UK Business News

FURTHER cracks emerged in the eurozone's shrinking economy to drag European stock markets lower and ensure another day of losses for the FTSE 100 Index.... Read

Tony McDonough meets PETER McEVOY, founder and MD of Asset Training.... Read

THE UK’s games developers have long campaigned for tax breaks to help them compete with overseas competitors.... Read

RETAILER Textiles Direct has gone into administration after an “unprecedented decline” in sales – and its Belle Vale store is set to close.... Read

A LOW carbon enterprise zone beside Nissan in Sunderland will go ahead thanks to a £5.... Read

ENERGY supplier SSE has apologised to customers after learning that it is to be fined a record £10.... Read

BARCLAYS must go further in overhauling its pay practices after a culture of overly-generous bonuses put profit first in the run-up to the bank’s Libor scandal, an independent review found yesterday.... Read

BRITAIN’S hopes of recovery have been dealt another blow after figures showed construction output shrank in March for the fifth month in a row.... Read

CHOCOLATE retailer Thorntons upgraded annual profit forecasts after decent Easter trading kept its turnaround on track.... Read

INTERACTIVE pub entertainment network ScreachTV has raised £1.... Read

Planning permission has been granted for a £100m logistics centre in Warrington that developers say will create hundreds of jobs.... Read

LIVERPOOL’S credentials as a potential superport have been given a ringing endorsement by an international specialist who believes the region can poach business from the south coast of the UK.... Read

Consumer pressure is rapidly changing the behaviour of big businesses.... Read

NOW that the deadline for submitting entries for this year’s Liverpool Post’s Regional Business Awards has passed, it’s time to reserve your tickets at the big event before all of the places are snapped up.... Read

PERSONAL injury law firm Antony Hodari, trading as AVH Legal, has acquired the caseload of Preston law firm Ashton Fox in a pre-pack deal.... Read

WOMEN who run their own business are happier, more satisfied and enjoy a better work-life balance than those who work for someone else, according to research by banking group RBS.... Read

TYPING and digital transcription service provider, Document Direct, has scooped a major national award.... Read

ENGAGING with customers on social media is a key part of product development.... Read

HILL DICKINSON will continue to be the official legal partner of the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race, following its involvement with the event.... Read

A LIVERPOOL barrister’s appeal to the highest court in the UK has resulted in a “ground-breaking” judgement that will have future bearing in all civil and family cases heard in this country.... Read