Small British businesses have stopped selling to Northern Ireland as well as Europe due to additional administrative hurdles posed by new EU customs rules coming into force. Many small businesses said they were unable to meet new requirements for paperwork and numbering of each product, as well as the need to have an “authorized representative” … Read more
Labour’s rural problem has resurfaced. This time the government faces fierce opposition modification of inheritance tax. Unless a breakthrough is made, Labour’s rural problem risks becoming everyone’s problem. The protesters showed no signs to move back on Tuesday. Farmers from all over rural Britain got up in the middle of the night to begin their … Read more
The police are investigating “dozens of people” at the Post Office and Fujitsu, announced the head of a national operation. A team of 100 agents nationwide is investigating potential suspects and their involvement in the Post Office scandal. Hundreds of deputy postmasters were wrongly prosecuted for stealing from their branches between 1999 and 2015 after … Read more
Thames Water has revealed a 40% increase in sewage spills while warning that a looming decision on what it can charge its customers is “fundamental to our future”. The UK’s biggest supplier, which is struggling to avoid the prospect of a special administration amid massive debt, has always maintained that the regulator’s decision on its … Read more
A second infant has died in an 8-state listeria outbreak linked to recalled Yu Shang Food ready-to-eat meat and poultry products, according to federal health officials. The products were sold online and at retail locations nationwide, according to federal health officials. Nineteen cases are confirmed, including 17 hospitalized, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention … Read more
A $10 billion-plus takeover bid for one of America’s largest drugstore chains is set to trigger a new Boots the Chemist auction after a series of failed attempts to sell the British retail giant detail. Sky News understands that Sycamore Partners, the private equity firm, is expected to seek separate ownership for Boots if it … Read more
One of Britain’s leading financial mutuals is in talks to buy Dalmore Capital, the infrastructure investor with a stake in the Thames “super sewer”. Sky News has learned that Royal London is among the suitors surrounding Dalmore, which began considering a sale earlier this autumn. Royal London’s interest is serious but has not yet resulted … Read more
Eliminating all incidents of pollution in the Thames Water network will be “nearly impossible” and a public debate is needed on the true cost of stopping all wastewater discharges, chief executive Chris Weston has said. Speaking on the occasion of the revelation of the company’s interim results pollution incidents increased by 40%Mr Weston said customers’ … Read more
Norris Williford, a 22-year-old college student, not only works at the MBM Kicks shoe store in downtown Richmond, Virginia, he owns it. And it was a high school class this helped him gain the skills needed to open a business at such a young age. “MS. Hayer was actually one of my biggest influences. She … Read more
Every Monday, on our Money blog, we welcome an expert to answer your money problems. Today’s question is from Ellie, who asks… “My outstanding student loan balance is around £5,000 and I’m paying it off with an interest rate of 4.3%. I can’t decide whether it would be better to pay it all off at … Read more