New figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show UK household domestic spending spiralled £171.51bn in 2022, compared to 2021.
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Flexible office provider Figflex to invest £2M to accelerate post-covid growth
Leading provider of flexible and co-working office space, FigFlex Offices, has unveiled a new look and feel to coincide with its plans to accelerate growth with a planned £2m investment over the next two years
British Airways fined over $1M for delayed refunds during COVID-19 pandemic
British Airways has been fined $1.1 million by the U.S. Transportation Department (USDOT) for failing to provide timely refunds to passengers for flights to and from the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Technology and innovation creating workplace inequality post-Covid, survey reveals
A new research report, Education for a World of Opportunity, reveals that over a third of British SMEs decision makers believe that technology and innovation have created fewer opportunities for unskilled workers to “learn on the job” and progress to higher paid roles.
Small firms could be entitled to thousands from insurers after Covid payment ruling
Hundreds of thousands of small businesses that claimed on their insurance during the Covid pandemic but had their payouts delayed could be owed thousands of pounds after a ruling by the UK’s financial ombudsman.
Living with long covid set to be improved with support from new networking platform
Long Covid is a reminder for many people of the lingering after-effects of the pandemic.
Losses at Gordon Ramsay restaurants narrow sharply after Covid rules eased
The restaurant group owned by celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay narrowed losses to £1m last year as sales more than tripled after Covid restrictions were eased.
Two-thirds of UK workers with long Covid have faced unfair treatment, says report
UK ministers should act to ensure long Covid sufferers receive the support they need from employers, with as many as two-thirds claiming they have been unfairly treated at work, a report argues.
Only 1% of £1.1bn lost in Covid business scheme recovered
Just 1% of the estimated £1.1bn lost from the government’s Covid business support programme in England as a result of fraud and error has been recovered so far, the public spending watchdog has said in a report urging ministers to learn lessons from the scheme.
UK ‘less prepared for a pandemic now than before Covid’
Britain is less prepared for a pandemic now than it was three years ago, thanks to the sale of a key vaccine manufacturing plant, leading scientists have warned.
Housing market stabilising after turbulence of Truss and Covid
The average price of a property coming on to the market rose by £2,906 in March, as stability and confidence returned to the housing sector after the chaos unleashed by the mini-budget, new research has found.
Visitors to the UK’s leading attractions down 25% on pre-Covid numbers
Visitor numbers at the UK’s leading attractions are still almost a quarter lower than before the pandemic, thanks to a perfect storm of Covid, Brexit, energy prices and the wider financial crisis, according to the sector’s trade body.
UK dodges recession but economy will stay below pre-Covid-19 level until end of 2024
The UK is poised to avoid a recession this year but suffer a slow burning economic slump that will leave GDP below its pre-pandemic level until the final months of next year, new forecasts claim.
Soaring inflation ‘as bad as Covid’ for hospitality sector
The casualty rate for pubs and restaurants in the pandemic is being matched by hospitality sector failures because of inflation, research suggests.
Hospitality sector pleads for help when Covid business interruption loans fall due in spring
Hard-pressed owners of pubs and restaurants will be calling for forbearance on government-backed loans issued during the pandemic when they start falling due from the end of March.