News Overseas Demand For UK Manufacturing Exports Sinks To Five-Year Low Manufacturing production has been shrinking for seven months in a row. Anna Wise 02nd May
News Carbon Tax Is ‘Killing Manufacturing’ In UK, Says Ineos Boss Ratcliffe Sir Jim Ratcliffe said Ineos’s plant at Grangemouth faces a £15 million tax bill for its carbon emissions in 2024. alex 30th Apr
News Ikea To Open Oxford Street Store Amid ‘Rejuvenation’ Of Shopping Area The world’s largest furniture retailer has taken over the former Topshop base in London to open a three-floor outlet selling around 6,000 items. Josie Clarke 30th Apr
News ‘Lumbering Dinosaur’ HMRC Becoming More Expensive And Less Trusted, Say MPs The Commons Public Accounts Committee found the cost of collecting taxes rose by £563 million over the last parliament, while productivity fell. Christopher McKeon 30th Apr
News Department For Education Stifling Efforts To Boost Skills, Warns Andy Burnham The mayor of Greater Manchester said there is an urgent need to devolve more powers over skills but he is facing resistance in Whitehall. Jonathan Bunn 30th Apr
News Lidl To Invest £500m To Support Plans For 40 New Stores Bosses at Lidl GB said recent UK Government planning reforms are helping to ‘remove barriers to development’ and support its growth ambitions. Henry Saker-Clark 28th Apr
News PM Fast Tracks £300m For Offshore Wind In Push For Clean Energy Investment The announcement comes as the UK Government and International Energy Agency hosts a summit on the future of energy security. PM Today Team 25th Apr
News Direct Train Services Between Newcastle And Brighton Planned Arriva Group said the trains would run under its Grand Central brand and call at stations such as York, Birmingham New Street and Gatwick… Neil Lancefield 25th Apr
News Future Homes, Today: Strategies For Long-Term Sustainability And Regulation Readiness PM Today contributor 25th Apr
News Rail Tracks Get Paint Job To Keep Trains Moving This Summer White paint helps reflect the sun’s rays and reduce overheating. Neil Lancefield 23rd Apr
News Supplies Arrive In UK As Government Rushes To Save British Steel Scunthorpe Site Ministers have taken control to ensure supplies such as coking coal and iron ore reach the site after talks with its Chinese owner broke… Nina Lloyd 16th Apr
News UK Would Need ‘Extraordinary’ Deal To Go Below 10% Tariff, Trump Adviser Says Sir Keir Starmer’s Government still hopes an economic deal with America can be reached. Helen Corbett 11th Apr
News Universal Theme Park Set To Open In UK In 2031 After Government Backs Deal Some 8.5 million visitors are expected to visit the resort, on the site of a former brickworks near Bedford, in its first year. David Hughes 11th Apr
Mega Projects Watchdog Tells Water Firms To Speed Up Building New Reservoirs Ofwat said water company bosses must find ways to ‘achieve earlier completion’ on major projects in the coming years. Alex Daniel 11th Apr
News Energy And Tech Giants To Meet Government Over Plans To Power UK AI The first meeting of the Government’s new AI Energy Council will take place on Tuesday. Martyn Landi 11th Apr