Amazon pays £492m in UK tax as sales surge to £20.6bn
The online retail giant saw UK sales rise by 50% last year amid a Covid-driven hike in demand....
Rents outside London rising at fastest rate since 2008
Rents are increasing at their fastest pace in more than 10 years, according to property website Zoopla....
Bitcoin crashes on first day as El Salvador’s legal tender
Technological glitches plagued the first day of El Salvador accepting Bitcoin as legal tender....
Boeing: Directors to face investor lawsuit over fatal crashes
Shareholders can sue Boeing over claims it ignored safety warnings about its 737 Max plane, a US judge rules....
‘I asked for flexible hours but ended up resigning’
Alice Thompson was awarded £185,000 after being told she could not work shorter hours to pick up her child....
Triple lock pension pledge suspended for one year
It follows government concern that a big rise in earnings would have meant pensions increasing by 8%....
National Insurance rise could hit economy, business groups warn
The “extraordinary timing” of the rise in National Insurance could “derail” the recovery, employers say....
House prices at new high but pace of growth slows
Prices are rising slowly in London, but more rapidly in Wales and south-west England, the Halifax says....
Planned job cuts fall despite furlough deadline
August saw the fewest redundancies since 2014 despite plans to end furlough on 30 September....
Chip shortage could last into 2023, says car boss
The car industry needs to learn from the Covid “stress test”, says Daimler chairman Ola Källenius....