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The UK's annual inflation rate in August was 3.2%, the highest level in more than nine years, and the increase compared to July is the largest in almost a quarter of a century, the National Statistics Office (ONS) reported.more

The amount of central London office space signed for has reached its highest monthly figure since the start of the pandemic, new data shows.more

Councils could have to raise local taxes to cope with the national insurance hike to fund social care, Treasury officials have suggested.more

Higher national insurance payments will leave low-paid frontline workers potentially more than £1,000 a year worse off, while also depriving firms of the cash needed to invest, according to the latest analyses.more

Shares in retailer’s parent company ABF fall despite company raising its profits forecastmore

The British supermarket chain Marks & Spencer has branded the EU’s Brexit border controls “pointless bureaucracy” as the UK government considers delaying checks on food imports amid fears of mounting pressure on supermarket supplies in the run-up to Christmas.more

There is strong evidence that British American Tobacco (BAT) has paid a bribe to former Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe, according to a journalistic investigation, the results of which will be presented on Monday on BBC Panorama.more

The boss of budget airline Ryanair has warned holiday prices are likely to rise sharply next year as consumer demand for travel rebounds. Michael O'Leary told The Sunday Times fewer flights, inflation and more taxes would drive airfares up.more

The UK needs to be better prepared for future economic shocks, says the TUC.more

The IT industry has a greater lobbying power than the pharmaceutical, financial or fossil fuels sectors, spending over EUR 97 million annually to influence decision-making in the European Union, according to a report by the Corporate Europe Observatory and LobbyControl, reported by the Brussels portal EUobserver.more

Fewer small and medium-sized enterprises complaining of lower turnover than before the pandemic; the biggest change for the better was recorded by service and trade companies - according to a study for the BIG InfoMonitor Debtors Register.more

The UK economy grew by just 0.1% in July as the last Covid restrictions were lifted in England. It was the economy's sixth consecutive month of growth, but the increase was much lower than in the previous month, which saw 1% growth.more

The huge West End shop that was home to Topshop whose owner fell into administration, could become a Ikea branch, with a deal reportedly agreed.more

PayPal is introducing new fees for payments between businesses in the UK and those in Europe, from November.more

Nightlife industry chiefs have warned of “very difficult times ahead” for London’s night time economy as the capital faces a “catastrophic” shortage of door staff.more

Inhabitants of Alaska, followed by North Dakota and Nebraska, are among the hardest working people in America. At the bottom of the list are New York, West Virginia and, lastly, New Mexico, according to a study by WalletHub.more

JD Wetherspoon is the latest chain to suffer with shortages as they have been unable to serve some customers toast.more

Supermarket chain Morrisons has said it expects the UK's lorry driver shortage to stoke inflation during the rest of this year.more

Private rents outside London are rising at their fastest rate for 13 years, research suggests, as tenants making plans for life post-pandemic compete for properties.more

Bus services are facing disruption across several regions of the UK due to a driver shortage which has been catalysed by Brexit and Covid.more

The new tax announced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson to finance health and social services will cause the tax burden in Great Britain to increase to the highest level in years just after World War II, reports the British press.more

Marks & Spencer has warned of a range of problems for food imports to the UK when Brexit rules change next month.more

Farmers may be forced to incinerate nearly 100,000 pigs due to a post-Brexit shortage of butchers.more

A high street worth of shops closed down every 24 hours in the first half of 2021. Almost 50 chain stores were permanently shuttered on a daily basis as big brands found themselves on the wrong side of pandemic-era changes in shopping habits.more

Lobby group urges action on visas for foreign workers such as drivers, welders, butchers and bricklayersmore