Eurotunnel halts UK investment after ‘confiscatory’ plan to triple business rates
The operator of the Channel Tunnel has frozen millions of pounds of planned investment in Britain and warned that rail fares could rise after the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) proposed a 200 per cent increase in its business rates bill.Eurotunnel,
What Are the Benefits of Clear No Smoking Signs?
In most British workplaces, people notice safety messages long before they meet a manager or supervisor. Simple visual prompts set expectations about behaviour, safety, and respect from the moment someone steps through the door.Those early cues shape how visitors feel
Six in ten founders say Labour is ‘anti-business’, new survey finds
Nearly two-thirds of fast-growth business founders believe the Labour government is “anti-business”, according to a new survey from Helm, one of the UK’s largest networks of scale-up entrepreneurs.In a poll of 400 Helm members, 63% said the government is anti-business,
Tories demand answers from OBR over Reeves’s income tax backtrack
The Conservatives have accused Chancellor Rachel Reeves of undermining the Budget process and dragging the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) into political controversy after Labour briefed that improved economic forecasts prompted her to abandon plans for an income tax rise.Shadow
Barclays accused of shutting entrepreneur’s bank account over her OnlyFans work
Barclays has been accused of closing the bank account of a tech entrepreneur because she earns part of her income through the adult content platform OnlyFans.Madelaine Thomas, who runs a start-up called Image Angel while also generating income through adult
Pibit.AI raises $7m Series A to bring trusted AI underwriting to the insurance sector
Pibit.AI has secured $7 million in Series A funding to accelerate development of its CURE underwriting platform, an AI-driven system designed to turn complex insurance submissions into fast, trusted decisions.The round, led by Stellaris Venture Partners with participation from Y
Make UK signs new partnership with Canadian manufacturers to boost trade and technology collaboration
Make UK has signed a major trade and partnership agreement with the Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME), strengthening industrial ties between the two nations and paving the way for deeper collaboration in areas such as rare earth minerals, artificial intelligence,