Managers are optimistic about their companies despite being hit by supply chain disruption caused by Brexit, a survey of top executives at mid-sized British businesses has found. Almost two thirds of executives said their businesses had felt a big impact from Britain’s departure from the European Union, with 46 per cent reporting that supply chain […]Read More

The competition regulator has said that Amazon is now officially considered a grocery retailer and must follow its supply code. The Competition & Markets Authority claimed that designating Amazon as a grocery retailer will help to protect its UK supplier base. The move means the online technology group will need to follow the code of […]Read More

Campaigners against the veneration of Edward Colston in the city of Bristol have called for a boycott of Thatchers Cider because its director joined a merchants’ society with historic links to the slave trader. The Countering Colston pressure group has campaigned for years to “decolonise Bristol” and remove the 17th-century slaver and philanthropist’s statue and […]Read More

Jeremy Clarkson has backed farmers protesting against a plan to ban meat and dairy from council events, calling it “utter, utter madness”. Oxfordshire county council is proposing to provide only vegan food at all future meetings and events, and to put more plant-based meals on school lunch menus. The ruling Liberal Democrat, Labour and Green […]Read More

The prime minister will effectively declare the end of the pandemic in two weeks, scrapping compulsory isolation for people with Covid-19 and starting the winding-down of free tests. Boris Johnson hopes to bring forward the end of all remaining restrictions to later this month, meaning that people who test positive for the coronavirus in England […]Read More

The Orbis heater heats up small spaces efficiently and quickly. It also includes the newest power-conserving technology, making it highly cost-effective because one will not have to spend extra money on power bills. In this Orbis heater review, readers will learn everything they need to know about this popular and trending Orbis heater in the […]Read More

Tui has said UK customers’ holiday bookings this summer are nearly a fifth higher than before the pandemic, with a rise in long-haul trips to the Caribbean and Cape Verde thanks in part to less strict Covid rules. The travel firm has had a total of 6m bookings for this winter and the summer. In […]Read More

The European Union has announced a €43bn ($48bn) plan to overcome its dependency on Asian computer chip makers as governments and businesses around the world battle with a global supply chain crisis that experts believe could persist for much of the year. With consumers having to wait months for cars, dishwashers and other durables thanks […]Read More

Shoppers across the UK passing their local Primark were puzzled this weekend as they spotted Greggs steak bakes and vegan sausage rolls discreetly tucked into mannequins’ handbags and pockets in window displays. Their curiosity was piqued further on Primark’s social media accounts, which displayed a receipt showing items from the Gregg’s menu with a curious […]Read More

SpaceX will lose up to 40 of the 49 Starlink satellites it launched last week as the result of a geomagnetic storm, the company has announced. Elon Musk’s firm launched the satellites into low-Earth orbit on 3 February from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, but 80% of them are now expected to burn up […]Read More