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‘All pain for no gain’: Reality of post-Brexit trading conditions bites
"The dream held by the Brexiters seems to be well and truly dead"
High street retailer Wilko set for administration
Wilko, which has about 400 shops and employs 12,000 people, filed a notice of intention to appoint administrators at the High Court on Thursday.
Bank of England preparing to raise interest rates AGAIN
Borrowers are already facing big increases in monthly bills thanks to mortgage rates moving higher.
HSBC sees profits more than double on rising interest rates
The bank posted pre-tax profits of 21.7 billion US dollars (£16.9 billion) for the first half of 2023, up from 8.4 billion US dollars (£6.6 billion).
Outrage as British Gas profits soar by nearly 900%
Prem Sikka called the obscene profit making "legalised robbery", while Zarah Sultana said it is "time to bring energy into public ownership".
The death of the high street: Britain loses 6,000 storefronts in five years
The highest vacancy rates were in the North East and the Midlands, followed by Wales and Scotland, according to the BRC-LDC Vacancy Monitor.
Government’s flagship Brexit trade deal will have ‘no major economic gains for UK’
Academics say any gains will depend on the possible future expansion of the CTPPP, which as things stand looks both unlikely and undesirable.
Tata to build £4bn battery plant to UK – in exchange for hefty government bounty
Ministers have remained tight lipped about the taxpayer-funded bung, thought to be worth in excess of £500 million.
Brexit could see Vauxhall abandon Luton after over 100 years
With 70 per cent of vans being exported into mainland Europe, tariffs could make the future of the plant unworkable.