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12 Year ban for Director who Pocketed Covid Loan Cash

A company director from Birmingham has received a 12-year ban after he fraudulently claimed £50,000 through the government’s Bounce Back Loan Scheme. Raashid Khan, 26,...

39% of Hair and Beauty Sector Still Furloughed

As a sector based around close human contact, the hairdressing sector has been hit hard by COVID-19. In fact, a recent report finds 39% of...

Bans for UK Directors Who Avoid Repaying Bounce Back Loans

The Insolvency Service has been given more powers to clamp down on UK company directors who have accessed the government’s emergency Covid loans but try...

124 Pints per Adult Required to Save the British Pub

With the latest estimates suggesting that the UK’s food and beverage industry lost at least £25.66 billion due to COVID-19, we wondered how much every...

Has the Cruise Industry Been Hit by the Perfect Storm?

For many years, the cruise industry was booming, riding the crest of a wave that culminated in more than 29.7 million passengers in 2019. In...

Can Manchester United Get Out from Under its £455.5m Debt?

With 13 Premier League titles and three Champions League trophies to its name, Manchester United remains one of the world’s richest clubs, with total revenue...

Is Harley-Davidson Heading for a Crash?

Between 1945 and 1970, the number of registered motorcycles in the US jumped from 198,000 to 2.8 million. During that time, Harley-Davidson rose to become...

Could Heathrow be at Risk of Collapse?

Many of the world’s biggest airports have seen air traffic nosedive during COVID-19. Such has been the impact that some, including Heathrow, have warned that...

The Orla Kiely Fashion Brand Shuts Up Shop

The latest tale to add to a summer and now autumn of high street woe is the collapse of the Irish fashion brand Orla Kiely....

Pub Closures: What’s Behind the Decline of British Pubs?

Since 2000, a quarter of pubs in the UK have closed, totalling more than 13,000 locations. Four out of five people have seen a pub...

80 Homebase Stores Set to Close as Part of CVA

There’s more turmoil on the high street following the last minute reprieve for the House of Fraser department stores. This time it’s Homebase, the struggling...

How Much Will Big Tech Pay Under the new UK Digital Services Tax?

With current corporation tax laws taxing businesses on the basis of a physical rather than a digital presence, tech giants like Facebook, Amazon and Apple...