Author name: Erika Church

Sales of “pocket money” toys under £10 boomed last year, as cost-conscious parents and adult collectors turned to cheaper playsets and mini-figurines to weather tough economic conditions. According to new data from market research firm Circana, UK toy sales slipped 3.7 per cent to £3.4 billion in 2024, yet lower-priced items performed robustly, with 80

Volkswagen has cautioned that the US administration’s proposed tariffs on imports from Mexico could have a “harmful economic impact” on both American consumers and the global automotive industry. It comes after President Donald Trump indicated this week that he intends to impose tariffs as high as 25 per cent on vehicles from Mexico and Canada

The Treasury is bidding to step into a major Supreme Court case that could drag Britain’s motor finance industry into a costly mis-selling crisis on a par with the infamous PPI scandal. Ministers want the court to consider the broader impact on investor confidence in the UK’s regulatory regime and, crucially, to ensure that any

Unemployment has edged higher in the UK while the number of job vacancies has fallen to its lowest level in more than three years, signalling that employers pulled back on hiring after Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s October budget hiked national insurance contributions. Fresh figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that the unemployment rate

Two-thirds of British entrepreneurs believe Donald Trump’s second term as US president will be “good for business”, according to a poll by Helm, a network for founders. The survey found that 66 per cent were optimistic about the Trump White House, while 33 per cent considered it “bad for business”. Helm represents £8 billion in