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Environment Plans for huge floating wind farms in the Celtic Sea take major step forward One of projects from Gwynt Glas is planned off the coast of Pembrokeshire with the other in English waters in the Celtic Sea

Administrators called in as Oxbridge hit by 'cash flow pressures'

Edtech firm to keep learning portal accessible until next summer but no tutoring, marking or exam services will be provided

��Ƶ unemployment rate rises in September as concerns grow for ��Ƶ jobs market

The Office for National Statistics also said the estimated number of vacancies in the ��Ƶ fell by 9,000

People on the move: key North East appointments and promotions

Companies making new appointments and promotions this week include:

Welsh at home healthcare testing firm being acquired by pharmacy giant Boots

Subject to shareholder approval MyHealthChecked with sell its trading subsidiary to Boots for £2.7m.

The Budget ‘We are having a lot of sleepless nights’: Businesses paralysed by tax and cost fears demand Government action Chamber chief demands 'sustainable and deliverable long-term plan for economic growth'

Welsh at home healthcare testing firm being acquired by pharmacy giant Boots

Subject to shareholder approval MyHealthChecked with sell its trading subsidiary to Boots for £2.7m.

Specsavers scraps bumper dividend for billionaire owners despite sales and profit growth

The chain has paid out £15m in each its last two financial years to founders Dame Mary Perkins and her husband Doug.

Plans for huge floating wind farms in the Celtic Sea take major step forward

One of projects from Gwynt Glas is planned off the coast of Pembrokeshire with the other in English waters in the Celtic Sea

Close Brothers slams FCA over motor finance scandal as it hikes provisions by £135m

The FTSE 250 lender, which had previously set aside £165m, hiked its provisions by a further £135m following the Financial Conduct Authority outlining details of its industry-wide redress scheme last week

Economy National Wealth Fund funnels billions into Northern projects New report highlights schemes backed in clean energy, transport and digital infrastructure

Plans for huge floating wind farms in the Celtic Sea take major step forward

One of projects from Gwynt Glas is planned off the coast of Pembrokeshire with the other in English waters in the Celtic Sea

Tata Steel announce five-week stoppages at South Wales operations

Tata said the move was due to weak orders resulting in stoppages being far longer than in previous years across the Christmas period

Administrators called in as Oxbridge hit by 'cash flow pressures'

Edtech firm to keep learning portal accessible until next summer but no tutoring, marking or exam services will be provided

Dubai chocolate and cola bottle Jaffa Cakes help boost McVitie’s owner Pladis as it posts record £3.2bn revenue

Group also owns brands including Jacob's, Carr's and Godiva chocolate

property news Developers unveil £250m County Durham employment park expansion plans The investment into the next phase could bring 4,500 new jobs during the construction and operational stages

Tech Week returns to Birmingham

Line of up speakers has been confirmed including tech CEOs and the West Midlands mayor

MyProtein owner THG reports strongest sales growth since 2021

THG has reported a better-than-expected uptick in sales following changes to its operating model.

Welsh Government reveal £27bn spending plans

Economic Development

But will Mark Drakeford's draft budget get through the Senedd

EU ambassador to the ��Ƶ defends proposed new steel tariff regime

The ��Ƶ Government is being urged by the domestic steel sector to urgently increase barriers to counter a flood of imports

Co-op warns 60,000 shops and 150,000 jobs at risk ahead of Rachel Reeves' Budget

The Co-operative

Retailer urges Chancellor Rachel Reeves to announce "maximum" business rates relief on 26 November

£10bn 'most important' economic growth plan for Liverpool city region is unveiled

Economic Development

The Liverpool City Growth Plan aims to add £2.5 billion a year to the region's economy and create tens of thousands of jobs

William Hill owner confirms 200 shop closures as industry faces budget uncertainty

The betting giant is eyeing up to 200 closures as its parent company Evoke looks to steady its heavily indebted balance sheet ahead of a potential tax raid in next month's budget

Tata Steel announce five-week stoppages at South Wales operations

Tata said the move was due to weak orders resulting in stoppages being far longer than in previous years across the Christmas period

New £500m fund to support growth in the Welsh economy

The Local Growth Fund financed by the ��Ƶ Government will be invested over a three-year period

VAT hike would have 'serious negative impact' on ��Ƶ, economists warn Rachel Reeves

A VAT hike would have the biggest negative impact of any major tax rise, leading to a 0.9 per cent fall in GDP in the first year after the tax is applied, according to an analysis by the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR)

MOBOs founder Kanya King to speak at Manchester conference to inspire next generation of black women in business

Black Communities

Mother-daughter duo Sharon and Afiya Amesu set up She Leads for Legacy to help black women succeed

Hedge funds bet on Domino's Pizza share price fall, making it ��Ƶ's most shorted company

Domino's Pizza is the ��Ƶ's most shorted public company, with several investors expecting the beleaguered franchise's market capitalisation to fall even further

NatWest bolsters venture banking team with strategic hires to support ��Ƶ tech scale-ups

NatWest has made two senior strategic hires in its newly formed venture banking team as it looks to double down on its support for the ��Ƶ's high-growth and innovation economy

Range and Wilko owner returns to profit after Homebase rescue deal

Norton Group Holdings, which is behind The Range and Wilko, has reported a pre-tax profit of 10.5m for the year to 2 February, 2026, new accounts filed with Companies House show

EV battery boss joins Sir Keir Starmer in India as ��Ƶ makes net zero push

Altilium is currently building a huge plant in Plymouth that will be able to recycle batteries and use the materials to create new ones

Hinkley Point C appoints station director to oversee commissioning of plant

The nuclear engineering expert previously worked on Hinkley Point B and will be responsible for the Somerset project as it moves closer to operation