For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The Office for National Statistics has delayed the publication of its latest monthly retail statisticsContinue Reading

Britain’s small and medium-sized enterprises are falling behind on climate commitments, with just one in eight classed as “net zero ready” as tougher sustainability reporting rules approach. According to Aldermore’s latest Green SME Index, progress towards decarbonisation has stalled among small businesses despite looming deadlines and potential financial gains. FromContinue Reading

Britain’s retailers are losing more than £146 million each year by failing to modernise their estates in line with net zero targets, new research has warned. Analysis by Mitsubishi Electric found that outdated heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems are leaking energy and inflating costs across one of theContinue Reading

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Supermarket inflation fell slightly this month but remains “well past the point at which priceContinue Reading

Maven Capital Partners has invested £2.6 million in PowerPhotonic, the precision optics specialist whose technology underpins high-power laser systems used in aerospace, defence, healthcare and semiconductor manufacturing. The deal, which includes backing from the Maven Income and Growth VCTs and IFS Maven Equity Finance – part of the Investment FundContinue Reading

The UK is rejecting record numbers of visa applications, raising fears that tightening immigration rules could choke off the flow of international talent needed by British businesses. Fresh analysis of Home Office data by immigration consultancy Immpact shows that more than 664,000 applications for work, student, family and visitor visasContinue Reading