Biznes

Evri and Yodel are the worst parcel firms at helping their customers, according to an Ofcom report. Two-thirds of people (67%) say they have had an issue in the last two months with a delivery firm, the annual Post Monitoring Report found.more

Pubs face widespread closures unless the chancellor announces an extension to business rates relief in next week's Budget, the UK's biggest pub company has warned.more

Deliveroo has revealed a rise in orders over the latest quarter, amid “healthy” growth in the UK and Ireland. The takeaway delivery specialist told shareholders it has made progress in “a more stable but still uncertain consumer environment”.more

Burning household rubbish in giant incinerators to make electricity is now the dirtiest way the UK generates power, BBC analysis has found. Nearly half of the rubbish produced in UK homes, including increasing amounts of plastic, is now being incinerated. Scientists warn it is a “disaster for the climate” - and some are calling for a ban on new incinerators.more

Sir Keir Starmer has not ruled out a National Insurance increase for employers in the Budget, in a BBC Breakfast interview. The prime minister side-stepped questions over whether Labour’s manifesto promise not to raise taxes for "working people" covered employers' National Insurance (NI), but it was apparent from the prime minister’s interview that NI for employers is going to rise.more

InPost has bought the remaining 70 per cent stake in Menzies Distribution Limited for GBP 60.4 million, thereby taking full control of the logistics operations of Menzies Express and Newstrade, InPost said in a press release.more

Heavy rains in West Africa brought flooding that prevented cocoa farmers from accessing their fields, delaying the harvest and sending cocoa prices soaring on global markets on Friday, reaching nearly $7,800 a tonne.more

Poland ranked 31. in the intellectual capital ranking of 180 countries in 2023, the Polish Economic Institute reported, citing the "Global Sustainable Competitiveness Index". Higher places were taken by, among others, the Czech Republic and Slovenia, and the leader is South Korea.more

An FT investigation into the role of a British accountant, a London-based broker and Dubai companies in the acquisition of vessels.more

UK-based Unilever Plc. today announced that it has finalised the sale of its Russian subsidiary to Arnest Group, marking the corporation's exit from the Russian market.more

Workers should be offered tax breaks on private health insurance to tackle the worklessness crisis facing Britain, business leaders have said. The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) is calling for an overhaul of the tax system to improve workplace health.more

The Irish government does not intend to use the money it will receive from Apple's back taxes for current spending or to narrow the tax base, but will use it to invest in housing and infrastructure, Finance Minister Jack Chambers said yesterday.more

The UK is about to stop producing any electricity from burning coal - ending its 142-year reliance on the fossil fuel. The country's last coal power station, at Ratcliffe-on-Soar, finishes operations on Monday after running since 1967.more

Vodafone and Three UK have pledged to cap their lowest-cost mobile plans at £10 for two years, as the companies hope to convince the UK’s competition watchdog to approve their £15 billion merger.more

The world's richest man Elon Musk has not been invited to this year's International Investment Summit, organised by the UK government, most likely because of posts he made online about anti-immigrant riots in the country, the BBC reports today.more

Retailer says some shops may become unviable despite annual profits nearing £1bn amid international expansion.more

Brand could disappear with 87 restaurants and 3,000 jobs at risk after talks over rescue deal collapse, writes "The Guardian".more

Sales of some new hybrid cars will be allowed until 2035, the government has said, but it denied that this was a change to a manifesto pledge to ban petrol and diesel cars from 2030.more

The popularity of Polish fruit abroad is growing. Last year we were their seventh largest supplier in Europe, reported the ‘Puls Biznesu’ yesterday.more

Vodafone and Three have rejected claims by the UK's competition watchdog that their proposed merger would lead to higher prices for millions of mobile users. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has "provisionally concluded" the deal would weaken competition between mobile networks.more

Pharmacies, pubs and banks made up half of the closures on Britain's High Streets in the first six months of this year, data suggests. A total of 6,945 stores have closed so far in 2024, which is the equivalent of 38 shops per day.more

British conservative weekly newspaper 'The Spectator', which is the world's oldest continuously published magazine, has been sold to British investor and major shareholder of TV station GB News, Paul Marshall, for £100 million, it was announced yesterday.more

Apple has lost a high-profile, €13bn (£11bn) Irish tax battle with Brussels in a decision that will bolster the European Commission’s efforts to clamp down on favourable “sweetheart” tax deals for multinationals.more

The boss of Aldi UK says shoppers are treating themselves to more expensive products as cost of living pressures start to ease. Customers are said to be "trading up" to premium own-label products including Wagyu steak, premium cheese, ready meals, and brioche buns.more

The Body Shop has been rescued from administration, in a deal that appears to secure the immediate future for 1,300 shop and office workers. A consortium led by the British cosmetics tycoon Mike Jatania has acquired the ethical beauty brand's 113 UK stores which remain trading, for an undisclosed sum.more