3 d. ago DWP to end two benefit schemes in April 2026: Here's how to transfer to Universal Credit

The Department for Work and Pensions will abolish Income Support and Jobseeker’s Allowance by April 2026, urging claimants to transfer to Universal Credit to maintain their benefits

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5 d. ago Brits say high streets have declined as calls grow for more support for businesses

LOW business rates, slashing energy bills and reducing corporation tax are the key measures Brits want to see implemented to help small businesses. Some 77% of adults agree small businesses deserve more support from government and local authorities. A poll of 2,000 adults found reducing red tape (41%), simplifying the tax code (35%) and lowering...

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5 d. ago Glasgow VUE cinema staff to strike over Christmas season in wage row

The Unite trade union are organising strike action at one on of Scotland's busiest cinema complexes in support of the Real Living wage and union recognition.

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5 d. ago UK public call on government to offer more support to small businesses

A recent poll of UK adults shows the top measures people want to see from the government to help support small businesses

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5 d. ago Small businesses 'vital' and deserve government boost, say Brits

More than seven in ten Brits believe small businesses deserve greater government support—here are the top 10 suggestions.

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7 d. ago Bar owner offering free drinks to customers who help ICE says he’s getting death threats

Mark Fitzpatrick, proprietor of the Old Station Saloon in Eagle, Idaho, says ‘liberals’ have threatened to kill him and burn down his business over promotion to encourage support for migrant crackdown

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1 week ago Campaigners call on nation to support 'essential' Small Business Saturday

The Small Business Saturday UK campaign reports encouraging signs that UK Christmas spending with small businesses could rise by 19% this year - to £5.3 billion

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1 week ago Small businesses prepare for their busiest period as they fill High Street void

SMALL businesses are banking on tomorrow to kickstart a bumper Christmas. It marks the annual Small Business Saturday, when shoppers are urged to shop local and support independent retailers nationwide. The campaign — founded in the US 15 years ago — arrived in the UK in 2013. Since then, it has seen a huge growth...

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1 week ago Small Business Saturday: Shoppers urged to support local firms in run

The annual tradition, which started in the US, falls this weekend on 6 December and is expected to boost small businesses £5.3bn

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1 week ago Death of Irish mother in ‘free birth’ reveals how poor maternity care is pushing women towards extreme influencers

Women in Ireland and the UK linked to Free Birth Society among scores around world to have suffered loss or serious harm after birthsFull story: How the FBS is linked to baby deaths around the worldOver a weekend in late June 2024, Emilee Saldaya, the leader of the Free Birth Society, hosted a festival on her 21-hectare (53-acre) property in North Carolina. It was a celebratory gathering for FBS, a multimillion-dollar business that promotes a radical approach to giving birth without medical support.Promotional footage from the Matriarch Rising festival shows Saldaya dancing beside her private lake, wearing a crown. That same weekend, more than 3,000 miles away, in Dundalk, a town on the east coast of Ireland, Naomi James, bled to death after freebirthing her son. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Holiday retail revolution? Nearly 80 percent of shoppers want to do all their spending at small businesses

Small Business Saturday, on November 29, encourages shoppers to support local, independent businesses nationwide

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2 w. ago US regulators ‘taking seriously’ allegations of bankers’ support for Epstein

Exclusive: It follows calls from US senator Elizabeth Warren to investigate bank executives including ex-Barclays boss Jes StaleyUS regulators say they are taking allegations that top banks may have facilitated Jeffrey Epstein’s criminal activity “very seriously”, as they faced calls to investigate executives including the former Barclays boss Jes Staley.In correspondence seen by the Guardian, bosses from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) said they had reviewed a letter from the Democratic senator Elizabeth Warren, which raised concerns over bankers’ alleged support for the convicted child sex offender Epstein. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Scottish Maritime Museum lends backing to Small Business Saturday

The annual Small Business Saturday UK campaign highlights, and promotes support for, small businesses across the country.

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2 w. ago Residents asked to support West Lothian businesses this festive period

According to the Centre for Local Economic Strategies (CLES), 70p from every £1 spent with an independent retailer stays in the local economy.

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4 w. ago West Lothian veteran's charity collecting donations to support people of Ukraine

With the generous support of businesses across the West Lothian and Falkirk region, there has been a significant donation of t-shirts, joggers, jackets, fleeces, jumpers, deodorant, toothbrushes, toothpaste, thermal socks and men’s underwear.

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