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The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
Banksy painting depicting MPs as Chimpanzees to go up for auction
A Banksy painting depicting MPs as Chimpanzees in the House of Commons called, Devolved Parliament is to go on display at Sotheby’s for this first time.
Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos ‘nearing deal’ to build car in Bridgend
Billionaire entrepreneur Jim Ratcliffe is said to be closing in on a deal to build a sport utility vehicle (SUV) in Bridgend, the town where Ford is bringing down the shutters on an engine factory which employs 1,700 people.
Lib Dems vow to scrap Brexit if they win general election
The Liberal Democrats have vowed to cancel Brexit if they win a majority at the next general election.
Oil price jumps after drone attack on Saudi facilities
The price of oil surged to more than $70 a barrel last night after the attack on two oil facilities in Saudi Arabia.
SSE sale of retail business to Ovo creates new UK energy giant
Ovo is set to become the UK’s second largest energy supplier after it agreed to buy SSE’s retail business for £500m.
Oxford Foundry looks for new donors to help its entrepreneurial start-ups
It is the entrepreneurship centre at one of the world’s richest universities — set up two years ago with £3.2m of donations from a galaxy of tech luminaries, including the billionaire founder of LinkedIn.
Taxman takes pity on bosses struggling with digital returns
About 80,000 businesses missed the deadline to file a digital tax return this month, but escaped a fine from HM Revenue & Customs after the tax authority decided to be lenient.
Civil Aviation Authority on alert for Thomas Cook collapse
The aviation watchdog is making contingency plans for the possible collapse of Thomas Cook as the tour operator races to secure a £1.1bn rescue package.
Former Conservative MP Sam Gyimah joins Lib Dems
Former Conservative MP Sam Gyimah has joined the Liberal Democrats.
Sainsbury’s pledges to halve plastic packaging by 2025
Sainsbury’s has become the latest supermarket to target packaging waste, pledging to halve the amount of plastic used in its stores by 2025.
Google to pay €1bn to end French tax probe
Google is to pay French authorities almost €1bn (£900m) to end a long-running investigation into its taxes.
Sir Philip Green’s Topshop reports £500m loss
Sir Philip Green’s Topshop and Topman fashion chains suffered an almost £500m net loss last year, amid tumbling sales and a raft of one-off charges.
New Monopoly version launched which gives women more money than men
A new ‘feminist’ version of Monopoly has been unveiled in which female players get more money than males in an attempt to “teach children about the gender pay gap”.
‘Women hit hardest by High Street job losses’
Women have been hardest hit by the wave of job losses that has swept the retail industry since 2011, a study from the Royal Society of the Arts has found.