The number of businesses that failed in England and Wales last month was the largest since the Covid pandemic began. Company insolvencies in September totalled 1,446, increasing from 1,349 in August and 56% higher than the same month last year,...
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20th Jun 2026 | Updated at 11:57pm 20th Jun 2026
Former RAF pilot steers CAB through turbulent turnaround
A former Royal Air Force fighter pilot who once flew Tornado jets at supersonic speeds is now navigating a different kind of high-pressure environment: the financial markets.Neeraj Kapur, 60, chief executive of CAB Payments, is leading a turnaround...
Where is growth in the Budget?
Rachel Reeves and the government have missed a real opportunity to put our country on a growth trajectory in this Budget.
The Bank of England "will have to act" over rising inflation, governor Andrew Bailey warned, suggesting that UK interest rates may rise soon. However,...
Cabinet minister Kwasi Kwarteng has been accused of making misleading claims about a £1.2bn cable project directly linked to a Conservative donor. As revealed...
Britain’s financial regulator has come under fresh controversy and has been accused of failing from “top to bottom” after a report revealed its staff were paid out £125mn in bonuses since 2016. Campaigners said the payouts at the Financial Conduct...
The owner of Liberty Steel has pledged to restart its Rotherham and Stocksbridge plants this month, saving around 1,000 jobs. The move comes after Sanjeev...
Bakery chain Greggs has warned that higher business rates risk making some of its stores unviable. The statement comes at a time when the ministers consider overhauling the tax. Chief executive, Roger Whiteside said it was “coming to London...
Sale of new cars in the UK took a deep plunge to the weakest September total for over two decades. However, the loss for petrol and diesel cars was a gain for electric vehicles. A total of 215,312 new cars were registered last month, the lowest...
The best-selling author of ‘Rich Dad Poor Dad’, Robert Kiyosaki has forecast a “giant” market crash is set to happen this October. The personal finance...
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has insisted there is no crisis in supply chains however, admitted just 127 visas were granted to tanker drivers. Speaking...
With the government furlough scheme coming to a close by the end of this week, there lies a lot of uncertainty among as many as 1.6 million people who remain signed up to the support programme. Also known as the job retention scheme, it is a...
