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1 week ago | 
londonlovesbusiness.com | Daniel Wesonga |James Green |Sarah Dunsby |Letitia Randell
New polling from More in Common shows that the British public is overwhelmingly concerned about an escalation of conflict between Israel and Iran, and believe it is crucial that Iran does not acquire nuclear weapons. 84 per cent believe it is important that Iran is prevented from producing nuclear weapons. This includes more than half (53 per cent) who describe it as ‘very important’.
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1 week ago | 
londonlovesbusiness.com | Daniel Wesonga |Samira Farzad |James Green |Sarah Dunsby
The Women’s UEFA Euro 2025 Spending Report, by VoucherCodes.co.uk, the UK’s most-trusted discount site, forecasts a £851.6m uplift for the UK economy, as fans spend with retailers (£593.4m) and hospitality venues (£258.3m) in preparation for the Women’s Euros tournament (2 Jul – 27 Jul). With 19.7m fans expected to watch the matches from home, 15.2m people will make a purchase either in-store or online as they stock up on watch-party essentials – equating to 22% of the entire UK population.
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1 week ago | 
londonlovesbusiness.com | Daniel Wesonga |Samira Farzad |James Green |Sarah Dunsby
A new study has revealed the lowest-rated McDonald’s restaurants in the UK, based on the franchise locations with the biggest percentage of one-star ratings. The research, conducted by QR Code Generator, looked at the percentage of one-star Google reviews for all McDonald’s in the UK, totalling over 1,400 restaurants, to reveal which were the lowest-rated. According to a new analysis, Chingford Fountain McDonald’s in Northeast London is the lowest-rated McDonald’s in the UK.
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2 weeks ago | 
londonlovesbusiness.com | Daniel Wesonga |James Green |Sarah Dunsby |Letitia Randell
On Monday morning sterling edged higher against the dollar by around 0.3% trading at $1.356 and the gains recouped last week’s losses. Last week the pound fell from its highest point since 2022 and in the year-to-date Sterling has recovered at 8.1% against the dollar as US investor confidence trembled over Donald Trump’s tariff’s policy. The dollar index was 0.3% lower and in the year-to-date the index has fallen by 8.8%. On Monday morning the pound recovered 0.1% against the euro to 1.187.
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2 weeks ago | 
londonlovesbusiness.com | Daniel Wesonga |James Green |Sarah Dunsby |Letitia Randell
Mike Ashley’sMike Ashley’s Frasers Group snaps up Matches Fashion for £52 million Fraser Group is planning a possible takeover of Revolution Beauty as the troubled beauty retailer put themselves up for sale last month. On Monday Revolution Beauty told shareholders that Flannels and Sports Direct “is one of a number of parties conducting due diligence” on the company. In a statement Revolution said, “There can be no certainty that Frasers’ interest will result in a firm offer for the company.
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1 month ago | 
londonlovesbusiness.com | Daniel Wesonga |James Green |Sarah Dunsby |Letitia Randell
Over 8 million Brits living alone could be paying over an extra £10,000 a year simply for living alone, new research has revealed. Whilst not an official term, the ‘singles tax’ is an informal term given to the premium you pay for products and services because of living solo and fronting all costs alone.
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1 month ago | 
londonlovesbusiness.com | Daniel Wesonga |James Green |Sarah Dunsby |Letitia Randell
XTB, a leading global investment app, is giving new investors a head start in their investing journey with an exciting new offer, the first of its kind in the region. From now until the end of 2025, every new client will receive a free General Motors (GM) share, one of the world’s most iconic automotive companies (upon opening and funding an account). This limited-time offer, now live, is designed to make stock investing more accessible.
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1 month ago | 
londonlovesbusiness.com | Dan Lane |Robinhood lead analyst |Daniel Wesonga |Sarah Dunsby
Nearly half (44%) of independent school parents expect paying fees will become tougher in the year ahead as VAT and the ongoing cost of living pressures hit home, new research from School Fee Plan, a leading provider of finance for school fees, shows. The research found that parents estimate they spend around 12% of their household income on school fees although nearly one in five (17%) say they spend 20% or more.
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1 month ago | 
londonlovesbusiness.com | Daniel Wesonga |Bas Kooijman |Sarah Dunsby |Letitia Randell
The United States and China have both announced coordinated tariff reductions, opening a 90-day window of calm that feels like a breakthrough. Following a weekend of negotiations in Switzerland, Chinese goods entering the US will now face a 30% tariff instead of the previous 145%, while tariffs on US goods heading into China will fall sharply from 125% to 10%. These measures, though temporary and set to take effect within two days, were met with an immediate and strong reaction in markets.
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1 month ago | 
londonlovesbusiness.com | Samira Farzad |Daniel Wesonga |Sarah Dunsby |Letitia Randell
The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced that eighteen-year-olds will be allowed to drive trains as the government has lowered the ages from 20 amid a shortage of drivers. The strict driver training requirements and qualifications needed and safety standards will not change.
