Three Drax power plants delayed due to grid connection hold-ups November 10, 2024 It was understood the plants would come online by October 1 and serve as backstops intended to prevent blackouts.
NHS must be weaned off ‘more, more, more’ culture, warns Alan Milburn November 9, 2024 Alan Milburn, who ran the department under Tony Blair, warned that the NHS was “drinking in the last-chance saloon” .
Europe’s banks brace for tougher competition under Trump 2.0 November 9, 2024 Since early 2010, European banking shares have fallen ten per cent, while US lenders have more than tripled.
Donald Trump would ‘certainly’ do trade deal with UK, Boris Johnson says November 9, 2024 The former prime minister said the US president-elect is offering “economic hope” but that the Government would be “too pathetic” to try to secure a deal.
Trump won’t end ‘double taxation’ of Americans overseas, accountancy firm warns November 8, 2024 Donald Trump’s presidency is unlikely to mean a tax break for Americans living in the UK despite his pledge to end the system of so-called ‘double taxation’, an accountancy firm has warned. The Republican President-elect said during his campaign that he would reform the taxation of millions of US citizens overseas if he were re-elected [...]
Pizza Pilgrims’ co-founder on creating the perfect base for strong growth November 8, 2024 Pizza Pilgrim's co-founder Thom Elliot has hospitality in his veins. In just over a decade, he and his brother James have gone from growing up above a pub in Cornwall to opening their 25th pizzeria this November.
Serious Fraud Office given more funds to help ‘deliver swifter justice’ November 7, 2024 The Serious Fraud Office is set to receive an additional £9.3m in funding as part of the government's plan to crack down on fraud.
How to protect your wealth from inheritance tax November 7, 2024 The inheritance tax regime is changing but don’t panic – plan. Here’s how… The Chancellor’s Budget featured many ambitious promises, bold changes, and, of course, cuts. Among these was a reform to Inheritance Tax (IHT), which is the levy applied to the estate of someone who has passed. By bringing inherited pensions into the scope [...]
Taylor Wimpey: Higher demand buoys sales as firm preps for planning reform November 7, 2024 After a tough start to the year, Taylor Wimpey has reported signs of improving customer demand as mortgage rates fall and affordability pressures ease. The housebuilder said it remained on track to deliver UK volumes in line with previous guidance of 9,500 to 10,000 homes and operating profit consistent with current market expectations. In the [...]
UK farms could shrink ‘like Russian dolls’ amid tax row, government warned November 7, 2024 The UK’s farms could be set to shrink “like Russian dolls”, the government has been warned, thanks to Labour’s inheritance tax changes announced in the Budget. Shadow business secretary – and former City minister – Andrew Griffith has cautioned that the policy could mean “like Russian dolls, with each generation that passes, you end up [...]