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Market town with average house price of £440k named happiest place to live - does your town make top 20?

Wed, 04/12/2024 - 09:35
Woodbridge is the place to be for residents wanting to live the happiest life, according to new research.

Meta virtual reality partner Roto VR sees future with £2.4m funding boost

Wed, 04/12/2024 - 09:05
The designer of an interactive virtual reality chair for use with games sold by the owner of Facebook has snapped up nearly £2.5m from investors.

First rail companies to be nationalised by new Labour government announced

Wed, 04/12/2024 - 06:39
The first three railway companies to be nationalised have been named as part of the new Labour government's plan to bring rail into public ownership.

Chancellor admits it won't be 'easy' for business to absorb costs of national insurance hike

Tue, 03/12/2024 - 19:44
The chancellor has admitted it will not be "easy" for businesses to "absorb" the increase in employers' national insurance contributions that was announced in the budget.

Guardian owner's chair in desperate bid to reassure staff over Observer sale

Tue, 03/12/2024 - 18:00
The chair of The Guardian's parent company has insisted that it will remain a part-owner of The Observer hours before staff walk out over the sale of the world's oldest Sunday newspaper.

'Mind-boggling' Brexit rules hit British food exports by £3bn a year

Tue, 03/12/2024 - 16:04
British businesses have blamed "mind-boggling" bureaucracy on a £3bn-a-year hit to food exports since Brexit.

Customers should be given taxpayer incentives up to £5,000 to drive electric future, Ford's UK boss says

Tue, 03/12/2024 - 14:25
Ford's UK boss has called on the government to provide consumer incentives of up to £5,000 per car to boost demand for electric vehicles and help the industry hit challenging climate targets.

IP Group plots sale of tech stake portfolio to Lexham

Tue, 03/12/2024 - 14:15
An investment vehicle founded by one of Britain’s most prominent venture capitalists is in advanced talks to buy a portfolio of stakes in some of the country’s most promising technology companies.

Upmarket tapas chain Iberica on brink of collapse

Tue, 03/12/2024 - 13:37
A group of Spanish restaurants headed by a Michelin-starred chef is on the brink of collapse after filing a notice of intention to appoint administrators.

Overhaul of official workforce data may take another two years - ONS

Tue, 03/12/2024 - 11:57
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has admitted efforts to overhaul unreliable data on Britain's jobs market may not be ready until 2027.

Payments provider Zilch in talks to raise £150m from investors

Tue, 03/12/2024 - 11:54
Zilch, the consumer lender which has become one of Britain's fastest-growing fintech companies, is in talks about a share sale to raise about £150m in what could be its final such capital-raising before it goes public.

Largely manufactured furore shows Jaguar succeeded at getting people talking

Tue, 03/12/2024 - 07:40
The sleepy Jaguar has had a sudden awakening.

Jaguar boss defends rebrand after backlash - as new electric car revealed

Tue, 03/12/2024 - 01:23
Jaguar wants "to be bold and disruptive" with its new electric car and redesign, the luxury vehicle maker's managing director told Sky News.

Motorists rev up £38m settlement in shipping cartel claim

Mon, 02/12/2024 - 18:32
Lawyers acting for British motorists who were charged inflated prices to deliver vehicles to the UK have agreed settlements worth £38m after a years-long battle alleging that they were ripped off by a cartel of shipping firms.

Guardian boss offers last-ditch Observer concessions ahead of strike

Mon, 02/12/2024 - 16:08
Staff on The Observer who move with the world's oldest Sunday newspaper to Tortoise Media will be offered continued access to Guardian job openings as part of a last-ditch compromise deal being offered ahead of the company's first strike in decades.

Hg-backed software provider Dext in £500m sale to Iris

Mon, 02/12/2024 - 15:00
A major British provider of accounting software backed by Hg Capital is being sold to another of the private equity group's portfolio companies in a deal worth more than £500m.

Reeves set for mid-January talks with Chinese counterpart

Mon, 02/12/2024 - 11:24
The Treasury is close to finalising Rachel Reeves's first visit to China as chancellor just days before Donald Trump is sworn in for a second time as US president.

UK house prices grow at fastest rate in two years

Mon, 02/12/2024 - 08:32
House prices are now growing far higher than expected and at the fastest annual rate in nearly two years, the UK's largest building society has said.

Vauxhall parent firm's boss abruptly resigns - days after Luton plant announced closure

Mon, 02/12/2024 - 07:50
The chief executive of Vauxhall's parent company has abruptly resigned, just days after the car brand's factory in Luton was slated for closure.

Typhoo Tea bought out of administration for millions

Mon, 02/12/2024 - 07:19
Typhoo Tea has been bought out of administration for £10.2m.

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