Breaking News, World Updates & Headlines
Breaking News, World Updates & Headlines
IPPR finds failure to align testing standards has forced companies to abandon exporting to EU and is costing costing 0.18% of national incomeThe UK is losing out on annual exports to the EU that could be worth as much as £6.5bn without a deal with Brus…
Read MoreTreasury committee rejects calls for fundamental reform of independent watchdog the Office for Budget ResponsibilityAttacks on the government’s independent economic forecaster from left and right of the political spectrum are akin to “shooting the mess…
Read MoreHigher-than-expected figure will make chancellor’s aim of calming jittery bond markets more difficultBusiness live – latest updatesThe UK government borrowed a higher-than-expected £18.3bn last month, increasing the pressure on John Healey as he attemp…
Read MoreBlow to John Healey before budget as UK households face ‘notable strain’ on their financesBusiness live – latest updatesFears of a steep rise in mortgage payments and increasing job insecurity have sent UK consumer confidence tumbling to a three-month …
Read MoreEconomists urge John Healey to press Bank to change policy that is costing the exchequer billions of poundsEconomists have urged the chancellor, John Healey, to press the Bank of England to slow down its bond-selling programme that has already cost the…
Read MoreA new public consultation has opened on the 150bn-litre above-ground White Horse project in Abingdon, OxfordshireThames Water has amended the blueprint of a planned mega-reservoir in Oxfordshire as the struggling utility tries to convince regulators th…
Read MoreIn partnership with DWP, firms such as John Lewis and M&S plan to offer 18- to 24-year-olds placements of two to four weeksUK retailers aim to create up to 100,000 jobs for young people not in employment, education or training (Neet) over the next …
Read MoreFirms are more likely to use technology as ‘the intern in the office’ than as a replacement for skilled staffProfessional designers should not feel “threatened” by the rapid growth of generative AI, according to business leaders, despite fears over job…
Read MoreFigure is 30,000 higher than a year ago but latest data is a boost to efforts to reverse the rise in economic inactivityBusiness live – latest updatesThe number of young people not in education, employment or training (Neet) across the UK fell below 1 …
Read MoreThe new PM could bring in revenue for social care or defence with a land levy or by reforming council taxResidential property is the largest store of wealth in the UK, and has long been a target for those who believe homes should be taxed more. Real es…
Read MoreBarclays says survey shows people feel more secure in jobs and have more leeway to spend on non-essentialsBusiness live – latest updatesConsumer confidence hit its highest level in almost two years in July, according to research that indicated the clos…
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