‘It had just vanished’ – the shock when tech fails
Natalie Brown Natalie Brown felt sick when her parenting blog vanished Natalie Brown had built her blog into a thriving business over the course of a decade, pouring heaps of effort into it. Then it disappeared. “I felt sick. It kind of slowly dawned on me… that it had just vanished,” says Mrs Brown, a […]
Will travel be hit by more chaos this year?
Katy Austin Transport correspondent Getty Images Many people are setting off their travels during the great summer getaway as schools across England and Wales enjoy their six-week holidays. But last year’s summer season was marked by widespread travel disruption. So whether you’re travelling by plane, train, road or ferry, will things be smoother this time […]
Trump agrees to pause tariffs on Canada and Mexico but not on China
Watch: ‘I’m getting angry and anti-American’ – Canadians decry tariff threat President Donald Trump has agreed to hold off imposing 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico for 30 days, pulling the North American neighbours back from the brink of a potentially damaging trade war. After last-minute calls with Trump, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau agreed […]
Marine economy £5.6m funding boost will ‘create jobs’
Mowi Scottish salmon are exported worldwide A £5.6m funding boost for Scotland’s “vital” marine economy will help firms create jobs, according to Rural Minister Mairi Gougeon. Sea fisheries and processing businesses will share £4.2m in the latest round of cash from the EU’s European and Maritime Fisheries Fund. The Scottish government confirmed it will contribute […]
Is London’s stock market losing its lustre?
Reuters It’s over a year since UK hedge fund boss Sir Paul Marshall declared that London was becoming a financial “Jurassic Park” – full of beasts of a bygone era. Old-fashioned companies and old-fashioned investors who prized dividends over growth and who had therefore missed the greatest era of wealth creation in over a century […]
UK consumer spending growth ‘falls to record low’
NurPhoto July’s hot weather failed to boost consumer spending in the UK which fell to a new low amid Brexit uncertainty and slow real wage growth. Average retail sales over the year to July rose by 0.5% – a record low according to the British Retail Consortium and KPMG. They said the “challenging retail environment” […]
‘We’re delighted to have dates to work towards’
Simon Read Business reporter, BBC News Pure Lakes Skin Care Gareth and Claire McKeever of Pure Lakes Skin Care in Kendal A number of businesses will be able to reopen from 12 April if conditions are met, the Prime Minister has announced. The news has prompted relief across the business community, although many sectors warn […]
Trump sows uncertainty – and Xi Jinping sees an opportunity
Laura Bicker China correspondent Reuters Donald Trump and Xi Jinping met in 2019 If China is angry at the United States for imposing an extra 10% tariff on all Chinese goods, it is doing a good job of hiding it. Both Canada and Mexico vowed to retaliate and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his […]
What would an economic split from Spain mean?
Daniel Thomas Business reporter Getty Images Pro-independence protesters on the streets of Barcelona this week On 27 October 2017, Catalonia’s former president Carles Puigdemont unilaterally declared independence from Spain, sparking the country’s worst constitutional crisis since 1975. It followed a referendum in the restive region – deemed illegal by the Spanish government and courts – […]
France warns that agreements with the UK are at risk
Getty Images Fresh tensions surfaced last week over the number of fishing licences issued to French fishermen France has intensified pressure on the UK over post-Brexit fishing rights, warning bilateral co-operation could be at risk. The government in Paris is angry that the UK granted 12 licences out of 47 bids for smaller vessels to […]