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1 day ago | 
londonlovesbusiness.com | Linh Tran |Mark Channer |James Green |Sarah Dunsby
Tech billionaire Elon Musk has spoken out saying that Donald Trump is “in the Epstein files” in an attack on the US President. Musk hit out at Trump who is the former Doge chief saying on Thursday evening, “Time to drop the really big bomb. “Donald Trump is in the Epstein files. That is the real reason they have not been made public. Have a nice day, DJT!”He added: “Mark this post for the future.
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2 days ago | 
londonlovesbusiness.com | Mark Channer |James Green |Sarah Dunsby |Letitia Randell
Officials have warned that reservoir levels have reached their lowest levels as spring has been its driest since the 1890s. In the northwest England, North east Yorkshire, East and West Midlands a drought has already been declared. The Environment Agency (EA) has held their national drought meeting with officials and Thames Water said last month they are “not confident” they will be able to avoid water restrictions for their 16 million customers.
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3 days ago | 
londonlovesbusiness.com | Mark Channer |James Green |Sarah Dunsby |Letitia Randell
A petition to stop asylum seekers having almost £1 billion in benefits a month has hit a big milestone of more than 161,000 signatures. The petition calls for a stop of “financial and other support for asylum seekers” which could now spark a debate in the House of Commons. The petition reads, “This petition is to advocate a cessation of financial and other support provided to asylum seekers by the government.
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3 days ago | 
londonlovesbusiness.com | Mark Channer |James Green |Sarah Dunsby |Letitia Randell
The US is demanding that the UK and NATO allies to spend 5% of their gross domestic product (GDP) in defence and security, “starting now,” adding that this is “not a suggestion.”The US President’s ambassador to NATO Mathew Whitaker said at a meeting in Brussels with the alliance’s Defence Minister’s at NATO’s headquarters, “Let me cut to the core of our message: 5%.”Whitaker added, “Peace through strength means nothing less and it demands it equally from all allies.
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4 days ago | 
londonlovesbusiness.com | Mark Channer |James Green |Sarah Dunsby |Letitia Randell
This report highlights where and how stations fall short, what’s working well, and what changes passengers in the North, want to see. Research from Transport for the North (TfN) highlights that most stations in the North are difficult or impossible for too many people to use.
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4 days ago | 
londonlovesbusiness.com | Mark Channer |James Green |Sarah Dunsby |Letitia Randell
Over two-thirds (68%) of SME leaders believe their business is resilient and prepared to withstand challenges, with a similar proportion (69%) feeling confident in their ability to recover quickly from setbacks. American Express’ annual Business Barometer research, conducted in partnership with Small Business Saturday UK, polled 1,000 senior decision makers at UK micro, small and medium sized businesses.
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4 days ago | 
londonlovesbusiness.com | Mark Channer |James Green |Sarah Dunsby |Letitia Randell
Since Labour has got into power more than 150,000 jobs has been lost as businesses are warning labour costs are one of their largest “barriers to growth.” The government has been given a “stark warning” how their policies is affecting businesses, the loss of jobs and the loss of investment. Tina McKenzie, Policy Chair at the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) said, “It’s of course alarming to see the sustained fall in the number of employees on payroll.
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5 days ago | 
londonlovesbusiness.com | Mark Channer |James Green |Sarah Dunsby |Letitia Randell
Private sector firms once again expect activity to fall in the three months to August (weighted balance of -30%), according to the CBI’s latest Growth Indicator. Expectations have deteriorated further, and are now at their weakest since September 2022. Business volumes in the services sector are expected to decline (-32%), with expectations at their weakest since November 2022.
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1 week ago | 
londonlovesbusiness.com | Mark Channer |James Green |Sarah Dunsby |Letitia Randell
The US Court of International Trade has blocked Trump blanket tariffs. By restoring tariff-setting power to Congress, the judges have handed the administration an immediate setback, and the White House filed an appeal shortly after, signalling that the dispute is likely to grind through several judicial tiers before any clarity emerges, which is likely to take days.
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1 week ago | 
londonlovesbusiness.com | Mark Channer
Civilians who live on a NATO border are leaving over fears of a full-scale Russian invasion on the Suwalki Gap which is around 60 miles long that connects Poland and Lithuania. The gap is also known as the Suwalki Corridor which separats Belarus and the heavily fortified Russian region of Kaliningrad.
