The government has announced a £150 million cash injection for struggling high streets across the UK, but small business owners and industry leaders have warned the funding risks being little more than a “trivial sticking plaster on a gaping economic wound”. The funding, unveiled as part
The billionaire brothers behind Betfred have topped the Sunday Times 2026 Tax List, after paying an estimated £400.1 million to the UK Treasury, making them the country’s biggest individual taxpayers. Fred and Peter Done, founders of the betting empire, took the top spot in the annual
Slide by CICC presenting some of the stats from Jan-Dec 2025. — CICC With Valentine’s Day just days away, Filipinos are being cautioned against love scams that have recently become more believable and sophisticated through the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI), according to the Cybercrime Investigation
The UK Government is facing renewed pressure to freeze hotel business rate revaluations, after Northern Ireland moved to halt the process following an outcry from hospitality operators. Hotel owners and advisers warn that without similar action in England, Scotland and Wales, many operators will be hit
Rising taxes and operating costs forced more than one in five UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to make redundancies last year, underlining the growing strain on business owners as financial pressures mount. A survey commissioned by Rathbones, one of the UK’s largest wealth and asset
ANGELO QUE — PHILIPPINE GOLF TOURTHE STAGE is set as more than 130 players vie for the Philippine Golf Championship presented by the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) to start the Asian Tour season on Feb. 5 to 8 at the East Course of the Wack
Thai coach Tai Bundit to mentor Alas Pilipinas, says PNVF chief Liao - BusinessWorld Online TAI BUNDIT — PVL.PHALAS PILIPINAS will have its women’s coach in
ALEX EALA (L) and Janice Tjen — FACEBOOK.COM/WTAFROM rivals to teammates.Filipina pride Alexandra “Alex” Eala and Indonesian standout Janice Tjen join forces in championing Southeast Asian (SEA) tennis with a doubles partnership in the prestigious WTA 500 Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open.The 23-year-old Ms. Tjen beat
Free agent recruiters Farm Fresh, Nxled clash in PVL All-Filipino - BusinessWorld Online NXLED CHAMELEONS — ONE SPORTS/RM CHUAGames on Tuesday(FilOil Arena)4 p.m. – Farm Fresh
TNT Tropang 5G will be wiser, better in the Commissioner’s Cup - BusinessWorld Online “SECOND today, stronger tomorrow.”With those words, the TNT Tropang 5G signed off
HM Revenue & Customs is preparing to embark on a technology spending programme worth more than £2 billion over the next two years, as long-running efforts to modernise its ageing IT estate continue to run into delays and rising costs. According to HMRC’s latest procurement pipeline,
British manufacturers are scaling back exports to the United States as uncertainty caused by President Donald Trump’s shifting tariff policies disrupt trade and supply chains, according to new industry research. A joint study by Make UK and DHL Express found that 20 per cent of UK