Greg Wright

It’s a controversial tax policy which has been linked with 10 suicides and caused distress to thousands of people who trusted their professional advisers. But the Budget statement from the new Chancellor Rachel Reeves provided hope for everyone whose life has been thrown into chaos by the loan charge.

The group behind Royal Mail has warned it cannot rule out job cuts or price rises in the face of a £120m hit from the National Insurance changes.

Supermarket chain Lidl GB has revealed it is on track to have invested a total of £21bn in the British food industry in the five years to the end of February 2025, exceeding its original target by 40 per cent.

Demand for central London office space has grown and retailers are eyeing “fewer, but bigger and better” shop locations, commercial property giant Land Securities (Landsec) has said.

Leeds-based Sky Bet has played a key role in the success of global betting giant Flutter Entertainment, according to a company spokesman.

Just Eat has sold its US business Grubhub to the food delivery startup Wonder for $650m (£502.5m), more than two years after it announced plans for a sale.

More than half of businesses in the North of England are set to increase investment over the next 12 months, according to a new survey.

ZOO Digital, which helps major Hollywood studios and streaming services to globalise their content, has revealed that its revenues increased over the last half year, although it has cut staff numbers in the UK and US.

The owner of airlines British Airways and Aer Lingus has said its earnings soared in recent months due to “the effectiveness of our strategy and group-wide transformation”.

Nine out of ten employees value flexible working more than perks such as gym membership and wellness apps, according to a major study conducted on behalf of Investors in People (IIP), the Government backed accreditation for businesses.