Autumn Budget: Timeline of key economic data before November 26
Key datasets are due to be published in the run up to Rachel Reeves’s statement. Evening Standard Business News…
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Sales of fitness equipment soar by 15.1% on previous year, figures show
Fitness platform Zwift said it had seen a 65% surge in active users in October compared with August. Evening Standard Business News…
Jaguar Land Rover ‘back to doing what we do best’ after major cyber attack
The British car maker welcomed back 1,000 employees to its engine plant in Wolverhampton on Wednesday. Evening Standard Business News…
Government approves Gatwick second runway plan
The West Sussex airport will bring its emergency runway into routine use under the expansion scheme. Evening Standard Business News…
Senior doctors in England willing to strike, BMA says
According to the BMA, this year’s 4% pay uplift still represents a 26% real-terms pay cut for consultants compared to 2008/09. Evening Standard Business News…
Top executive pay in UK’s biggest firms hits new record as more take home £10m
Median pay for chief executive officers of FTSE 100 companies was £4.58 million in the 2024-2025 financial year. Evening Standard Business News…
Last wheat delivered to largest bioethanol plant under threat after trade deal
Vivergo Fuels, near Hull, is in crisis talks with the Government after the UK-US agreement removed tariffs on American imports. Evening Standard Business News…
No extra money to cover resident doctor strikes, NHS trust leaders warn
The British Medical Association announced resident doctors in England would walk out for five days from 7am on July 25. Evening Standard Business News…
Reeves ‘failed’ to back English councils in spending review, MPs warn
Woking MP Will Forster called on the Chancellor to ‘justify’ a ‘lack of investment’ into local government. Evening Standard Business News…
Jobs ‘days’ away from being lost without US deal, suggests Reynolds
Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds said ‘we were at risk of thousands of people losing their jobs’ without an agreement. Evening Standard Business News…