Edinburgh, Manchester and Bristol have emerged as the UK’s leading regional powerhouses for high-growth tech businesses, according to the latest Tech in the UK 2024 report from Barclays Eagle Labs.The report provides an in-depth look at the regional spread of

A significant disconnect has emerged between MPs and business leaders over which tax reforms are most important for boosting growth and confidence, according to new research by accountancy firm Price Bailey. The findings reveal that while business owners are most concerned

The UK’s statistics watchdog has ordered the Office for National Statistics (ONS) to urgently overhaul its data collection methods within the next four weeks, amid growing alarm over the reliability of official economic figures used to shape government and Bank

Volkswagen has taken the dramatic step of halting all vehicle imports into the US, as the world’s second-largest carmaker grapples with the fallout from President Donald Trump’s sweeping 25% tariff on foreign-made cars.Thousands of vehicles — including many from its

While many have been soaking up the spring sunshine, farmers across southern England are facing growing concern over the impact of an extended dry spell on their crops.With little rain forecast in the coming days, many fields are struggling, as

Lloyds Bank is under renewed scrutiny after former clients and whistleblowers accused it of failing small businesses in the years following the 2008 financial crash, despite receiving a £20 billion taxpayer bailout designed to keep credit flowing to SMEs. A joint

UK house prices recorded their sharpest monthly fall in a year as the housing market cooled following a rush of buyers trying to beat changes to stamp duty thresholds in England and Northern Ireland.According to Halifax, the average price of