Prime Minister Boris Johnson has insisted there is no crisis in supply chains however, admitted just 127 visas were granted to tanker drivers. Speaking...
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26th Aug 2026 | Updated at 12:06pm 26th Aug 2026
Nearly half of Britons believe wealthy have a duty to give to charity
Almost half of the British public believe high-net-worth individuals have a duty to donate to charity, according to new research unveiled at the third Giving and Impact Summit, where more than 140 philanthropists, wealth advisers, business leaders...
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...
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...
Billionaire Asda owners have bought 52 branches of KFC in the South and South-West, making them the biggest operators in Europe. Brothers Mohsin and Zuber...
German discounter Aldi is all set to create 2,000 jobs, and open 100 stores across the UK over the next two years as part of a £1.3bn plan to take over the British grocery market.
A clean energy investment fund run by former US vice-president Al Gore has bought a 13% stake in British energy company Octopus in a deal worth £438m. It means the supplier is now valued at £3.36bn, which is more than the owner of British Gas,...
The Bank of England’s chief Andrew Bailey predicts a rise in interest rates next year. Speaking to the Society of Professional Economists in London, Bailey...
UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak has rendered his support and blessing to a multi-billion pound trend that has seen foreign private equity firms buy out British businesses. Speaking at the launch of Treasury Connect, an event intended to bring together...
Virgin Atlantic has reported a 600% surge in flight bookings to the US and British Airways reported a jump in searches after the US said it would lift restrictions to allow fully vaccinated passengers from the UK and most European Union countries...
The UK consumer prices index surged by 3.2 per cent in the 12 months to August as revealed by official data last week, the largest ever month-on-month increase since records began in January 1997. The Office for National Statistics, which published...
Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer continues to face increasing pressure to call for a rise in wealth taxes to balance out Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s...
