Cost of living crisis: Grocery inflation up two per cent in just one month with shoppers forking out £800 more a year January 31, 2023 Grocery price inflation has hit a record 16.7 per cent to add a potential £788 to annual shopping bills, figures have shown. The “staggering” 2.3 percentage point jump in the four weeks to January 22 has exceeded the previous high recorded by analysts Kantar in October and is the highest figure since their records began [...]
Sunak hails Britain’s “huge strides” since Brexit three years ago – though polls disagree January 31, 2023 Britain has taken “huge strides” in taking advantage of the opportunities opened up by Brexit to address the challenges facing the country, Rishi Sunak has said. In a statement to mark the third anniversary on Tuesday of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU, the Prime Minister said the country is confidently forging a new path as an [...]
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Law firm Ince’s shares to remain suspended after further results delay January 31, 2023 The listed law firm Ince announced this morning it has further pushed back the publication of its results for the last financial year. Ince told markets this morning that auditors BDO have “informed the company that they require additional time to conclude their audit procedures.” That means the publication of the firm’s annual report for [...]
Oil firms failed to capitalise on investment perks under windfall tax, Orcadian says January 31, 2023 The oil and gas industry should have invested in new projects instead of fighting the windfall tax, argued Orcadian Energy boss Steve Brown.
British Steel and Tata Steel must go green if given £600m bailout, climate groups say January 31, 2023 The UK's steel sector needs to be more ambitious in its targets after receiving a bumper handout in taxpayer cash, says Green Alliance.
Paperchase: Struggling stationery chain expected to appoint administrators today – reports January 31, 2023 Paperchase, the high street stationery retailer, is believed to be on the verge of appointing administrators. The chain store’s parent company is reportedly in the process of bringing in insolvency practitioners from Begbies Traynor, according to Sky News. Paperchase’s shareholders are still holding out for a buyer but rumours are they are looking for a [...]
Self assessment: Over 2 million people still need to file their tax return with the deadline falling at midnight today January 31, 2023 Taxpayers have until the end of Tuesday (31 January) to submit their self-assessment returns. The deadline for submitting online tax returns and paying any tax owed is midnight. The most recent figures from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) show that fewer than 2.7 million customers still needed to file their self-assessment returns, as of January [...]
When will the Bank of England, Federal Reserve and ECB start cutting interest rates? Sooner than you think January 31, 2023 Central banks around the world this year are going to take their lead from an unlikely source: the Bank of Canada. While being the central bank of a G7 country, it’s not exactly the biggest of players in the global monetary policy and financial network. Tiff Macklem, the BoC’s chief, has led one of the [...]
When recessions hit and policy breaks down, we need charities to fill the gap January 31, 2023 When governments fail to act, someone else must step in. These organisations, like the network of homelessness charities at St Martin-in-the-Fields, are London's unsung heroes, writes Elena Siniscalco