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Wetherspoon Tim Martin has criticised the Prime Minister's plans to curb vape and betting shops, calling them legal businesses paying rent and rates.
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Wetherspoon Tim Martin has criticised the Prime Minister's plans to curb vape and betting shops, calling them legal businesses paying rent and rates.

The Oasis 2027 tour will run to 38 dates and include a return to Knebworth, the band confirmed today, a year after their reunion shows sold…

The new Business Matters website went live today, rebuilt from scratch by the publisher's own team and designed for readers who arrive on a phone.

The pubs code review has concluded the regime is working but says targeted amendments could give tied publicans more freedom to challenge the beer tie.

The Revolut data breach involved an unauthorised third party using a legitimate government email domain, the fintech said, adding customer funds were safe.

Richard Tice and two Reform council leaders tell the Peak Cluster carbon capture backers the party will refuse planning consent if it wins power.

Jefferies analyst Jonathan Pierce says lenders could offer the chancellor a freeze on deferred tax assets to avert a steeper tax rise on 28 October.

André Maeder, chief executive of Selfridges Group, says extending Sunday trading hours by two or three hours would help department stores lift sales.

Tony Blair Institute report says UK AI manufacturing capacity must grow, urging ministers to lift the sector to 10 per cent of gross value added by…

TUC general secretary Paul Nowak has suggested Andy Burnham could call an early general election if Labour's manifesto leaves too little room for change.

Hunters & Frankau says cigar plain packaging would force it to cut its portfolio by 75 per cent, as importers seek an exemption for hand-rolled cigars

Israeli-American solar geoengineering start-up Stardust has raised $75m to develop particles that reflect sunlight, drawing criticism from campaigners.

UK GDP growth reached 0.4 per cent in July, beating forecasts of no growth, with the ONS saying the World Cup and record hot weather lifted…

Monsoon founder Peter Simon is selling nearly 200 works by artists including Francis Bacon and Pablo Picasso in three Christie's London sales in October.

The IoD Autumn Budget submission calls on the Chancellor to restore business confidence and unlock private investment, setting out five priorities.