UK business confidence jumps to more than four-year high, survey finds
Lloyds survey finds North West England leads level of confidence despite caution over inflation....
Nike is giving its head office staff a week’s break
The sports shoe giant is giving US head office staff this week off after a “traumatic” year....
Affordable uniforms law will miss new school year
Parents are concerned that a law to make school uniforms cheaper will not be in place for September....
Give UK workers four more bank holidays a year, says TUC
The trades union body says having just eight public holidays in England and Wales is “stingy” ....
Suits you sir? Not anymore at some M&S stores
The retailer no longer sells men’s suits at more than half of its large stores as tastes turn casual....
Covid: Report finds big rises in garden furniture prices
Consumer group Which? says one retailer raised the price of a shed by 155% during the past two years....
Shein: China fashion giant investigates ‘false’ anti-Uyghur job ads
Shein said it did not fund nor approve adverts that suggested some ethnic minorities need not apply....
Morrisons calls for action on lorry driver dearth
The supermarket chain joins others in the food and drink industry demanding a special help with visas....
Federal Reserve to start withdrawing US stimulus
The central bank’s chairman says it could slow asset purchases this year but is in no rush to raise rates....
Farms face an oversupply of pigs due to staff shortage
The UK’s pig farmers are warning of a backlog of as many as 70,000 pigs that should have been slaughtered....