Meeting in Manchester is part of worldwide action – including Black Friday protests – over tax, market abuse and workers’ rightsIt was about 3am on a night shift in May last year when Amazon worker Christine Manno tried to retrieve a box stacked high in the warehouse in St Peters, Missouri. She was 30ft in the air, strapped to a harness and standing on the edge of the raised platform of a truck.She was recovering from operations on her injured hands for carpal tunnel syndrome, a neurological disorder, and the weight of the box shot pains through her neck and back. “It was like an...

Pound hits five-month low vs euro, shares slide in London, and UK 30-year gilt yields hit highest since 1998Full story: UK may be in retail recession as September sales fall steeplyClimate activists force Fed chair Jerome Powell off stage in New YorkThe sale of the Telegraph newspapers and The Spectator has formally kicked off, thwarting a last ditch attempt by the Barclay family to shut down the auction with a blockbuster £1bn offer.This morning the boards of the parent companies of Telegraph Media Group (TMG), the parent company of the Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph, and The Spectator...

Price is no deterrent as wealthy visitors flock to the capital for ‘experiences’ only big money can buyCost of living crisis, what cost of living crisis? A new breed of uber-luxury hotels in London is breaking records with rooms costing more than £1,000 a night as wealthy visitors flock to the capital for “experiences” only (a lot of) money can buy.In the Peninsula on Hyde Park Corner, a short walk from Buckingham Palace, rooms start at kingly £1,300. Despite the startling price tag, the hotel is said to be running at full capacity, with the manager, Joseph Lee, reporting it has been...

A total of 23 schemes will receive a share of the York and North Yorkshire Net Zero FundRead more: Net zero projects in York and North Yorkshire have been approved for allocations from a £7M net zero fund

Government borrowing in September was lower than most economists had expected but remains high, figures show.Read more: Government borrows less than expected in September

Billionaires should face a minimum tax rate, according to a report which found some of the world's mega-wealthy are paying little to no tax.Read more: Billionaires should face a minimum tax rate, report says

Knowledge of an industry is key, as David demonstrates here ...Read more: Secrets of Success: David Davies, Founder and MD of Sovereign Beverage Company

It’s a yes from him! Got Talent and X Factor creator Simon Cowell is backing a new online streaming platform, Lounges.tv, which showcases exclusive content of rising content creators and gives a new chance for their talent to be noticed and most importantly, to be more quickly financially rewarded.Read more: Simon Cowell backs new streaming platform launched to champion millions of content creators

A 2% rate on the world's wealthy could raise as much as $250bn a year, a report suggests.

New research spotlights the fraternity and strong bonds underpinning the SME community, with more than 84% of small business leaders recommending specific products or services in a desire to help their fellow SMEs succeed.Read more: Small business leaders demonstrate their desire to help peers succeed, new research reveals 

Jaguar Land Rover has unveiled a new £250m engineering facility at its centre in Whitley, Coventry, bringing 350 jobs to the region.Read more: Jaguar Land Rover unveils £250m EV facility as electrification powers up

Supply chain disruption is the top concern of medium-sized businesses ahead of winter, a survey has found, as rising costs put pressure on revenue targets.Read more: SMEs fear winter supply chain crunch could hit revenue in crucial Christmas trading period

British Steel’s Chinese owner is preparing to cut as many as 2,000 jobs as it battles losses believed to be running at £30m a month, according to reports.Read more: British Steel owner preparing to cut as many as 2,000 jobs

Anthony and brother Mark Bamford, the two brothers behind the JCB digger empire could be hit with a bill for more than £500m to settle a longrunning investigation by HM Revenue and Customs.Read more: Bamford brother behind JCB empire could face £500m bill to settle tax inquiry

In the modern workplace, diversity and inclusion are more than just buzzwords; they are essential components of a thriving and successful business.Read more: Making Your SME Inclusive for Employees with Mobility Aids

Tech talent shortage? Not with Mobilunity around ...Read more: Secrets of Success: Cyril Samovskiy, CEO of Mobilunity

Senior Tories are considering an “aspirational” pledge to slash stamp duty in an attempt to turn around the Conservative Party’s political fortunes.Read more: Tories plan stamp duty cut to win over voters

The House of Lords Communications and Digital Committees has criticised the government’s response to their digital exclusion report as the government highlighted they would not be creating a new strategy to address digital exclusion within the UK.Read more: House of Lords criticise Government response to digital exclusion report

Shoppers cut back on spending on clothes and other non-essential items last month as cost of living pressures and high energy prices began to bite on households.Read more: Shoppers are cutting back on spending as cost of living bites

A “fire sale” of land bought for HS2 north of Birmingham is set to cost the taxpayer more than £100 million, analysis has revealed.Read more: Taxpayers could lose £100m as HS2 land no longer needed is sold off

Elon Musk has said his social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, will launch two new tiers of premium subscriptions.Read more: Musk confirms X is set to have two new premium tiers

Many English winemakers say they are expecting to harvest their biggest ever crop over the next few weeks as a combination of favourable weather conditions and expansion boosts production.Read more: English winemakers set to record record crop after ‘exceptional’ conditions

RMT boss Mick Lynch said members had provided a "decisive mandate" for further action.

Major online firms including Amazon, Booking.com, Expedia and Tripadvisor have united to fight fake reviews.Read more: Amazon, Glassdoor and Trustpilot unite to fight fake reviews

Amazon is trialling humanoid robots in its US warehouses, in the latest sign of the tech giant automating more of its operations.Read more: Amazon to launch humanoid robots to ‘free up’ staff