High streets boosted by busiest month for shopping since pandemic
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Footfall in December reached its highest level since the pandemic as shoppers headed to stores in search of Christmas gifts. Figures from…
HMRC on to a nice little earner with 6% interest charges for unpaid tax
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The interest rate the taxman charges on unpaid tax has reached a 14-year high of 6 per cent, but if you expect…
Shopify bans meetings of more than two people
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A Canadian business has stirred up a hornet’s nest by purging online meetings, saying companies are for builders, not managers, and vowing…
Nearly Half a Million UK Businesses Now Use AI Tech
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According to a business AI activity report by the UK government, legal, IT, and telecoms businesses are the biggest investors and adopters…
Hunt confirms cut to ‘unsustainably expensive’ business energy support
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Jeremy Hunt has confirmed that he will announce plans to reduce energy support for businesses in the Commons next week, telling industry…
Almost no trains are running across the whole of England today as drivers strike
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Almost no trains are running in most parts of England today as train drivers at 15 operating companies go on strike. The…
Meta dealt blow by EU ruling that could result in data use ‘opt-in’
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The business model of Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta empire has been dealt a blow following a ruling that its legal justification for targeting…
Electric car sales reach record high in UK despite supply chain disruption
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Sales of electric vehicles have reached record levels in the UK, although supply chain disruption drove total sales of new cars to…
Names of UK Covid business loan borrowers to stay secret, tribunal rules
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The British government has been given the go ahead to keep concealing the names of companies which received in total more than…
Amazon cuts 18,000 jobs to lower costs
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Amazon is cutting more than 18,000 employees in the biggest round of lay-offs by a technology giant yet. The world’s largest retailer,…