3 h. ago Jeremy Clarkson opens up about 'bleak situation' running The Farmer's Dog

The publican said running the Cotswolds pub is ‘pretty terrible’ at the moment

Politics

3 h. ago More than 5,000 pubs face brutal business rates hike after property tax values DOUBLE

The head of the Valuation Office Agency told MPs that 13 per cent of pubs - a total of 5,100 - have been hit with a 100 per cent rise in their so-called 'rateable value'.

Economics

4 h. ago Business rates relief package a ‘sticking plaster’, Scottish ministers warned

Finance Secretary Shona Robison has announced her Budget for 2026-27.

Events

4 h. ago Scottish child payment increase ‘falls short’, says poverty action group

Tuesday’s Scottish Budget revealed the Scottish child payment will rise to £40 in 2027-28.

Politics

6 h. ago Sacha Lord condemns Rachel Reeves as being 'worse for pubs than Covid' as landlords say rescue package is not enough to save them after Chancellor's hammer

The Treasury signalled a major U-turn on business rate hikes for pubs last week amid warnings hundreds could be forced to close.

Events

7 h. ago More than 5,000 pubs facing sharp business rate hikes as tax valuations double

It comes after weeks of criticism from pub bosses, industry chiefs and politicians over changes to business rates in the Budget.

Economics

11 h. ago Premier Inn owner Whitbread flags revised £35 million business rates hit: shares jump

“We remain highly disciplined regarding our strategic actions” – Dominic Paul, CEO

Economics

21 h. ago Shock number of pubs & restaurants that may have to shut EVERY DAY unless Labour reverses business rates hike revealed

AN average of six pubs, ­restaurants or hotels will shut every day from April unless the Government reverses its business rates hike, industry leaders warn. Figures suggest 2,077 hospitality venues face being wiped out. They have survived in recent years due to government schemes giving them relief on business rates. But discounts are due to...

Events

31 h. ago Swinney condemns ‘absurdity’ of Mandelson remaining in House of Lords

The Scottish First Minister spoke out as the SNP at Westminster prepared to table a Bill seeking to remove the former minister’s peerage.

Politics

32 h. ago More than 2000 hospitality businesses 'set to close this year'

Business rates bills for many set to shoot up in April following Budget announcement

Politics

32 h. ago Swinney will still ‘work very hard’ to win backing for Scottish Budget

While Labour has already indicated it will not block the Scottish Budget, the First Minister said his Government is still in talks with other parties.

Economics

41 h. ago SNP Government Budget will be focused on the priorities of Scots

In his regular column for the Record, the First Minister looks ahead to the Scottish Government Budget.

Politics

59 h. ago British seaside holidays will be killed off by Rachel Reeves and Labour's business rates hike, coastal MPs warn

The Chancellor is due to announce relief packages for pubs in the coming days but has been under mounting pressure to extend them to hotels, shops and restaurants.

Events

60 h. ago The high street that holds the recipe for success to broken Britain

As high streets crumble under the rise of online shopping, unsustainable business rates and Labour's Budget, Petworth has not only survived but continues to thrive.

Politics

69 h. ago Scottish hospitality organisations call for action on business rates

A number of organisations in the sector have written to the Scottish Government about their concerns.

Politics

3 d. ago Scots firms will be 'pushed to the brink' by impending business rates rise

The Scottish Chambers of Commerce (SCC) has said that companies across all sectors in the country are facing ”dramatic jumps” after business rates were revalued.

Economics

3 d. ago Scots Labour MPs briefing against Keir Starmer 'all men angling for promotion', says colleague

A Labour MP said that the “handful” who were privately pushing for Wes Streeting to replace the Prime Minister were known to “the whole Scottish group”.

Politics

3 d. ago Entire hospitality trade rounds on Labour to extend pubs support

Hotels, shops and other small businesses piled pressure on Chancellor Rachel Reeves to find a solution for them following the U-turn on pubs.

Politics

4 d. ago Swinney concerned his son may one day have to fight in war amid global tensions

The Scottish First Minister said the invasion of Ukraine changed his thinking on the state of the world.

Events

4 d. ago Labour's killing the hospitality industry, so I won't be putting bunting out yet: PATRICK DARDIS

An outpouring of fury and despair from the hospitality industry over the vicious rise in business rates in the Budget seems - all too late - to have sharpened minds in Downing Street.

Events