Business news 28 January 2026 UK businesses are facing a familiar squeeze: costs remain high, demand is uneven, and insolvencies continue to stack up. While pubs have secured a modest business rates discount, wider hospitality and retail pressures remain unresolved.

Business news 27 January 2026 UK businesses are facing a familiar but intensifying mix of rising costs, fragile demand and growing insolvency risk. Inflation in shops is picking up again, hospitality and retail remain under strain, and insolvency notices continue

Business news 26 January 2026 UK businesses begin the week facing a familiar but increasingly uncomfortable mix of weak confidence, rising compliance costs and mounting payment risk. Fresh warnings from the CBI point to subdued private sector activity, while political

Business news 22 January 2026 UK inflation surprise, insolvencies mount and policy uncertainty dominates UK businesses are facing another testing mix of rising costs, fragile confidence and mounting insolvency risk. Inflation has jumped higher than expected, interest-rate relief looks delayed,

Late Payments to UK SMEs: Why Fixing the Problem Beats Financing It Late payments to UK SMEs continue to suffocate the economy. The cost is now estimated at £11 billion per year, with thousands of otherwise viable businesses pushed into