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Electric vehicles drive growth as EU new car registrations rise 0.9% in 2025; HEVs are the most popular choice for consumers.

When asked whether they felt the government was doing enough to support family businesses, a resounding 92% of respondents said no.

Confidence and growth expectations within the UK family business sector have weakened, as firms also prepare for a major generational handover of leadership.

Leading furniture retailer Sterling Home is lighting up the festive season with a generous donation of Christmas decorations and furniture to children’s hospices and hospitals.

Big Tech is likely to deliver blockbuster earnings this week and drive a powerful rally through the remainder of the year.

The positive contribution of neurodiversity to the workplace was one of the key themes of Hampshire Chamber’s latest annual general meeting.

A charity fighting to level the playing field for young carers has signed a three-year lease on workspace at a multi-let block of office suites in Dorset.

A Lancaster couple have turned a 50th birthday party into their dream wedding with a surprise ceremony kept secret from friends and family.

It was an action-packed day of double celebrations as digger maker JCB marked the company’s 80th anniversary.

A new nationwide survey conducted by Family Business United, in partnership with family-run favourite The Victor Pizza Company, has revealed the UK’s ultimate pizza choice.

Andy Murray’s adorable puppy Bonnie has landed her first role at just 8-months-old, as the pair team up with Purina PRO PLAN® for an exciting new partnership.

F.Hinds, the family owned and run jewellers established in 1856, opened their second store in Scotland, at The Centre Livingston in September, along with another store in the South East.

Manchester-based paint manufacturer HMG Paints has officially opened their new department known as the “Len Hutton Centre”, a modern facility dedicated to water-based production.

Hampshire-based Maddie Saunders, a Marketing Specialist at local car dealer group Hendy, is celebrating a sporting triumph.

High flying Newbury accountancy apprentice Kristina Pallaiova has raised hundreds of pounds for young people’s charity by jumping from an aeroplane.

A leading cybersecurity company has achieved the hard-to-gain B Corp certification – by achieving high ethical standards for staff and the planet.

New research from M&S reveals that retail is helping more young people into work than any other sector, with nearly 1 in 4 beginning their careers in the industry - more than double the total for any other industry in the UK.

Graduates are choosing not to take up careers in aerospace and aviation because they are considered not green enough, a conference has heard. Several speakers at the Farnborough Aerospace Conference said the trend was exacerbating an already difficult situation recruiting in the industry.

A new study describes the creation of a curriculum which embeds empathic communication skills throughout undergraduate education for medical students.

The outstanding contribution of JCB employees across the globe is being recognised with an extra day’s holiday to mark the company’s 80th anniversary.