sector, calling on the government to “level the playing field” and deliver meaningful reform by 2026. Speaking after the October budget, which introduced significant tax changes for hospitality businesses, Mackenzie said Greene King expects to be hit ...
The US economy shrank in the first quarter of 2025, marking its first contraction since early 2022, as a surge in imports ahead of President Trump’s sweeping new tariffs dragged down output, official figures show. Gross domestic product (GDP) fell by 0.3% on an annualised basis between January and March, according to the US Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), ending ...
Dame Julia Hoggett DBE, CEO of the London Stock Exchange, and Insiya Jafferjee, co-founder and CEO of Shellworks, have been named this year’s winners of the prestigious 2025 Veuve Clicquot Bold Woman Awards, held at a ceremony at the Royal Opera House in London. Now in its 53rd year, the Bold Woman Award is the longest-running international accolade recognising outstanding ...
Families earning £100,000 a year are left with less disposable income than those on minimum wage if they send two children to private school, according to new analysis by financial planning firm Saltus. The introduction of VAT on private school fees has pushed costs sharply higher, leaving even high-earning parents struggling to cover education costs without making significant sacrifices. Saltus ...
Starting a side hustle is a fantastic way to earn extra income, but finding the initial funding can be a challenge. Traditional bank loans may not always be an option, but there are plenty of creative and resourceful ways to get your business off the ground without relying on a bank. This article explores various alternatives that can help fund ...
Amazon has walked back from reported plans to show the cost of President Trump’s tariffs on Chinese goods at the checkout, following a direct call from Trump to founder Jeff Bezos and a sharp rebuke from the White House. According to a report from Punchbowl News, Amazon had considered listing how much of a product’s price was due to Trump’s ...
Duolingo is set to phase out its use of contract content creators and increase its reliance on artificial intelligence as part of a major strategic shift to become an “AI-first” company, according to a message from co-founder and CEO Luis von Ahn. In an internal email posted to LinkedIn on Tuesday, von Ahn told staff the company must “rethink much ...
Nigel Farage has provoked a storm of criticism from charities, campaigners, and political opponents after claiming that family doctors are “massively overdiagnosing” children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Speaking in Dover ahead of next week’s local elections, the Reform UK leader said that soaring numbers of SEND diagnoses were creating a “class of victims” and suggested that many ...
Organisations and individuals working to remove barriers and improve the lives of disabled people were honoured last night at the Business Disability Forum’s Disability Smart Awards 2025 in London. Now in its 11th year, the event was sponsored by global law firm Freshfields and co-hosted by Business Disability Forum ambassador and broadcaster Simon Minty. The awards, which recognise achievements across ...
Aston Martin Lagonda has scaled back its exports to the United States as it assesses the potential impact of President Trump’s shifting tariff policies on demand for its luxury vehicles. The British carmaker, known for its Vantage, Vanquish, DB12 and DBX models, said it was “carefully monitoring the evolving US tariff situation” and was currently limiting exports while relying on ...