The overall cost of Britain's break from Europe is expected to be an astronomical £220 billion over four years, dwarfing the NHS budget which was a focal part of the 'Leave' campaign. New forecasts from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) show that government debt is to hit £1.945 trillion in five years, with experts attributing the £220 billion growth to the direct results of Brexit. A recent report by ITV's Robert Peston explained: "£78 billion of that is due to the expected post-referendum slowdown in...

Hundreds of thousands of people will face the trauma of waking up homeless this Christmas, new research has revealed. The number of people who will be homeless this Christmas has jumped by almost a third since last year due to austerity cuts. The latest figures from the housing charity Shelter estimate that more than a quarter of a million people in England will not have a home to go to come Christmas Day - and 170,000 of those are in...

Your company is in debt, and your main credit is the most intimidating and powerful of them all: HMRC. What can you do, as a director, if your business owes money to HMRC that it just can’t afford to pay? MGJL has helped distressed companies manage their debts (including HMRC arrears) since 2007. Over the years, they have helped numerous companies recover from dire financial situations that involved serious tax debts to HMRC. Being in debt to HMRC is a...

From high tech to heavy industry, many of the world’s most successful businesses depend on credit to survive, operate and thrive. But an increasing number of businesses are letting credit take a backseat to prepaid business cards, at least when it comes to employee spending. Prepaid business cards, like the Prepaid Mastercard offered by icount, have become a popular alternative to credit cards for many UK businesses, both small and large. Companies tout their ability to reduce fraudulent spending as...

December is a busy time for PRs, many of whom struggle to cut through the noise with even the most worthy of campaigns. Which is why you have to salute the inventors of the Yule Log Clog. This Christmas, as families huddle together under the same roof, there is one housing component that all too often goes unnoticed; the drain pipes. With the average Brit consuming nearly 6,000 calories on Christmas Day alone (and a whopping 210g of fat) and more...

For any business owner, the key to success is simple: knowing where your money comes from and where it goes. Whether you sell a product or offer a service, having a deep understanding of your business’ finances gives you more power to make informed, effective decisions that fuel growth and help make each quarter more successful than the last. The stronger your understanding of your business’ finances, the more capably you’ll be able to operate and grow. Enter the forensic...

As much as I always look forward to Christmas Day festivities, I can't deny that I always reserve an ounce of excitement for the Boxing Day fixtures. If we take it as a given that, given the way football is financed, we are unlikely to ever see a full complement of fixtures on any one day, Boxing Day is about as close as we get to seeing every team across the country in action. There are eighty-four top flight teams in...

Following the emergence of quick-fire dating apps such as Tinder, happn and Grinder, a clever business app has taken off using the same premise that aims to build productive business relationships rather than fleeting encounters. Meet Shapr, a free networking app (iOS and Android) that suggests a daily batch of 10 to 15 nearby professionals who are also interested in expanding their professional networks. It’s like LinkedIn, but a lot cooler and much less formal. If a formalised ‘networking breakfast...

Every year the the largest independent news agency in the UK supplies newspapers and magazines around the world with some of the most fascinating, captivating and powerful photographs you could ever hope to see. It's your chance to vote for the SWNS Press Photo of the Year 2016... VOTE FOR THE PRESS PHOTO OF THE YEAR 2016 Here you'll find 100 of the most compelling images sent out by the news service this year, as chosen by their picture editors. Simply...