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- Companies return more than half a billion furlough cash to HMRC
- Support for self-employed extended as England prepares for lockdown 2.0
- Furlough scheme extend to December as England heads into second lockdown
- Medical drone delivery service receives UK Space Agency backing
- Record recession: How was it sparked and what will it mean?
- UK nosedives into recession after GDP plunges 20.4% between April and June
- More small businesses set to benefit under CBILS
- Could ending the furlough scheme spark a surge in unemployment
- Chancellor ‘has drawn line under helping workers excluded from virus support’
- What does it take to develop a vaccine?
- Working age households ‘suffer worst income shock since mid-1970s’
- Huge boost to business and jobs worldwide if nature prioritised: WEF
- Covid-19 test kit delivery drones receive funding boost
- Bounce Back Loans worth £31.7bn handed to small businesses
- How do the latest government incentives impact business?
- Coronavirus dominates Budget 2020
- Coronavirus, the UK and business implications: the facts
- Coronavirus and manufacturing: are we heading for tougher times?
- Category: Information Technology
- On demand webinar: Navigating the funding landscape
- What are cryptoassets and how are they taxed?
- Q&A on Innovate UK Transport Vision 2050
- SMEs lead the way on UK innovation
- On-demand webinar: Next steps for SMEs
- Electric supercars need to lose weight, power up and cool down
- Recap on our latest webinar. Navigating the future: next steps for SMEs
- Motor racing-Aston Martin break ground on new Silverstone F1 factory
- Fintech startup TrueLayer raises $130 million at over $1 billion valuation
- UK manufacturing orders gauge hits record high in September: CBI
- UK seeks to break down digital trade barriers, says minister
- Investor group sets tough climate blueprint for Big Oil
- Analysis-China’s biotech sector comes of age with big licensing deals, global ambitions
- UK lawmakers urge Bank of England to penalise fossil fuel financing
- UAE to announce investment expansion across Britain
- Highlights from the World Robot Conference 2021
- EU to outline Brexit trade solutions for N.Ireland this month
- UK firms need to take their post-Brexit trade opportunity – trade minister
- Birds Eye owner explores cell-cultured seafood
- UK employers, stung by new levies, call for overhaul of tax system
- Britain set to raise taxes to pay for social care – reports
- UK to extend Northern Ireland’s Brexit grace periods
- UK launches 270 million pound fund to support green heating technology
- Battle to host global sustainability company disclosures body heats up
- Factories hit by pandemic-related supply disruptions
- Top news stories: August 2021
- Single-use plastic plates, cutlery, cups may face ban in England, government says
- Shell to vastly expand EV charging network in Britain
- Sensible solutions possible on N.Ireland Brexit issues – Irish PM
- CEOs back to pre-pandemic levels of confidence, KPMG survey shows
- UK energy regulator launches 450 million stg grid innovation fund
- UK car output falls to lowest July level since 1950s
- Flip the switch: transformation for digital companies
- Thailand develops robotic system to squeeze out more vaccine doses
- UK factories report worst shortage of stocks on record – CBI
- UK aims to start trade talks with India this year
- UK government launches strategy for low-carbon hydrogen production
- U.S. trade judge finds Google infringed five Sonos patents
- Amazon’s palm print recognition raises concern among U.S. senators
- EU exports to Britain rise in June as they fall to rest of the world
- Ireland’s goods imports from Britain drop 32% in first half of 2021
- Record high aluminium prices likely to spur destocking
- UK employers have strongest hiring plans in over 8 years, survey shows
- Sterling little changed by Britain’s 4.8% GDP growth in Q2
- Four beats five as pandemic prompts shorter working week trial
- StanChart CEO says companies must act on climate change, can’t bank on governments
- Funding options for innovative SMEs
- Vectura takeover battle could slip into auction – UK regulator
- Two companies to invest into offshore wind production in northeast England
- Britain to invest £5 million in climate resilience research
- Summary of Innovate UKs Transport Vision 2050 report
- UK’s Johnson seeks more institutional investment in infrastructure
- UK new car sales fall to lowest July level since 1998
- Share of UK workers on furlough drops to 4% – ONS
- Investors call for urgent action by steelmakers on carbon emissions
- How to grow, sell or stabilise your business
- ‘Blast off’ for UK space industry as new regulations come into force
- EU regulators fine Amazon £635 million for data protection violations
- Manufacturing sector continues to grow despite rising costs
- Experts warn electric vehicle rollout could slow due to lithium shortage risks
- Top news stories: July 2021
- UK ‘closing in on agreement’ with New Zealand in trade talks – Truss
- Attracting new customers and keeping your existing ones happy
- 590,000 come off furlough as employers prepare to shoulder burden for scheme
- Car makers face ‘very tough’ conditions as up to 30% of workers self-isolate
- Historic steel company bought by Ministry of Defence
- Labour pledge to give gig economy workers right to sick pay
- British entrepreneur ‘sells everything’ to make motorways electric-friendly
- Revamped Nokia 6310 among trio of more durable phones announced
- Access Point magazine feature: Are you missing out on this free Government incentive?
- Business water bills to increase as suppliers recover bad debts
- Regulator raises concern over electric car charging
- Rising infection rates and inflation sees economic growth cool
- How will the self-isolation exemption scheme work?
- HMRC will not aggressively pursue struggling firms over Covid debts – minister
- New scientific database ‘could revolutionise the way diseases are treated’
- Tesla Supercharger network will open up to all car manufacturers soon
- Peers ‘disappointed’ with Government response to digital recommendations
- British & Irish Lions players sign shirts from 8,000 miles away using 5G
- Game-changing recruitment tips for SMEs
- Pandemic has turbo-charged digital transformation, report finds
- NHS App which displays vaccine status hits milestone of 10 million users
- Hopes for more gigafactories ‘face dead end without more investment’
- Scottish Power and Shell make bid for North Sea floating windfarm project
- GSK plans to create up to 5,000 jobs in new Stevenage biotech hub
- Micro Focus settles Wapp patent dispute for £48.7m
- R&D tax relief consultation: what could change?
- Employers advised of benefits from hybrid working
- ‘Training camps’ for T cells ‘behind strong immune response in adenovirus jabs’
- Dutch teenager to become youngest person in space
- We are not anti-car or wanting to demonise drivers, insists Transport Secretary
- New diesel lorries to be banned from 2040
- AstraZeneca’s £28.2bn deal to buy Alexion given all-clear
- Sharp fall in voluntary disclosures from landlords about tax owed
- Bank calls for crackdown on cloud computing risks and ‘secrecy’
- Asian investment in UK tech start-ups soars, new data shows
- Virgin Media O2 reveals England fans’ digital habits during Euro 2020
- Rise in payrolled workers for seventh straight month as economy recovers
- Branson raises prospect of ‘hotel off the moon’ after successful space flight
- Global tax deal ‘will end the race to the bottom’, says Yellen
- Innovate UK and the innovation funding landscape
- Covid changes here to stay says Bailey
- Scotland’s first carbon capture and storage system to be developed by 2027
- UK sixth in global ranking for share of power generated by wind and solar
- UK post-Brexit trade deal with Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein finalised
- Over a third of working population supported through pandemic, says Treasury
- EU fines four German car manufacturers over emission control collusion
- Climate changed the size of our bodies and our brains – study
- Artificial intelligence does not represent a threat to jobs, Taoiseach says
- Oxford vaccine teams among winners at NHS Parliamentary awards
- Warning of business rates debt crisis as firms in England owe councils £2.5bn
- UK car production increases but recovery hit by supply shortages
- Businesses urged to commit to net-zero emissions or risk being left behind
- Office life set for permanent change amid rise in people working from home
- Coronavirus support schemes: the crack down on fraud begins
- MPA sponsor Silverstone Technology Cluster webinar
- VAT: reverse charge for building and construction
- Support for SME UK exporters announced
- Top 3 digital tools to facilitate remote working
- The impact of FinTech on the UK economy
- Self-cleaning homes and flying taxis will be common by 2069, experts predict
- The innovations bringing agriculture into the 21st century
- Top 3 trends in web development 2019
- How will 5G affect innovation?
- MPA recognised for cultural excellence
- Hardware vs. software: which wins in manufacturing?
- The MPA placement experience
- A third of UK businesses offer no employee training or development time
- The UK companies leading a software revolution
- How R&D in the food industry helps it to meet demand
- MPA Group acquires tax specialist Venture 4th
- Halpenfield: Helping businesses make the most of data
- Category: Knowledge Hub
- R&D tax relief scheme changes update: data, compliance, and overseas activity
- Tips for investing in innovation
- Best practise tips to prepare for your next R&D tax relief claim
- Pfizer offers to sell medicines at cost to poorest countries
- ‘Hulk’ star Ruffalo joins call for global wealth tax
- UK fines US AI firm £7.5m over mass image collection
- Samsung commits $356 bn in investments with 80,000 new jobs
- Most automakers fall short on climate goals: report
- Cars swapping vroom for volts in London garage
- UK finance minister makes rich list for first time
- Irish PM visits N.Ireland for talks to end post-Brexit trade row
- Irish PM urges UK to abide by post-Brexit trade deal
- US high schoolers design low-cost filter to remove lead from water
- HMRC delay on R&D Tax Credit claims
- ‘Enormously risky’: How NFTs lost their lustre
- Manufacturers getting to grips with airless tyres
- UK demands EU action on N.Ireland as US lawmakers visit
- Sunak urges businesses to invest in innovation
- UK inflation rockets to 40-year peak, sparking calls for action
- Climate-stricken world needs renewables Marshall Plan: UN chief
- UK unveils radical rewrite of EU pact for N. Ireland
- Northampton Saints end of season awards
- UK unemployment dips but wages hit by inflation
- UK to unveil unilateral plans for post-Brexit trade in N.Ireland
- UK PM heads to Belfast amid deepening EU row
- US, EU to boost coordination on semiconductor supply, Russia
- Tech titans curb hiring in a ‘challenging macro environment’
- Unionist party to block restart of N.Ireland assembly
- UK set to axe one in five civil servants
- Toshiba in early talks with 10 potential buyout ‘partners’
- Scientists successfully grow plants in soil from the Moon
- Five tax incentives for innovative SMEs
- UK’s Johnson downplays EU trade war fears over N.Ireland protocol
- UK economic growth slows in first quarter
- Nissan reports first full-year net profit in three years
- Templeton Prize-winning physicist pushes back against anti-intellectualism
- The 1997 chess game that thrust AI into the spotlight
- UK and EU polarised over post-Brexit N.Irish trade rules
- HMRC late payment interest rates to be revised after Bank of England increases base rate
- Treasury Starts Conversation to Reform UK Capital Allowance Regime
- N.Ireland leader-elect ‘will not be held to ransom’ by Brexit dispute
- UK urges N. Ireland parties to form a new government
- China’s April exports slump to lowest in two years as virus bites
- Tech vs telecoms: EU ignites debate on ‘net neutrality’
- US tech titans look to ditch passwords
- Drone swarms can now fly autonomously through thick forest
- The women scientists forgotten by history
- Companies envision taxis flying above jammed traffic
- How Portugal became Europe’s accidental ‘bitcoin heaven’
- BoE set for fresh rate hike as inflation soars
- Johnson loses ‘crown jewels’ in UK vote overshadowed by scandal
- Ford confirms 2022 profit outlook despite lingering semiconductor crunch
- UK finance minister Sunak cleared of ethics breach
- Videoconferencing hinders creativity, study finds
- New ‘fraud squad’ will crack down on criminals who steal taxpayer money
- UAE vows ‘responsible’ artificial intelligence rollout
- April 2022 changes to Innovate UK Smart Grants
- The Big R&D Tax Relief Survey
- London and Washington begin two days of trade talks
- Six reasons to review your R&D tax credit advisor
- UK hosts ‘world’s first’ hub for drones, future flying taxis
- Coal still top threat to global climate goals: report
- Elon Musk: tech visionary turns social media king
- Philips take hit by supply problems, respirator recall
- EU agrees deal to tame internet ‘Wild West’
- WHO ‘strongly recommends’ Pfizer’s Covid pill
- Google makes cookie opt-out easier after France fine
- Tesla reports record profits, bullish on 2022 output
- Brexit bureaucracy leaves British beet rotting
- Mexican lawmakers pass lithium nationalization plan
- Dung power: India taps new energy cash cow
- Ukraine war slams brakes on European car sales
- China’s economic growth and factory productivity updates
- Pfizer to seek US authorization for third Covid shot in children
- California start-up sends tiny robots on voyage into brains
- WHO experts insist Covid still a global emergency
- UK, EU coordinate over more Russian sanctions
- New hope to help advanced Parkinson’s patients walk, sleep again
- Volkswagen sees impact of Ukraine war despite profit bounce
- Meta tests sale of virtual goods in metaverse
- What to do if your star account manager leaves
- Ten things to check for the new tax year
- UK denies climate retreat despite rethink on fossil fuels
- The race to dominate satellite internet heats up
- From coal to ports, Western sanctions target Russian economy
- ‘Non-dom’ tax status for UK minister fuels attacks on govt
- Crypto-curious corporations struggle to find right recipe
- Climate scorecard: good news and bad news
- Why you’re getting so many cold calls from R&D tax companies
- China’s factory output at lowest in two years: Caixin PMI
- No longer a last resort: Pulling CO2 from the air
- Tesla delivers over 1 million electric cars over past year
- Ukraine war sows more turmoil for UK farms
- Finding the right accountant: a guide for growing businesses
- EU unveils ‘sustainable’ fashion push
- UK seeks Europe-wide maritime minimum wage after P&O debacle
- Plastic packaging tax comes into force this April
- ‘Trash has value’: Kenyan inventor turns plastic into bricks
- EU drug watchdog approves AstraZeneca Covid prevention jab
- Spring Statement takeaways and the future of UK R&D
- UK finance minister’s rising star loses some of its shine
- US announces deal with UK to end steel, aluminum tariffs
- Toshiba shareholders reject spin-off plan in key vote
- 2022/23 tax rates reference card
- Big Tech now regulated like banks, says EU antitrust chief
- ‘Perfect storm’: Europe Covid rise due to fewer curbs, subvariant
- Reality check: what the path to a 1.5C world looks like
- How Russia’s war in Ukraine rocked the global economy
- Chemists cook up way to remove microplastics using okra
- Ukraine invasion boosts calls for UK politics to tackle Russian cash
- The scientists helping farmers kick the chemical habit
- UK marks two years since first virus lockdown
- UK confronts cost of living crisis with inflation-fighting budget
- Moderna says infant Covid vaccine succeeded in trial
- UK taking P&O Ferries to court over mass sackings
- Renault suspends work at Moscow factory: company
- Inside VW’s scramble to ‘duplicate’ Ukrainian factories
- In climate fight, rich nations must give up oil first: report
- Your last chance to get MTD-compliant
- UK unemployment falls below pre-pandemic level
- UK slaps sanctions on more Russians, imposes stiff import tariffs
- BoE agrees third straight rate hike as inflation soars
- ‘Visionary’ US astrophysicist Eugene Parker dead at 94
- War in Ukraine: Latest developments
- Tips for those starting to build a sustainability strategy
- Government announces plans for largest ever R&D budget
- Google, Meta face EU-UK antitrust probes over online ads deal
- Chinese cities and factories lock down as outbreak spreads
- UK’s Patel under fire over Ukraine refugee policy
- Girls more likely to attribute failure to lack of talent: study
- BMW overcomes chip crisis to post record result in 2021
- What would be the impact of a US ‘digital dollar’?
- Top news stories February 2022
- 3 ways to claim R&D tax credits and which is right for your business
- Is 5G truly green, or will it burn up more resources?
- UK initiative pushes for more women to head FTSE-100 firms
- US, UK halt Russian oil imports over Ukraine invasion
- Cyberdog and robo-barman: Spotted at Spain tech congress
- Sony and Honda plan joint electric vehicle firm
- Volkswagen plans 2 bn euro electric car plant in Germany
- UK dockers refuse Russian oil, accuse sanction loophole
- China exports up 16.3% as trade with Russia surged
- A quick look at: women and the economy
- Year end tax planning guide
- UN report to lay bare harrowing scale of climate impacts
- Swiss fondue robot out to cause a stir in Paris
- UN to agree on plan for ‘historic’ plastics treaty
- UK lets in more Ukrainians, rejects Russian nuclear threat
- From bad to worse: key IPCC findings on climate impacts
- Toyota halts Japan plants after reported cyber attack
- UK freezes Putin, Lavrov assets, bans oligarch jets
- Five small business taxes you need to know about
- Building lasting relationships with suppliers
- What’s in the Finance Act 2022?
- Meta lays out moves being made to build the metaverse
- Volkswagen eyes separate stock market listing for Porsche
- England scraps compulsory self-isolation period for Covid cases
- Only nine percent of plastic recycled worldwide: OECD
- Treasured trash UK waste gets new lease of life
- History’s biggest automotive revolutions
- Businesses urged to apply for £850 million still available in COVID-19 support grants
- Did Covid-19 and Brexit really put smart manufacturing on hold?
- How world’s most precise clock could transform fundamental physics
- UK annual inflation hits fresh 30-year high
- ‘Don’t be Google’: The rise of privacy focused startups
- Musk pushes the boundaries in Tesla autonomous campaign
- Coca-Cola says 25% of packaging will be reusable by 2030
- Google agrees competition, privacy pledge over online ads
- UK economy rebounds by record 7.5% from pandemic in 2021
- Telework in metaverse precursors already a reality
- Tesla undertaking 4th car recall in two weeks
- How thieves manage to steal cryptocurrency
- Plastic, chemical pollution beyond planet’s safe limit: study
- How to build a sustainability strategy
- Inventors Day 2022: Test your knowledge!
- AstraZeneca say profits collapsed last year; Pfizer profits for 2022 higher than forecasted
- Toyota and Nissan results positive despite chip shortages
- Chinese scientists say new highly accurate virus test gives results within minutes
- No plans to quit Europe amid data spat: Facebook’s Meta
- Israeli desert town aims to be medical ‘cannabis capital’
- US seizes $3.6 bn of stolen bitcoin in record haul
- England could end Covid isolation requirement by March: Johnson
- Climate hope as scientists in UK set fusion record
- Increase the value of your business by boosting its green credentials
- All about…the Apprenticeship Levy
- Time saving tips for busy business leaders
- Hybrid car sales catch up to diesel in Europe
- Ford Q4 profits hit by supply chain woes
- Britain’s Royal Mail revamps stamps for digital age
- N. Ireland court orders post-Brexit port checks to resume
- Wind powers change in England’s industrial heartland
- Toshiba unveils new plan to split into two companies
- End of pandemic in sight for Europe: WHO
- BoE agrees second rate hike in row as inflation soars
- UAE to introduce corporate tax next year: finance ministry
- Intel wins appeal against EU’s 1-bn-euro antitrust fine
- Return to ‘Plan A’: England lifts Omicron curbs
- Tesla reports record profit, sees more supply chain woes in 2022
- Nissan alliance to invest $25 bn in electric vehicles over 5 years
- In Texas, driverless trucks are set to take over roads
- Volkswagen hits 2021 EU emissions target after 2020 miss
- US suits accuse Google of tracking data without users’ permission
- VW and Bosch join forces to rev up automated driving
- Boeing invests $450 mn in air taxi venture
- Pfizer-BioNTech begin Omicron vaccine trial
- Freight lobby urges UK-France talks to ease port queues
- Google pushes new plan to overhaul web-tracking cookies
- Millionaires make unusual plea: ‘Tax us now’
- US biotech tycoon opens Africa’s first end-to-end Covid-19 jab plant
- ‘Game changer’ e-moped batteries spread from Taiwan across Asia
- UK jobs picture robust as Omicron struck
- Business growth masterclass with Fundsquire
- Mentoring resources for innovative businesses
- Score your R&D tax relief advisor
- World risks more years of high energy prices, emissions: IEA
- Dorsey fintech firm Block wants bitcoin mining for all
- UK economy recovers to above pre-pandemic level: data
- Facebook faces UK legal action over ‘dominance’
- Dimming Sun’s rays should be off-limits, say experts
- Comparing R&D tax relief advisors
- Tackling the UK productivity challenge with Be the Business
- ‘Challenges with government’ delaying Tesla India launch: Musk
- Global firms fall short on forest protection vows: report
- Campaigners sue UK over ‘inadequate’ climate plan
- Meta-works: Online universe becomes lab for real-life products
- Owners of problem flats give cautious welcome to UK cladding move
- ‘Historic’: US surgeons successfully implant pig heart in human
- Self-driving race cars zip into history at CES
- Sony to launch firm to explore making electric cars
- Ford to nearly double production of electric F-150 pickup
- Pfizer expects Omicron vaccine to be ready in March
- UK tells developers to pay more on safety after fire tragedy
- Europe nuclear plants ‘need 500 bn euro investment by 2050’: EU commissioner
- France’s new-generation nuclear plant delayed again
- Omicron: Mild or severe impact on economy?
- Isolation and innovation: two years of the Covid-19 pandemic
- As health concerns rise, car gadgets proliferate
- Eurozone inflation hit record high in December
- France hits Google, Facebook with huge fines over ‘cookies’
- ‘Ocean battery’ targets renewable energy dilemma
- Body-monitoring tech trend comes with concerns
- Record year for illegal cryptocurrency payments: study
- Webb telescope fully deploys sunshield in mission milestone
- Space business: The final (profitable) frontier
- Theranos verdict sends a chill through startups: analysts
- Tesla’s cameras-only autonomous system stirs controversy
- Chrysler brand to become all-electric in 2028
- Robot tractors may be heading to a farm near you
- CES went ahead in Las Vegas last week. Here are some of the things on show
- ‘End-of-life’: Old BlackBerries no longer work
- UK businesses given £1.0 bn support as Omicron bites
- Portuguese lithium, fuel of Europe’s electric vehicle revolution?
- Omicron panic pummels equities, oil
- Britain and Australia conclude free trade deal
- UK makes foreign minister lead EU negotiator after Frost exit
- BoE torn between red hot inflation and rampant Omicron
- Wikipedia creator’s computer and NFT auctioned for almost $1 mn
- Brands from Ferrari to Nike rush toward ‘metaverse’ future
- Pfizer says Covid pill drastically reduces severe disease
- Estonia’s wood pellet industry stokes controversy
- UK inflation spikes to decade-high on eve of BoE rate call
- Omicron Covid-19 variant updates from 27 November – 15 December 2021
- Trudeau proposes Canada, US harmonize electric vehicle rebates
- Toyota hikes electric vehicle sales goal to 3.5m per year
- UK announces booster drive to fight ‘tidal wave’ of Omicron
- Preliminary results positive for Moderna mRNA flu vaccine
- Who will be the judge of countries’ climate plans?
- Facebook opens virtual world app to public, inching toward metaverse
- Volkswagen cranks up electric car investment
- German carmakers race to retrain workforce for electric age
- Why global tech turns to Indian talent
- US sues to block chipmaker Nvidia’s $40 bn merger with UK’s Arm
- UK PM announces home-working, Covid passports in England
- Kyrgyz electricity boss arrested for crypto mining amid power deficit
- Italy hits Amazon with 1.1-billion-euro antitrust fine
- Intel says plans to take car tech unit Mobileye public
- EU eyes overhaul of app workers’ conditions
- England tree scheme takes root amid climate emergency
- Biden calls for carbon neutral federal government by 2050
- As climate ‘net-zero’ plans grow, so do concerns from scientists
- Lead ’em then leave ’em: tech founders who quit
- China factory activity edges up in November as power shortage eases
- UK extends Covid vaccine booster programme to all adults
- Climate change 2021: There’s no turning back now
- The three biggest factors shaping the world of tax and accounting
- Should we really worry about inflation?
- First ‘robotaxis’ enter service in Beijing
- Mom and daughter bound for space after winning Virgin Galactic prize
- Europe must act ‘urgently’ amid dire Covid outlook
- China’s carbon emissions fall for first time since Covid lockdowns: report
- EU watchdog could approve Merck Covid pill ‘within weeks’
- Italy hits Amazon, Apple with 200 mn euro antitrust fine
- EU lawmakers back step towards curbs on Big Tech
- NASA launches spacecraft to kick an asteroid off course
- Moonshot: Japan recruits first new astronauts in 13 years
- UK rail sector on track to diesel-free trains
- UK and EU prolong talks on Northern Ireland trade row
- Robot waiters take Iraq’s Mosulites back to the future
- EU urges ‘big move’ from Britain to break post-Brexit stalemate
- UK to probe ‘systematic bias’ in medical devices tech
- Starbucks and Amazon open cashier-less coffee shop in New York
- UK to make electric car charging points compulsory in new buildings
- Musk says first orbital flight for Moon rocket in early 2022
- Give the dog a phone: device could ease pain for lonely mutts
- UK inflation spikes to ten-year high on energy costs
- Solution to post-Brexit N. Ireland trade row ‘still possible’ PM
- Iconic corporate names breaking up in trend to boost value
- Johnson & Johnson plans to split into two companies
- AstraZeneca to take profit from Covid vaccine sales
- London, Brussels to intensify talks in N.Ireland trade row: UK
- UK PM says COP deal ‘tinged with disappointment’
- 4 stand-out innovators from Advanced Engineering 2021
- The cost of bad advice and poor claims
- Europe’s battle to curb Big Tech
- Google awaits EU court verdict in anti-trust case
- China factory-gate inflation hits new high in October
- Rolls-Royce launches nuclear reactor business
- Ireland has contingency plan for EU-UK trade war: Varadkar
- Top carmaker Toyota defends skipping COP26 emissions pledge
- UK urges EU to ‘stay calm’ on N.Ireland trade row
- COP26 draft urges boost to emissions cutting goals by 2022
- From Squid coin to memes, the ‘Wild West’ of crypto
- Facebook whistleblower boosts EU push for new tech laws
- Original Apple computer built by Jobs and Wozniak sells for $400k
- Humans bigger threat than AI, says chess legend Kasparov
- Startups eye post-pandemic ‘tele-health’ revolution
- Post-Brexit border ‘not sustainable’: UK watchdog
- UK becomes first country to approve anti-Covid pill
- Crypto market value tops $3 trillion for first time
- BoE holds interest rate despite soaring inflation
- UK unveils plan for first ‘net-zero’ financial hub
- Reinventing steelmaking for a green revolution
- Needle-free vaccine patches coming soon, say researchers and makers
- Finance takes centre stage at UN climate talks
- England set to light up e-cigs on prescription for smokers
- BoE eyes first rate rise since 2018 as inflation surges
- Amazon-backed EV startup aims for valuation above $50 bn
- Three reasons to stop ignoring R&D tax credits
- Autumn Budget 2021: rewarding innovation
- Press release: MPA achieve silver IIP accreditation and award nomination in first year
- Innovation Cities: Manchester
- Innovation cities: Glasgow
- Innovation Cities: Milton Keynes
- Innovation Cities: Edinburgh
- Innovation Cities: Oxford
- Innovation Cities: Cambridge
- Category: Life Sciences
- Category: Manufacturing
- ‘Mission critical’ plans submitted for new Coventry electric car battery plant
- Technological transformation – friend or foe?
- Smart manufacturing needs smart investment
- Whitepaper – Unleash the power of the Smart Factory
- How food manufacturing moves with the times
- Fuelling growth for UK manufacturers & engineers
- Plastic’s not so fantastic
- Latest statistics show the effect of manufacturing on UK GDP
- Getting smarter with manufacturing
- Morgana Systems: from distributor to innovator and market leader
- Category: Motorsport
- Category: MPA research
- MPA Guide: How to spot bad R&D advice
- Business Times feature. Innovation is key for firms looking to realise potential
- MPA Guide: Busting the Myths around Research and Development Tax Relief for the IT Sector
- MPA Guide: Funding construction sector innovation with R&D tax credits
- UK aerospace; the bigger, the better?
- Leading innovative businesses, innovatively!
- The innovation powerhouses behind the COVID-19 vaccines
- Why you don’t think your construction business innovates
- Key tax changes to keep an eye on in 2021
- 3 best practice steps for taking your business to the next level
- I want to make an R&D claim, but which advisor do I choose?
- The importance of R&D in software development
- The changing face of the manufacturing sector
- 9 ideas for leadership teams in a brave new world
- Misconceptions about manufacturing and engineering funding
- The role of IT in delivering the UK Government’s Industrial Strategy
- Are your business finances due for a spring clean?
- Environmental Innovations
- Sustainable packaging: how the UK is becoming a world leader
- Advanced Engineering 2019: developments shaping the automotive engineering sector
- Financing smart manufacturing
- Exploiting Big Data in Manufacturing
- Engineers predict 2020 innovation trends
- Innovating to stay ahead of the game in the food and drink industry
- How businesses fit into the Industry 4.0 landscape
- Innovation above the clouds
- Game changing innovations revealed at Advanced Engineering 2019
- Why they do what they do? Engineers explain their career paths
- Engineers name top challenges when innovating
- UK engineering companies are potentially missing out on R&D funding each year
- Whitepaper – Industry 4.0 and Smart Manufacturing
- Engineering businesses recognise importance of innovation to the UK
- How modular construction is helping to solve the UK housing crisis
- Revealed: Emerging FinTech hotspots outside of London
- 2019 Tech Nation report reveals that the UK is “punching” above its weight
- The creative moment: How and when are UK employees at their most creative?
- Stephen Hawking named the most inspirational Briton
- Top 5 environmental innovations to watch in 2019
- Innovation in the home
- What’s in a name? How innovative companies got their names and logos
- The surprising origins of big brands revealed
- R&D Tax Credit changes: preventing tax fraud, or preventing innovation?
- Penicillin is the homegrown invention we are most proud of
- Innovation: Let’s hear it for the girls
- Category: News
- Top news stories: September 2021
- An economic snapshot of the UK at September 2021
- Government intervention ‘not needed’ on working from home
- Bank of England hits 2030 climate target early as pandemic affects air travel
- Chancellor promises £12 billion for new Infrastructure Bank
- Tech job vacancies soar past pre-pandemic levels
- Investment bounced back after Covid freeze, figures show
- Too few consumers and businesses aware of gigabit benefits – report
- Treasury ‘set to extend ban on commercial evictions
- What are the issues with the UK-Australia free trade deal?
- Competition watchdog to examine Apple and Google mobile ecosystems
- Indoor reopening sees record surge in payrolled workers
- Bank of England governor vows ‘tough love’ on digital currencies
- Car makers demand smooth trade links ‘closer to home’ after Australia agreement
- 3D printed liver model created to help surgeons prepare for difficult operations
- Treasury rejects extension to furlough and financial support despite delay
- Ceiling-mounted Covid infection detector developed by British scientists
- Job vacancies back to pre-lockdown levels, study suggests
- What is Fastly and how did it cause the global internet outage?
- Digital divide narrowing but 1.5 million homes remain offline, Ofcom says
- Top business leaders call for Government action on ‘national prosperity’ plan
- UK researchers develop smell test to help detect Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s
- Self-driving cars given green light for motorway use later this year
- Alan Turing: An exceptional man with a brilliant mind
- Calls for more repayment support as three times more businesses slide into debt
- A summary of the 2021 budget announcements
- More than half a million firms at risk of failure amid cash crisis, report warns
- Business borrowing soared but credit card usage plunged in 2020
- Manufacturers hit by border delays since Brexit, study suggests
- UK to avoid double-dip recession amid ‘brighter’ outlook, says think tank
- No self-assessment late filing penalty for those who file online by February 28
- Government must extend furlough and rates support before Budget – CBI
- Artificial intelligence used in bid to improve coronavirus treatment
- UK heads towards double-dip recession as GDP falls 2.6%
- ‘Holographic’ Sir David Attenborough to form part of trial showing powers of 5G
- Vodafone offers UK small businesses free broadband for 2021
- UK set for double-dip recession as lockdown 3.0 follows weak end to 2020 – BCC
- Chancellor Rishi Sunak offers £4.6bn lifeline for high streets
- Business leaders call for more Government help amid despair over fresh lockdown
- Home working sparks tech sales boom and e-waste concerns
- Four-fold increase in business lending as companies tried to survive 2020
- UK and European Union reach historic deal on post-Brexit trade
- £34bn VAT bill for transporting goods across EU countries
- Economy edges back to growth but recovery ‘lacked vigour’, report shows
- Bounce back loan fraud ‘five times higher’ than typical levels
- UK economic growth slows sharply in October as restrictions bite
- UK manufacturers enjoying boost from sales direct to customers
- Men linked to bogus R&D tax relief claim jailed
- Artificial intelligence research projects get £20m boost
- Co-op expanding use of robots to deliver goods
- The Spending Review: what you need to know
- Businesses turn to start-up loans in record numbers as lockdown sparks ideas
- Tax break for manufacturers extended to help the sector
- UK looks ahead to 6G with launch of university innovation centre
- Economy surges 15.5% in third quarter, but recovery slowed sharply in September
- Redundancies hit record high as hundreds of thousands lose jobs
- Bank pumps another £150bn into economy as rates held at 0.1%
- Trial of driverless car technology launched in Oxford
- More than half a million UK firms ‘significantly distressed’ amid pandemic
- Aerospace slump hitting manufacturing although signs of growth elsewhere – CBI
- Sunak pledges billions to support firms and workers hit by coronavirus restrictions
- UK debt levels hit new highs not seen since 1960
- CBI warns most workers will need new skills by 2030 to support economy
- Jobs Support Scheme expansion: how will it affect my business?
- Government to pay two thirds of employees’ wages if businesses forced to shut
- Briton Sir Roger Penrose shares Nobel Prize in physics for black hole discovery
- ‘Super-enzyme’ that eats plastic ‘significant leap forward’ in pollution crisis
- Airbus unveils concepts for world’s first zero-emission commercial aircraft
- Nuclear plant robots and batteries for electric planes get Government funding
- UK firms awarded £1m to help track space junk
- Around 695,000 UK jobs lost in first five months of pandemic
- Cost of no-deal Brexit on automotive industry revealed
- ‘Lifeline’ grants vowed for businesses shut by local lockdowns
- Plan to make UK ‘global champion of data’ unveiled
- Up to £3.5 billion of furlough cash stolen or paid out in error, HMRC boss says
- Amazon starts work with driverless delivery team in UK
- Galaxy Z Fold 2 takes foldable innovation to new heights
- ‘Game-changing’ quantum breakthrough paves way for safer online communication
- Treasury eyeing tax hikes of £20 billion, according to reports
- Scientists reveal microscopic robots able to ‘walk’ by flashing lasers at them
- Small UK firms report better-than-expected fall in revenue in Q2 – research
- Third of workers not expecting office return until at least next year
- AI with ‘imagination’ could help doctors with diagnosis, study suggests
- Businesses pushed into highest debt in 13 years – study
- Construction activity jumps in July – but employment dives as firms cut jobs
- BP to cut oil and gas production by 40% as it sets out road to net zero
- Treasury Covid-19 support to businesses hits £50bn
- Businesses voice concerns about leaving EU with no trade deal
- Six UK cities to share £30m 5G innovation funding
- Waitrose and John Lewis home delivery vans set to go electric
- Scientists one step closer to test for Alzheimer’s disease
- GDP to remain low until 2024, experts predict
- Manufacturing orders in fastest plunge for almost 40 years
- PM: £350m for projects to cut industry, construction and transport emissions
- UK firms are still operating at around half pre-virus capacity
- GSK throws £130m behind innovative vaccine developer CureVac
- Manufacturers call for furlough scheme extension as firms eye job cuts
- Maintain your workforce with R&D tax credits
- House-builders see sales plummet amid lockdown, but cheer recovery in demand
- Coronavirus vaccine trials among projects boosted by £20m government funding
- CES 2020: The strangest gadgets from the tech show
- A year of technology innovations
- Investment in R&D allows UK to thrive off rewards
- UK ‘stands ready to play full part in European Space Agency’
- UK business has worst month in more than three years, figures show
- Small firms ‘suffering unprecedented slump in confidence’
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- Supply chain challenges addressed at Future Mobility event
- Silverstone Technology Cluster Annual Conference 2021 highlights
- MPA and Scaffolding Association partner to promote growth
- MPA partners with the Materials Handling Engineers’ Association
- MPA partners with the Nottinghamshire Manufacturing Network
- MPA partners with the Engineering & Manufacturing Network (EMN)
- MPA partners with the Solid Handling & Processing Association (SHAPA)
- MPA partners with the Construction Equipment Association (CEA)
- MPA and Drive Midlands partner to boost innovation funding provided to the automotive sector
- Assembling the A-Team
- From Gymshark to the world’s largest museum, a snapshot of LuxLive 2018
- MPA on track for success with Rail Alliance membership
- MPA becomes a member of Cambridge Wireless
- Category: Patent Box
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- Five ways to spend £54,000
- Supercharging your post-pandemic recovery
- Budget 2021: 6 key announcements for innovative businesses
- Could R&D tax relief help you avoid further cuts?
- Building your business with R&D tax credits
- R&D tax credits and the PAYE cap
- Increasing cash flow with R&D tax credits
- Claim thousands in tax relief before the year is out
- Rise in claims for R&D tax credits amongst SMEs
- 3 key areas to consider before choosing your R&D tax credit advisor
- Is your choice of advisor costing you?
- R&D tax credit calculation examples
- Myth busting R&D tax credits – it’s time to stake your claim
- Myth busting R&D tax credits – it costs too much
- Myth busting R&D tax credits – nothing to fear here
- Boom or bust? Brexit’s impact on innovation and R&D
- Turn business losses into financial gains with R&D tax credits
- Three things you do that qualify for R&D tax relief
- How do you fund your innovation?
- Innovation is for everyone, big or small
- ‘Invisibility cloak’ investment can drive growth
- 3 World Cup innovations that are changing match results
- Category: R&D Retail News
- Category: Software development
- Category: Tax and Accounting
- No penalties for IR35 mistakes in year one
- Get prepared: IR35 (off-payroll working) action plan
- Could an online sales tax help economic recovery?
- Are you ready for IR35?
- Deadlines loom and so do the scammers
- Four things to consider before extending your accounts filing deadline
- How the Winter Economy Plan is helping SMEs
- Selling your property? Important tax changes you need to know
- Can I include contractors in my R&D tax credit claim?
- A guide to HMRC R&D tax credit enquiries
- Five tips on how to spring clean your business’ finances
- Making Tax Digital for Business (MTDfB) – A survival guide
- Corporation Tax Quarterly Instalment Payments (QIPs)
- HMRC changes to Corporation Tax Self-Assessments
- Expanding rewards for innovative companies
- HMRC Scheme continues to boost UK innovation
- Lisa Baum: State aid approval renewed for EMI schemes
- Lisa Baum: Enterprise Management Incentive share scheme – a period of uncertainty?
- Why MPA employs more engineers than accountants
- SMEs in HMRC firing line
- Lisa Waller- Reimbursed expenses: Do they qualify for R&D tax relief?
- Lisa Waller- Grow your business by capitalising on government tax relief
- Myth Busters: “I’m already getting the maximum return from my R&D Tax Credit claim”
- Myth Busters: R&D Tax Credits and grant funding
- R&D Tax Credits: Beware HMRC Enquiries
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- Category: Technology
- AI will empower scientists rather than replace them, expert says
- Report: Digital technology has ‘central role to play’ in reaching net zero
- Scotland aims to be leader in 5G technology
- Inventions of the future
- UK tech landscape: Findings of latest report reveal substantial growth
- Embrace GDPR, don’t fear it
Case Studies
- Cabcare Products – Eligible R&D projects going back two financial years
- Top 10 regional accountant recognises value in MPA partnership
- Bee Lighting - MPA sheds light on R&D Tax Credits
- Fern-Howard Lighting - Assembling a Solid Case
- Productiv - Maxing the Tax Relief for Technology
- 48.3 Scaffold Design - Demystifying HMRC's rules around qualifying activities
- R&D Tax Credits: Not just a numbers exercise
- Partnership pays off
- A Switch in Time
- The science behind working with an expert
- MPA sheds light on qualifying activity for Collier Webb
- Using grants and tax credits to develop life-saving software
- Innovation drives China growth
- Logistex R&D supports revolutionary NHS electronic prescription service
- Launch of revolutionary Vü takes MedTech industry by storm
- Keeping the lights on with R&D tax credits
- Keeping accountancy personal from day one with digital start-up SWAP
