Business & Entrepreneurship
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Opportunity of a lifetime
BUSINESSiQ Editor Mike Hughes meets Cllr Joe Quinn, Portfolio Holder for Planning, Investments and Assets at Durham County Council, to talk about one of the most exciting development opportunities in the country.
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Consett taxi rank hits back at 'don't send foreign driver' requests from passengers
County Durham taxi firm Nearby Taxis says it will reject bookings from passengers requesting no Muslim or foreign drivers.
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Football club chairman in £100k battle over bid to tear down 'eyesore man cave'
Case to rely on legal definition of ‘shed’
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Yorkshire is losing the businesses it can least afford to lose - Conrad Ford
Established businesses are the backbone of Yorkshire's economy. Employing between 5 and 249 people, they account for 34 per cent of private sector employment across Yorkshire and the Humber. Yet their numbers have fallen by almost 3 per cent since 2023.
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Centuries-old shipping records show trade with Europe drove the British Empire
Researchers used AI to help extract data from the vast number of voyages noted in the handwritten port books
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Expensive, confusing and unfair: Why Scotland's business rates need reform
Cost, confusion and complexity. Why The Herald has launched its Reset the Rates campaign
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North Korea threatens to restart propaganda broadcasts and deploy more weapons at border with South
North Korea has threatened to resume propaganda broadcasts and deploy more weapons along the border with South Korea, as the rivals remain locked in animosities over last month’s mine blasts that injured three South Korean soldiers
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World Food Programme forced to cut aid to Gaza due to funding shortages
The number of people helped by the UN agency in the Palestinian territory will drop by about a third - from 1.6 million to 1.1 million.
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Russia to be invited to G20 finance summit in Edinburgh despite European tensions
Last week, the UK Government announced that finance ministers and central bank governors from the world’s leading economies will gather in Scotland’s capital.
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Clyde Munro appoints former Portman Dentex chief Louise Reeves as CEO
Clyde Munro Dental Group appoints Louise Reeves as CEO, succeeding founder Jim Hall, as Scotland’s 65-practice network plans its next growth phase.
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RHASS finance director wins CFO of the Year after financial turnaround
Nicky Wood of the Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland has won CFO of the Year after helping return the organisation to surplus.
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US teens can access ‘nudify’ apps despite Apple and Google’s parental controls, report finds
Exclusive: Using test accounts, Tech Transparency Project downloaded 135 apps with features to generate nonconsensual nude imagery
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Turcan Connell appoints Legal Director to expand Glasgow and west Scotland services
Turcan Connell appoints Megan McDonald as Legal Director to strengthen Glasgow and West of Scotland commercial property team and expand regional services
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Pub company to 'transform' Rutherglen bar ahead of November reopening
A leading pub company has announced plans to 'transform' a Rutherglen bar ahead of its reopening in late November.
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Why the UK is facing a pumpkin shortage this Halloween
Ruffins Farm usually grows about 10,000 pumpkins, but because of severe drought over the summer, this year it has only produced 50
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North of England targets £1.5bn Indian tourism market in major campaign
A major international tourism push, under The Great North banner, is underway to attract visitors from India to the North of England.
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Air pollution linked to higher risk of glaucoma and cataracts, study finds
Research review finds people living in most polluted areas suffer 70 per cent higher odds of glaucoma
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Environmental and human rights abuses in supply chains ‘costing UK £4.4bn a year’
Exclusive: Report says a supply chain law would cost less than a tenth of what is lost to the economy, and would also both protect us from shocks like the El Niño while protecting low-income workers
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Thanks, AI: The PlayStation 6 could be priced over $1,000 as leaker claims its memory and storage alone cost Sony $680 thanks to the AI-drive component crisis
The component crisis could push the PS6 over $1,000, with just two parts allegedly costing Sony $680.
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£7.9m coastal monitoring procurement to begin before funding is approved
THE procurement of services for a £7.9 million coastal monitoring programme will begin before government funding has been approved, amid concerns that delays could result in the loss of vital erosion and flooding data.
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France hit by debt sell-off as protests unnerve investors
Difference between French and German 10-year borrowing costs widens after violence breaks out
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Jeremy Clarkson slams 'sick' Donald Trump after 'beyond the pale' move
Clarkson's Farm and Top Gear star Jeremy Clarkson has slammed US President Donald Trump for a "sick" move which went "beyond the pale".
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Rage room that allows you to 'vent your anger or pain' is up for sale
An unusual Scarborough business where you can throw paint and smash things up has gone on the market.
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China’s economy grows faster than forecast after AI boom boosts exports
Third-quarter GDP up by 4.5% compared with last year as industrial output is buoyed by electronics demand
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Union claims strike by offshore workers could disrupt fuel supplies
The workers from oil and gas operator Apache are due to down tools for 24 hours.
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Market returns to landmark North Yorkshire site after 'success of inaugural event'
The Little Bird Christmas Artisan Market will be held at Fountains Abbey on Saturday, November 28, and Sunday, November 29, 2026.
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Opportunity of a lifetime
BUSINESSiQ Editor Mike Hughes meets Cllr Joe Quinn, Portfolio Holder for Planning, Investments and Assets at Durham County Council, to talk about one of the most exciting development opportunities in the country.
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North East family-run company plans expansion after turnover passes £1m
Castle Eden’s Gridmark Survey, a North East surveying firm, grows to £1m turnover with 16 staff and plans to recruit an operations manager.
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Malaysia Airlines parent company may consider a green tax as sustainable fuel strains airlines
The head of Malaysia Airlines' parent company says it may consider a green tax on passengers that could help offset the high costs of sustainable aviation fuel
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Arm says its AGI CPU delivers nearly 2X the performance per rack of AMD EPYC 9755 in new agentic AI CPU tests
Arm claims its AGI CPU delivers a 20% average per-chip performance lead and nearly 2X the modeled rack performance of AMD’s EPYC 9755 across seven agentic AI workloads, using a new evaluation methodology developed with Fujitsu, Meta, and OpenAI
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England women's manager Sarina Wiegman signs two-year contract extension
Sarina Wiegman says she "cannot think of a better job in football" as she commits to staying on as manager of the Lionesses until after Euro 2029.
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Rare Royal Mint 50p coin sells for more than 400 times face value on eBay
A rare 2009 Kew Gardens 50p coin has sold for £213.50 on eBay after drawing 18 bids, fetching more than 400 times its original face value.
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US is coming to Central Asia with deals to stay, Rubio tells Euronews
Replying to Euronews' questions in Uzbekistan's historic city of Samarkand, the US secretary of state outlined plans for new commercial agreements and cooperation on critical minerals.
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Mulberry sales lift 18% as turnaround progress accelerates
Boss Andrea Baldo said he was ‘very pleased’ with recent progress by the business.
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Enterprise AI outcomes depend on the art of unlearning
Enterprise AI success demands unlearning legacy operational habits
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Rage room that allows you to 'vent your anger or pain' is up for sale
An unusual Scarborough business where you can throw paint and smash things up has gone on the market.
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Rail passengers at York station face delays due to track inspection
National Rail said all lines between Northallerton and Middlesbrough are closed while the work takes place.
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How will Burnham’s ban on ‘headphone dodgers’ on public transport work?
Train companies already have the power to issue £1,000 fines for antisocial behaviour
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County Durham food truck marks 20 years after three high street giants come and go
County Durham food truck couple Derrick and Stacey Hope mark 20 years at Fylands Drive, recalling Focus, Poundstretcher and Greggs competition ahead of Wickes.
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Driver caught at 131mph ordered to pay over £1,500 at Harrogate court
A motorist caught driving at 131mph on a North Yorkshire dual carriageway has been ordered to pay £1,551 at Harrogate Magistrates’ Court.
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Kings Cross strip club owner fails to overturn ban on entering his own ‘high-risk’ venues
NSW tribunal upholds liquor authority’s decision preventing Manthos Papadopoulos from entering Sydney Elements and Showgirls
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Singapore expands crackdown on Indonesian companies linked to haze
Singapore has issued preventive notices to three more Indonesian companies to tackle and prevent forest fires in Kalimantan province
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Herald Business LIVE: Today's top stories - October 19
Welcome to The Herald's Business live blog, where we’ll be bringing you the latest developments from across Scotland’s business industry.
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How Glasgow businesses can make the benefits of Oasis live forever
The goal should be to turn one of the biggest gigs in the calendar into lasting growth, using exceptional trading days to build capabilities that endure, writes Martyn Kendrick, Regional Director for Scotland at Bank of Scotland
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Durham Council opens applications for independent scrutiny role
AN opportunity to shape public accountability has opened up
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Surfer AI Tracker review 2026
Surfer ruled Google content for years. Now it wants AI search too.
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Rail passengers at York station face delays due to track inspection
National Rail said all lines between Northallerton and Middlesbrough are closed while the work takes place.
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New research reveals Yorkshire businesses' growing demand for young workers
Research from Lloyds Bank reveals almost six in ten businesses in Yorkshire and the Humber have recruited young talent in the past year.
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Tees Valley college group unveils ambitious Destination 2030 plan
Education Training Collective launches Destination 2030 to expand skills, careers and clean energy training across the Tees Valley, backed by major investment.
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No publishers wanted Outlast because they'd 'rather invest $50,000 in 10 mobile games' so Red Barrels relied on public investment programs and their own savings instead
"Everything was on the line" during Outlast's development.
