The UK must do more to attract Chinese foreign direct investment (FDI) if it is to support business growth and maintain global competitiveness, according to leading audit and advisory firm Blick Rothenberg. Partner Winnie Cao pointed to fresh data from China’s Ministry of Commerce showing that,

Dragons’ Den investor Touker Suleyman has emerged as one of the leading contenders to acquire the UK arm of Claire’s out of administration, with a proposal understood to preserve the Birmingham head office and a significant proportion of the store estate. The bid is being weighed

Five years after Britain’s departure from the European Union, the UK’s automotive sector continues to prove its global weight, generating £115 billion in imports and exports last year, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).The industry is on track to deliver more

The separate tax controversies involving Premier League footballers and former deputy prime minister Angela Rayner should serve as a “wake-up call” about the importance of taking sound, professional advice, a senior tax expert has warned. Steven Martin, senior tax manager at Hampshire-based accountancy and business advisory

The UK is set to get its first-ever “super-university” as the Universities of Kent and Greenwich prepare to merge from autumn 2026. The new institution, to be called the London and South East University Group, will be led by a single vice-chancellor and operate across all

Cefinn, the womenswear brand founded by Samantha Cameron, is to be wound down after years of losses, bringing an end to a label once worn by the Princess of Wales and Queen Camilla. Launched in 2017 as “an urban uniform for busy women”, Cefinn never turned

Companies that received government support through Rishi Sunak’s pandemic-era Future Fund were more likely to collapse than peers who did not take state money, according to a new audit that raises fresh questions about the scheme’s value. A review by RSM UK Consulting found that Future