UK Business News Today: 27 August 2026 | Economy, Markets & Insolvencies UK businesses are balancing a widening range of financial pressures today, from industrial energy costs and uncertainty over future taxation to high borrowing costs and increasingly disruptive weather.

UK Business News Today: 26 August 2026 | Economy, Markets & Insolvencies Energy costs are back at the centre of the UK business outlook today, with Ofgem raising the household price cap, European LNG prices at their highest since 2023

UK Business News Today: 25 August 2026 | Economy, Markets & Insolvencies UK businesses begin Tuesday facing a familiar combination of uncertainty over taxation, rising employment costs and signs of increasing pressure on household finances. Credit card balances and missed

UK Business News Today: 24 August 2026 | Economy, Markets & Insolvencies The UK economy is showing tentative signs of improvement, with private-sector activity expanding at its fastest pace in four months, but the underlying picture remains difficult for many

More than 53,000 UK businesses are now in critical financial distress, according to new research from BTG (Insolvency specialists Begbie Traynor Group)., with a further 674,000 firms experiencing significant financial distress. The number of businesses in critical distress has risen