Protectionist trade policies, such as those proposed by Donald Trump, may inadvertently harm U.S. manufacturing firms by increasing input costs, leading to reduced investment, according to a study from the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management. With tariffs central to Trump’s economic vision, manufacturers may face higher costs on importedContinue Reading
Seventeen UK businesses, including Crate Brewery in Hackney and the British Society for Immunology, are launching a six-month trial of the four-day working week with over 1,000 employees participating. Organised by the 4 Day Week Campaign, this trial lets workers maintain full pay while working only four days each week.Continue Reading
Archaeologists have unearthed a strange 2,500-year-old burial of an Iron Age woman in Sweden with a small knife stuck to her grave. The latest dig at the ancient cemetery site in Pryssgården in eastern Sweden unravelled nearly 50 burials dating to between 500 BC and 400 AD. Of these burials,Continue Reading
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Sir James Dyson has condemned Labour’s Budget as “spiteful”, warning her so-called tractor tax will be the “death of entrepreneurship”. The leading British businessman – who employs more than 2,000 people in the UK – claimed that the new government will “kill off home-grown family businesses”, dubbing the changes anContinue Reading
Lando Norris has sent Max Verstappen a congratulatory message online following his Brazilian Grand Prix victory – but later deleted his post likely due to a wave of criticism. The Dutchman came from 17th on the grid to win the race and take a major step towards retaining his title,Continue Reading
The Treasury’s bank referral scheme, intended to increase finance access for small businesses, has come under heavy scrutiny after a recent review revealed it has secured loans for only one in twenty companies referred. Under the scheme, nine major banks are required to refer small businesses they decline for loansContinue Reading
The UK Government has launched GOV.UK Forms, a new digital tool designed to make it faster and easier for the public to access essential government services online. Following a successful pilot phase, the platform is now set for rollout across all government departments, allowing citizens to complete applications and formsContinue Reading
In its first Autumn Budget, the Labour government has committed £500 million to improve broadband speed and mobile coverage across the UK, with a particular focus on rural areas. Chancellor Rachel Reeves highlighted that the funding will bolster ongoing projects like the £5 billion Project Gigabit, targeting 99% gigabit broadbandContinue Reading
Families of two babies reportedly switched at birth in an NHS hospital in 1967 are now in line for compensation in the first case of its kind. The baby girls, now grown women named in reports only as Claire and Jessica, were switched at an NHS West Midlands hospital shortlyContinue Reading
