Business

Parents and grandparents are shouldering an unprecedented £2.8 billion a year to support students through university, as the soaring cost of higher education leaves families footing the bill. New research shows that 71 per cent…

The UK must do more to attract Chinese foreign direct investment (FDI) if it is to support business growth and maintain global competitiveness, according to leading audit and advisory firm Blick Rothenberg. Partner Winnie Cao…

AI adoption among large enterprises has dipped slightly, even as overall use of the technology continues to rise across the corporate landscape. New figures from the US Census Bureau show that uptake among companies with…

The separate tax controversies involving Premier League footballers and former deputy prime minister Angela Rayner should serve as a “wake-up call” about the importance of taking sound, professional advice, a senior tax expert has warned.…

Five years after Britain’s departure from the European Union, the UK’s automotive sector continues to prove its global weight, generating £115 billion in imports and exports last year, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers…

Dragons’ Den investor Touker Suleyman has emerged as one of the leading contenders to acquire the UK arm of Claire’s out of administration, with a proposal understood to preserve the Birmingham head office and a…

Cefinn, the womenswear brand founded by Samantha Cameron, is to be wound down after years of losses, bringing an end to a label once worn by the Princess of Wales and Queen Camilla. Launched in…

The UK is set to get its first-ever “super-university” as the Universities of Kent and Greenwich prepare to merge from autumn 2026. The new institution, to be called the London and South East University Group,…

Europe’s youngest consumers are spearheading a growing shift towards refurbished smartphones, according to a new study that highlights changing attitudes to sustainable technology. The research – Refurbished over New: A Second Chance for Smartphones –…

Companies that received government support through Rishi Sunak’s pandemic-era Future Fund were more likely to collapse than peers who did not take state money, according to a new audit that raises fresh questions about the…