The Chancellor has declined to rule out extending support for hospitality businesses hit by rising business rates, beyond the help she has promised pub owners.Last week, the BBC reported ...

Joe FayTechnology ReporterGetty ImagesProducing weapons is not a career option for someWhen Caleb was nearing the end of his computer science degree and looking for his first job, one ...

Emer MoreauBusiness reporterGetty ImagesConstruction in November was at its lowest level since the pandemicActivity in the UK's construction sector shrank last month at the fastest pace since the pandemic, ...

Danielle KayeBusiness reporterKaren BradyKaren Brady, the chief executive at Ryther, a behavioural health nonprofit, said her sector has been grappling with a workforce shortage - and hiring employees through ...

Mark PoyntingClimate and science reporter, BBC NewsGettyThe long-awaited review into England and Wales' troubled water sector has been released.There's much to pick through in the 465-page report - but ...

Mark Poynting and Jonah FisherBBC Climate & ScienceGettyThe water sector in England and Wales is failing and needs stronger regulation to better protect billpayers and the environment, according to ...

Getty ImagesThe government ended a wave of public sector strikes last summer when it accepted, in full, the recommendations of independent public sector pay review bodies to increase the ...

Getty ImagesMost growth came from the service sectorNorthern Ireland's economy grew strongly in the third quarter of 2024, the latest official data suggests.The economy expanded by 1.3% compared to ...

Government departments have recommended a pay rise of 2.8% for millions of public sector workers including teachers, NHS staff and senior civil servants next year. Unions responded by saying ...

ReutersChancellor Rachel Reeves says she wants pension schemes to 'fire up the economy'Chancellor Rachel Reeves wants to “fire up the UK’s economy” by creating a “Canadian-style” pensions model for ...

3 hours agoBy Clodagh Rice, BBC News NI business correspondentBBCEamon McCusker said cost pressures are the toughest he has faced in 22 yearsPressure on small business owners shows no sign of ...

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