The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
Polestar is quitting the US after Washington refused it a waiver from its ban on Chinese vehicle software, the first carmaker felled by the connected-car rule.
The Crown Estate's return to the Treasury has more than halved to £487m as offshore wind option fees fade, even as its net asset value climbs…
Chancellor Rachel Reeves says fiscal devolution is her 'unfinished business', promising Budget detail on visitor levies and devolved tax powers for England's mayors.
UK car production rose 2.3% in May, the first monthly increase of 2026, but year-to-date output remains down as energy costs and trade barriers bite. SMMT…
Brent crude has slid back to pre-Iran war levels as tankers return to the Strait of Hormuz, raising hopes of cheaper petrol and diesel for UK…
Baroness Mone and Doug Barrowman are among six individuals and five companies sued by PPE Medpro's liquidators as they try to claw back £122m owed to…
Elon Musk Net Worth Falls Below $1tn as SpaceX, Tesla Slide
Around $125bn of vessels and cargo is stranded in the Gulf as the Strait of Hormuz stays shut. Allianz warns of a "new maritime order" and…
British Chambers of Commerce boss Shevaun Haviland tells the next prime minister to back firms, not tax them, warning that further levies would be a "road…
Apple has lifted iPad and MacBook prices by as much as 25% after warning it can no longer absorb the soaring cost of memory chips driven…
ACI Europe president Stefan Schulte says the EU's Entry-Exit System is causing hours-long queues and missed flights, and warns of a "complete collapse" without an urgent…
Oxford and UCL will share up to £60m in government funding to develop open-source, lower-cost AI that more UK businesses and public services can actually afford…
New American Express research finds social media now drives 1.7 billion UK high street visits a year, with Gen Z leading a new 'viral pilgrimage' economy.
The ICO has fined Manchester firm KRA Consultancy £300,000 for sending 5.5 million unlawful spam texts to people in debt, including fake bailiff threats. Here is…
Thousands of shoppers and football fans were forced back to notes and coins on Tuesday night after a power outage at Worldpay, one of the world's…