The businesses counting the cost of Brexit red tape
Three months since the end of the transition period, bosses share their stories of how trade has changed....
Retailers call for ‘Shop Out to Help Out’ scheme when stores reopen
Retail veterans say the government must do more to help independent shops survive as lockdown is eased....
VW rebrands as ‘Voltswagen’ in the US
The carmaker confirms the name change as some mistake it for an early April Fool’s joke....
Easter egg sales ‘soar by almost 50%’
Spending on Easter eggs is up by almost £50m, research suggests, as people prepare for weekend celebrations....
Liberty Steel nationalisation ‘an option’ to save 5,000 jobs
Business secretary concerned about “opaque” nature of ownership but won’t rule out public purchase....
Liberty Steel owner structure ‘opaque’, says Kwasi Kwarteng
The business secretary says the UK did not bail out Liberty Steel due to its owner’s complex structure....
Wetherspoon plans new pubs and jobs if ‘no further lockdowns’
The chain plans to open 18 new pubs and upgrade others, but only if there are no more Covid restrictions....
AstraZeneca vaccine – was it really worth it?
AstraZeneca has become a political football in a European blame game over its covid vaccine....
Nike sues over ‘Satan Shoes’ with human blood
Nike sues an art collective over its ‘Satan Shoes’, produced in collaboration with rapper Lil Nas X....
‘Finding work feels impossible for my generation’
Young people could see rising levels of unemployment even as the crisis eases, warns Prince’s Trust....