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Business | Inflation rate down but food prices up 4.9%

Latest inflation figure shows a slight drop to 3.6% after relatively low increases in the gas and electricity price cap, but cost of food continues to soar

19 Nov 2025

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Business | Threat of exit tax rattles business owners

Chris Etherington, tax partner at RSM, warns endless Budget leaks create confusion and uncertainty for business owners, while threat of an exit tax is unnecessarily disruptive

19 Nov 2025

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Business | 1.5m directors complete ID verification

As ID verification becomes law, so far one in four directors have verified their identity out of the more than six million on the register

18 Nov 2025

Business | ID verification labelling planned by Companies House

Proof of ID verification for directors will be introduced on Companies House register with a green tick once the process is up and running

17 Nov 2025

Business | How IFA Benevolent Fund supports accountants in times of crisis

Behind the spreadsheets, budgets, and audits of the accountancy profession lie its people. As in any profession, unexpected life changes can sometimes throw those people and their families into hardship

14 Nov 2025

Leadership & Management

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Business | HMRC hikes fees 33% for AML supervision at accountancy firms

Accountancy firms will have to pay significantly higher fees to HMRC for anti-money laundering (AML) supervision from this December

13 Nov 2025

Business | Growth falters at 0.1% as JLR cyberattack weighs heavy

Growth slows to glacial 0.1% as cyberattack at Jaguar Land Rover cratered manufacturing figures

13 Nov 2025

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Business | Pre-Budget call not to hike tax on drinks industry

Drinks industry lobbies Treasury not to raise taxes on alcohol as hospitality sector buckles under rising employment costs, Trump tariffs and dwindling clientele

13 Nov 2025

Tax

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Business | Capita handed £14m fine over data breach

Outsourcing giant Capita fined after personal data of 6.6m people stolen in hack of pension and staff records

7 Nov 2025

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Business | Online fashion retailer falls into administration

SilkFred, an online marketplace which partnered with over 500 independent fashion brands including Apricot and Goddiva has collapsed into administration

6 Nov 2025

Restructuring & Insolvency

Business | Interest rate held at 4% before Budget

The Bank of England has left the base rate unchanged again at 4% in a close decision with five members voting to hold and four to cut

6 Nov 2025