3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (834+ words) Studies from hotspots across Europe that have introduced a levy suggest it has no impact on visitor numbers If you wandered down Las Ramblas or lazed on a beach in the Balearics this summer, you probably paid a tourist tax…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (201+ words) The Guardian Vauxhall factory closure shows that capitalism is alive and well in Luton The closure of the Vauxhall plant in Luton is not the failure of capitalism but its success (‘Capitalism is dying’: in Luton, these former car workers…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (688+ words) Exclusive: Analysis shows cost of chicken fillets, potatoes and donuts rose during supermarket giant’s three-month promotion Woolworths raised prices for popular items – including a 33% mark up on chicken fillets – within days of promising to freeze prices on 300 “family staples” for…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (339+ words) Boss Richard Walker is ‘proud to be backing Britain’ with a store in the capital, Stanley The supermarket chain Iceland has said it will open a shop on the Falkland Islands in early December. The shop, to be launched in…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (599+ words) Labelled a tourist tax, proposals would give mayors power to decide how revenue raised should be invested Holidaymakers will face a nightly levy on hotel stays and Airbnb-style visits in England under plans ministers are due to outline to give…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (357+ words) Clothing chain says trading in Europe ‘challenging’ but customers are responding well to its price-cutting campaign Primark will offer home delivery in Britain for the first time, as the fast-fashion retailer prepares to spin off from its owner Associated British…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (430+ words) Retailer says higher costs also hit first-half figures as group pursues its turnaround plan, though Waitrose grew sales Losses at the owner of John Lewis and Waitrose widened by more than 40% in the first half of the year as it…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (188+ words) Some rental platforms encourage hopeful tenants to share ‘excessive’ amount of information, Consumer Policy Research Centre review finds...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (292+ words) New roles at Woking-based manufacturer will include positions for indirect and agency workers The British supercar manufacturer McLaren is to create 1,000 jobs in a welcome boost to the UK’s struggling automotive industry. The carmaker is creating the jobs as part…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago   (474+ words) Matt Clifford forced to stand down amid disquiet from senior MPs over his new full-time job at AI company The chair of the UK government’s “moonshot” science and technology research unit has been forced to stand down after taking a…...