Sophisticated criminal networks are dumping millions of tonnes of waste in the British countryside every year, costing the UK an estimated £1 billion annually, according to a House of Lords inquiry. The Environment and

The Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, must use the Autumn Budget to bolster the UK’s creative industries if she is serious about delivering economic growth, according to leading audit, tax and business advisory firm Blick

Viral jacket potato brand SpudBros has come under fire after being accused of “bullying” a small business owner over a name dispute. The Preston-based duo, Jacob and Harley Nelson, who became social media sensations

British businesses are wasting more than £13 billion a year in lost productivity as middle managers spend weeks dealing with avoidable, low-value work, according to new research by YouGov. The findings — published in

Former chancellor Jeremy Hunt has hit back at suggestions that the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) and past Tory tax cuts are to blame for Labour’s worsening fiscal position, calling the claim “ridiculous”

Aston Martin has reported a dramatic escalation in losses as Donald Trump’s new tariffs on UK car imports and weakening demand from China batter the luxury carmaker’s finances. The company posted a £112 million

The new home secretary Shabana Mahmood has admitted that the Home Office is “not yet fit for purpose” and has repeatedly failed to rise to the scale of multiple crises — from illegal

Three of Ireland’s best-known businessmen — JP McManus, John Magnier and Dermot Desmond — have sold Barchester Healthcare, the UK’s largest private care home operator, to US real estate giant Welltower in a