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The Clarets, who were relegated from the Premier League last season, are in the bottom three of the Championship, with just one win from their first 12 games, and currently without a permanent manager. The US-owned…
The UK arm of Spain’s Banco Santander reported a £1.2bn pre-tax profit for the nine months ending 30 September, down six per cent on the same period last year. It came despite net interest income jumping 17 per cent to…
The FTSE 100 consumer goods group told shareholders on Wednesday its prices rose by 2.3 per cent in its third quarter, as its volume growth slowed from 5.5 to 2.9 per cent. The Anglo-Dutch company has been grappling with…
The Chancellor said these fees – which are charged on top of the daily rate to cover the cost of connecting to a supply – are part of “an energy policy that has failed British taxpayers”. The measure, which was announced…
The Chancellor is expected to announce a range of measures to tackle the cost of living but the spotlight will also be on his tax and spending plans as the government looks to balance the books. Healey has said the world…
But while general consulting and advisory were in the red, mandatory regulatory work and specialised AI and tech transformation advice drove the growth. But it is not just these firms. The same is happening at the MBB…
In letters addressed to Amazon’s UK director of public policy and Tiktok’s director of public policy for Northern Europe, Alistair Law, Byrne urged both firms to send representatives to the hearing on 3 November. The…
The government has decided the rules, due to come into force at the start of next year, will apply to employers of all sizes and sectors, despite a rearguard action from industry warning they will add “significant…
No matter how reassuring his intonations and well-calibrated his pauses, the arithmetic looks to remain stubbornly uncooperative. Perhaps the occasion might be made a little easier for him if he opts for his favourite…
Despite ongoing calls for radical tax and economic reforms to boost productivity, Chancellor John Healey is expected to deliver a cautious, low-key Budget, Tim Sarson You can tell it’s Budget season. The leaves are just…