Rishi Sunak is facing mounting Tory unrest as he imposes the biggest tax rise since the 1970s, dragging millions of middle earners into the 40p rate of income tax. The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) says that many teachers, nurses ...
Unemployment is creeping up as the number of people not working due to long-term sickness rose to a new record and vacancies continued to decline in an early sign that the labour market is cooling, official figures show. The jobless ...
Vodafone’s new chief executive said she would cut 11,000 jobs over three years as she set out her plans to simplify the telecoms group. Margherita Della Valle said the telecoms company’s performance has not been good enough and it must ...
The European Union has upgraded forecasts for its growth this year, while predicting a “modest contraction” in the size of the British economy. European Commission spring forecasts increased predictions of growth in the EU to 1 per cent, up from ...
The communications regulator has launched an investigation into poor performance at Royal Mail that could lead to a fine after more than a quarter of first-class mail was not delivered on time. Ofcom said it would examine the postal service ...
A record number of Brits are returning to the workforce in a sign that labour shortages that have held back economic growth and pushed up inflation are starting to unwind, official figures out today show. A net 251,000 people flowed ...
Cybersecurity services specialist RiverSafe has unveiled its expansion plans, including a string of new hires and investment in staff training, following a record year of trading. RiverSafe, founded in 2010 by cybersecurity experts Suid Adeyanju and Oseloka Obiora, has seen ...
Brompton, maker of the iconic folding bike, has partnered with BGF, one of the largest and most experienced growth capital investors in the UK and Ireland, to further accelerate its growth. Since 1975, Brompton has been independent, owned by the ...
Long Covid is a reminder for many people of the lingering after-effects of the pandemic. The condition remains one that many healthcare practitioners find difficult to identify and treat, rendering sufferers to live with a condition that causes long-term side ...
HONG KONG — China needs to focus on education, science and technology to develop a better-skilled population, the state-backed People’s Daily said on Tuesday, adding that the country will strive for a “moderate fertility” level to support economic growth. President ...