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100,000 British small businesses benefit from government-backed Start Up Loans
The government’s Start Up Loans scheme has achieved another landmark milestone as the 100,000th business loan is granted, bringing the total support given to firms to more than £941 million, it has been announced today (Thursday...2023-02-02 2063 0 -
HMRC late payment interest rates to be revised after Bank of England increases base rate
The Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee announced on 2 February 2023 to increase the Bank of England base rate to 4% from 3.5%. HMRC interest rates are linked to the Bank of England base rate....2023-02-02 988 0 -
UK Government backing helps launch world first self-driving bus
Passengers will be boarding the world’s first fully sized, self-driving bus service in Edinburgh from the Spring, after it was awarded a share of £81 million in joint UK government and industry support for self-driving transport...2023-02-01 3685 0 -
A record 11.7 million tax returns received on time
A record 11.7 million customers submitted their tax returns on time, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has revealed. On 31 January, 861,085 customers filed online to meet the deadline, some with minutes to spare. There were...2023-02-01 1246 0 -
THE PUREWAL TWINS HOUSE OF KHALSA BRAND AMBASSADORS
In 2021 Identical British South Asian Twins Amar and Arjun Purewal made history lining up against each other at Wembley Stadium in FA Vase final; Amar leading the line for Hebburn Town with Arjun as captain....2023-02-01 1538 0 -
Government announces return to business as usual for aviation this summer
The UK government has today (31 January 2023) laid regulations before Parliament that brings airports slots rules for the upcoming summer season back in line with pre-pandemic levels, while retaining certain flexibilities to support the aviation...2023-01-31 6705 0 -
UK sanctions Myanmar aviation fuel businesses marking 2 years since coup
Companies supplying the Myanmar Air Force with the aviation fuel to carry out its relentless bombing campaign against innocent people have been targeted by the UK in the latest round of sanctions, announced to coincide with...2023-01-31 1141 0 -
New green scheme launches at Birmingham pools
Eight swimming pools in Birmingham have signed up with swimming products recycling scheme Leisure Loop, which aims to address the amount of waste generated by pools that reaches landfill each year. The leisure centres taking part...2023-01-31 1836 0 -
£1 million fund for fresh ideas to boost health at work
A £1 million fund for new ideas to boost health and welfare at work for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and the self-employed was launched today. Successful bidders will receive up to £100,000 to back their...2023-01-30 1256 0 -
Myanmar: Urgent global action needed to stop military’s ‘nationwide assault on human rights’
1 February marks second anniversary of Myanmar’s brutal military regime Nearly 3,000 people killed, 1.5 million internally displaced, more than 13,000 detained in inhumane conditions, and at least 100 sentenced to death ‘Solidarity has never been...2023-01-30 1104 0
