‘Mona Lisa’ racing car sells for a record breaking £115m
A rare Mercedes-Benz racing car known as the Mona Lisa of cars has been sold by the company for a record £115 million. The 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupé, one of only two of its kind, is a sister car
Concerns surrounding UK Government data skills and technology infrastructure remain
New research has revealed that only one in four civil servants believe their department is following the Government’s National Data Strategy, with skills and technology infrastructure likely to be significant barriers to the strategy’s effectiveness. Eighty-six civil servants from major Government
Australian firms looking to invest in mining, logistics — ambassador
STOCK PHOTO - Pixabay.comAustralian mining and logistics firms are interested in doing business in the Philippines according to Australian ambassador Steven J. Robinson, who cited policy reforms that have eased the barrier to entry.“I think the future’s looking very, very
Huge gains of wealthiest Brits should be taxed more to help households with cost of living crisis
As Sunday Times Rich List shows record number of UK billionaires, their gains should be taxed the same as income from work Huge increases in wealth at top during pandemic shows how ‘wealth often begets more wealth’, think tank says Calls for
Sainsbury’s and Marks & Spencer clash over online tax plans
A battle is shaping up between major retailers over whether the UK should introduce an online sales tax, with Sainsbury’s demanding it to help revive struggling high streets while M&S argues it would have the opposite effect. A day before the
Executive pay system is broken, says Church of England’s pension board
The system of executive pay is “broken”, the Church of England’s pension board has said, as it challenged more companies to ease the pain of soaring inflation by committing to paying workers the living wage. On the day retailer Next approved
Cornish pub receives framed apology from Vogue publisher after name row
A country pub has received a framed apology from a fashion publishing giant after being threatened with legal action unless the landlords changed its name. The Star Inn at Vogue was sent a cease-and-desist letter by Vogue’s publisher, Condé Nast, which
Death of the office greatly exaggerated, but will never be as busy again
The boss of one of London’s biggest landlords has conceded that offices will probably never again be as busy as they were before the pandemic. Businesses have changed the way they operate, Toby Courtauld, chief executive of GPE, acknowledged, although he
UK’s order books are filling up fast, CBI industrial trends survey finds
UK manufacturers have reported the joint-strongest growth in orders since records began and the fastest increase in output since July, according to the latest CBI’s industrial trends survey. The order book index, which measures how much orders are above or below
Consumer confidence at its lowest since records began
Consumer confidence has fallen to a record low as concern grows about whether households will be able to afford rising utility, food and fuel bills. Confidence, as measured on the monthly barometer by GfK, fell two points to minus 40, the