Britain could be sleepwalking into a youth jobs crisis just as new employment reforms take effect, with retailers warning that rules designed to protect workers may end up pricing thousands of young people out of the workplace. It’s not just Business111.com that’s concerned. The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has called on the government to make sure that the reforms which start to come into force on the 1st of April don’t decimate our younger
Britain’s defence policy is facing one of the fiercest backlashes in decades as wars in Ukraine and the Middle East expose the limits of the country’s shrinking armed forces. After years of cuts following the Cold War “peace dividend”, critics say the UK now struggles to deploy ships, aircraft and troops quickly enough to protect its interests or support allies. With tensions rising and attacks on British bases already taking place, the debate
The warning lights for Britain’s small businesses are beginning to flash. Conflict in the Middle East is already pushing up fuel prices, threatening fertiliser supplies and setting off a chain reaction that could ripple from farms to restaurant tables and high streets. A single shipping route — the Strait of Hormuz — carries a large share of the world’s oil, gas and fertiliser ingredients, so any disruption quickly feeds through into higher transport costs,
High Street shops are increasingly accepting only card or phone payments, taking security, costs and the way customers are behaving into account. This comes from research among small businesses by Link which runs the UK’s biggest cash machine network. About three quarters of the businesses asked still accept cash but of the other quarter who don’t, have gone cashless in the last year. Retailers are worried about the security of handling cash especially as
Copyright and all rights reserved – .gov.uk UK Indo-Pacific Minister Seema Malhotra visited Manila to deepen cooperation, marking 80 years of ties and advancing work on security, growth and climate. From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and Seema Malhotra MP Published 5 March 2026 Manila – UK Minister for the Indo-Pacific Seema Malhotra visited Manila to deepen UK-Philippines cooperation. This comes as the two countries mark 80 years of bilateral relations, as well as the 5th anniversary of the UK’s status as an ASEAN Dialogue Partner.