Ford wants the Ford Dagenham engine plant to play a key role in a £2.5bn Ministry of Defence deal to replace the Army's ageing Land Rover Wolf fleet.
By Paul Jones · 21 Sep 2026
Airbus Broughton jobs will rise by nearly 900 as the planemaker hires 430 this year and refits its empty A380 wing plant to build the long-range A321.
By Jamie Young · 21 Sep 2026
The Sprive mortgage app, backed by three Dragons' Den investors, has closed a $10m series A round and says it has saved users more than £300m in interest.
By Jamie Young · 21 Sep 2026
Josh Payne could receive shares worth up to $350m under a package disclosed ahead of the Nscale IPO in New York, targeting a valuation of about $35bn.
By Jamie Young · 21 Sep 2026
Kemi Badenoch says a Tory government would restore tax-free shopping for international visitors, reversing the 2021 decision to scrap VAT refunds.
By Amy Ingham · 21 Sep 2026
The Conservative leader blamed the wealth exodus on Labour tax policy, citing Sir Jim Ratcliffe, Fred Done and the hedge fund founder Chris Rokos.
By Jamie Young · 20 Sep 2026
Fred Done says Betfred will not renew its rugby league deal and will quit British Classics racing sponsorship if the budget raises gambling tax again
By Jamie Young · 19 Sep 2026
John Healey is said to be considering business rates relief changes that could take thousands of small firms out of the tax at his Budget on 28 October.
By Amy Ingham · 19 Sep 2026
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The Foreign Office IR35 case enters a second year, with the department still unable to say what it owes HMRC after hundreds…
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