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Understanding the Role of a Self-Assessment Accountant and a Tax Return Accountant

When it comes to managing finances and ensuring compliance with tax regulations, businesses and individuals often turn to professionals for guidance. Two crucial roles in [...]

French media giant behind Peaky Blinders and Big Brother mulls over ITV takeover offer

By DAILY MAIL CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 22:00 BST, 28 April 2025 The French media giant behind Peaky Blinders and Big Brother is working [...]

Lidl set to unveil 40 new stores across the UK this year in a £500m expansion drive

By EMILY HAWKINS Updated: 22:00 BST, 28 April 2025 Lidl will open 40 stores in the UK this year as part of its £500million expansion [...]

Fears for 2,000 staff as historic Belfast aviation factory as Airbus signs deal with Boeing

By JOHN-PAUL FORD ROJAS Updated: 22:00 BST, 28 April 2025 Thousands of jobs are in limbo after Airbus signed a deal to buy part of [...]

Plus500 lifts guidance as market volatility delivers ‘excellent start’

The fintech group's earnings before nasties totalled $93.8m in the first quarterBy HARRY WISE Updated: 10:30 BST, 28 April 2025 Plus500 expects its annual results [...]

Investors set to approve takeover of Royal Mail by Daniel Kretinsky

By JESSICA CLARK Updated: 21:50 BST, 27 April 2025 Royal Mail is set to fall into foreign hands this week for the first time in [...]

Pressure on Primark ahead of first-half results

By CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 21:50 BST, 27 April 2025 Primark will be in the spotlight this week when its owner unveils its first-half [...]

Deliveroo boss to earn £170m from sale to US rival

By JESSICA CLARK AND MARK SHAPLAND Updated: 21:50 BST, 27 April 2025 The founder of Deliveroo is set to pocket £170m if a takeover bid [...]

Surgeon in battle with Johnson & Johnson over spine tech

By JESSICA CLARK Updated: 21:50 BST, 26 April 2025 A leading British surgeon is seeking payment from US medical giant Johnson & Johnson in a [...]

NICOLA HORLICK: I admit it – I AM the office slacker – do I say sorry to my boss or just change my ways?

By NICOLA HORLICK Updated: 21:50 BST, 26 April 2025 Working life today is full of constantly evolving challenges and pitfalls. When is it OK to [...]

Lady Mayoress wants City recruits for military reserves

By RICHARD MARSDEN Updated: 20:45 BST, 26 April 2025 The Lady Mayoress of the City of London is on manoeuvres to find new recruits from [...]

Support our Army Reservists now, says the LORD MAYOR OF LONDON

By LORD MAYOR OF LONDON ALASTAIR KING Updated: 11:28 BST, 26 April 2025 The magnitude of global events since the turn of the century has [...]

National Express crashes as US arm sold on the cheap

By JESSICA CLARK Updated: 21:51 BST, 25 April 2025 Shares in the owner of National Express crashed yesterday after it sold its US yellow school [...]

HSBC eyes digital AGM amid fears of protests

By CALUM MUIRHEAD Updated: 21:51 BST, 25 April 2025 HSBC has considered scrapping its in-person annual general meeting to cut costs and prevent disruption from [...]

MARKETWATCH: FTSE 100 enjoys tenth day of gains

By CITY AND FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 21:51 BST, 25 April 2025 The FTSE 100 eked out a tenth day of gains despite pressure on Marks [...]

Insolvency wave to batter Britain as tariffs and higher taxes hit firms

By JOHN-PAUL FORD ROJAS Updated: 21:51 BST, 25 April 2025 Britain could be 'hurtling towards a new wave of business insolvencies' as tariff turmoil and [...]

Former Bank boss Mervyn King in debt warning

By CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 21:51 BST, 25 April 2025 A former Bank of England governor has urged Rachel Reeves to tackle Britain's staggering [...]

Banks want to lend you a bigger mortgage – but is that a good idea? This is Money podcast

By THIS IS MONEY Updated: 18:11 BST, 25 April 2025 Major banks are tweaking their rules to allow borrowers to get bigger mortgages, while a [...]

WPP boss says US tariffs have not yet massively hit client spending

Mark Read acknowledged that the tariffs would 'impact a number of our clients'By HARRY WISE Updated: 14:03 BST, 25 April 2025 WPP's chief executive has [...]

Davos founder at centre of misconduct row – days after he retired as chairman of the global gathering of elites

By JOHN-PAUL FORD ROJAS Updated: 22:03 BST, 24 April 2025 A bitter row has broken out over allegations of misconduct surrounding 87-year-old Davos founder Klaus [...]

Asos plots Topshop return after agreeing with other retailers for them to sell the brand in their stores

By DAILY MAIL CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 22:03 BST, 24 April 2025 Topshop is returning to the High Street. Part-owner Asos will launch a [...]

Footsie bosses’ pay surges ahead of US rivals as British firms close the remuneration gap

By JESSICA CLARK Updated: 22:03 BST, 24 April 2025 The pay of UK chief executives has risen faster than their American rivals as British firms [...]

Unilever turnaround is ‘moving at pace’, says new boss as sales rise in the first quarter

By EMILY HAWKINS Updated: 22:03 BST, 24 April 2025 Unilever’s new boss said he is moving swiftly to turn around the Dove and Hellmann’s owner [...]

CVS sells crematorium arm as CMA pressure weighs on pet sector

CVS eyes expansion in Australian where more attractive valuations are available By MIKE SHEEN Updated: 13:51 BST, 24 April 2025 CVS Group has agreed to sell [...]

Pod Point could be bought by EDF as sales plummet and EV demand wanes

By MIKE SHEEN Updated: 13:51 BST, 24 April 2025 Electric vehicle charging point maker Pod Point looks set to be sold to EDF after a [...]

I’d invest in ITV over Netflix: Temple Bar’s Ian Lance on bargain shares

By SIMON LAMBERT Updated: 13:46 BST, 24 April 2025 'What we're trying to do as value investors is exploit other people's over reactions,' says Temple [...]

Bank of England tipped to slash rates TWICE in two months as tax hikes and US tariffs batter the economy

By HUGO DUNCAN Updated: 22:01 BST, 23 April 2025 Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey last night said he takes the threat posed to growth [...]

Luxury giant Kering feels the pinch as Gucci sales slump over the first three months of the year

By DAILY MAIL CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 22:00 BST, 23 April 2025 Gucci owner Kering has suffered a fresh blow as sales slumped over [...]

MARKET WATCH: BP shares jump 5% as American hedge fund Elliott raises its stake

By DAILY MAIL CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 22:00 BST, 23 April 2025 BP shares jumped 5 per cent early yesterday after activist investor Elliott [...]

NatWest hails ‘symbolic’ exit from bailout as it aims to return to full private ownership by July

By CALUM MUIRHEAD Updated: 22:00 BST, 23 April 2025 The chairman of NatWest yesterday hailed a ‘symbolic moment’ as the banking giant prepares to return [...]

Boohoo shares jump as broker eyes re-rating after Debenhams rebrand

DEBS shares jump more than 6% as Shore Capital upgrades to 'hold' The group's shares have fallen by around 95% since their June 2020 peak By MIKE [...]

Babcock profits fired up by global military spending boom

The defence firm manages the Royal Navy's Devonport dockyard in Plymouth By HARRY WISE Updated: 10:20 BST, 23 April 2025 Babcock expects to report a significant [...]

THG rejects former chairman Iain McDonald’s takeover bid for MyProtein

'Wholly unsolicited' bid valued MyProtein at up to £600million Early Boohoo investor McDonald stepped down from THG board last year By JANE DENTON Updated: 08:46 BST, [...]

Tesla car crash as both sales and profits tumble amid fears Trump’s tariff war will hit demand

By JESSICA CLARK Updated: 22:02 BST, 22 April 2025 Tesla last night warned that tariff wars and political upheaval could take its toll on demand [...]

Trouble at the top as Kuwait sues over plans to build new City skyscraper that is taller than its building

By DAILY MAIL CITY & FINANCE REPORTER Updated: 22:01 BST, 22 April 2025 The owner of one of the City of London’s most iconic skyscrapers [...]

Rival fat loss pill wipes billions off the value of Ozempic jab-maker Novo Nordisk

By EMILY HAWKINS Updated: 22:01 BST, 22 April 2025 Billions were wiped off the value of Ozempic-maker Novo Nordisk yesterday after a promising drug trial [...]