
Reading Time: 4 minutesUK: Chancellor John Healey delivered his first Autumn Budget, presenting a package “built on fiscal discipline” for “business big and small”.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Allen Simpson, chief executive of UKHospitality, said that a 3.9% increase in the national minimum wage and national living wage will add further pressure for hospitality businesses.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Regional mayors could receive powers to introduce an uncapped levy on hotel and holiday rental stays under legislation expected to be brought before parliament within months.

Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: The Bank of England has announced that it will cut interest rates from a 16-year high of 5.25 per cent to five per cent,