Category: Bussiness

The Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railways in Porthmadog and Go Below Underground Adventures in Eryri are among the Gwynedd winners of this year’s Go North Wales Tourism Awards. The event organised by North Wales Tourism celebrates the dedication, skill and achievements of the region’s tourism and hospitality industry. This year’s ceremony at Llandudno’s Venue Cymru...

London’s Grosvenor Hotel set the scene for an evening celebrating Britain’s business elite at the Lloyds British Business Excellence Awards. With twenty categories spotlighting the country’s most innovative and resilient enterprises, the ceremony’s highlight was the recognition of Trinny Woodall, the celebrated fashion and beauty entrepreneur, who received the evening’s highest accolade – The Inspiration...

The UK can strike a US trade deal with Donald Trump while also rebuilding EU relations after Brexit to cement its status as a “beacon of stability” in an increasingly volatile world, a leading economist has said. Andy Haldane, the former Bank of England chief economist, said Keir Starmer’s government could show the UK was...

GB News presenter Nana Akua is backing a Royal-endsored campaign that highlights the success of gifted black people – and encourages others to emulate them. Part of a global initiative called “This Can Be You”, it uses adverts on the sides of London’s iconic double-decker buses to showcase the stories of black people who have...

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Rachel Reeves’s increase in employer national insurance contributions (NICs) will hit workers’ living standards, Barclays has warned, amid growing backlash over the tax hike. It comes as leaders of Britain’s biggest business organisations...

THE Western Gateway Partnership says its new website and brand is vital to its mission to bring new investment to South Wales and the West of England. The pan-regional partnership, which covers an area stretching 150 miles from St Davids in Pembrokeshire to Swindon and Salisbury in Wiltshire with a combined economy of £129 billion,...

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the UK companies myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Big British companies from the London Stock Exchange Group to broadcaster ITV are set for an unexpected £700mn windfall after the UK won an appeal against a Brussels state aid clampdown that had forced London...

The letter from industry bosses suggests that changes in the NICs threshold are “regressive in their impact on lower earners and will impact flexible working practices which many older workers and parents rely upon”. The signatories are calling for the government to consider one of two measures to “protect businesses who employ low earners” to...

BBC You’re probably used to politicians telling you we’re living in the most dangerous times for decades. But who’s going to pay for our protection? Donald Trump is a lot less willing than the current president to pay for other countries’ defence. As one UK source told me, “it doesn’t make sense for Europe’s defence...