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Dairy-free ice cream taps into 'healthy' treat trend

ByNathan BissittJuly 7, 2017

Young people worldwide are developing a taste for dairy-free ice cream which they see as a “healthier” alternative, involving almonds and coconut.New launches of dairy-free varieties now make up 4% of all new ice cream launches, according to market

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UK manufacturing output falls and trade deficit widens

ByNathan BissittJuly 7, 2017

The pound has fallen after disappointing manufacturing, trade and construction data suggested the UK economy is failing to gain momentum.Output in both the manufacturing and construction sectors fell in May, according to the Office for National Statistics

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Car parker, Ivory Coast: 'I'm the boss of this street'

ByNathan BissittJuly 7, 2017

If you live in an African city you will be familiar with car parkers or guards – men who suddenly appear when you park your car. They will watch it for you and guide you out when you leave… for a small fee. Also guarding their patches closely, they are a

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South Africa's booming private security industry

ByNathan BissittJuly 7, 2017

High walls topped with razor wire, armed patrols in pick-up trucks and signs deterring would-be criminals from targeting properties are commonplace in South Africa. Per capita, the country’s private security industry is the fourth largest in the world and South

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Factory output slip adds to rate hike doubts

ByNathan BissittJuly 7, 2017

There are further signs economic growth is proving weaker than anticipated, especially in the sector that was tipped to help offset the slowdown in consumer spending. Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) covering trade, manufacturing and construction

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Deliveroo seeks law change to allow sick pay

ByNathan BissittJuly 7, 2017

Deliveroo has become the first major company in the so-called gig economy to offer benefits such as sick pay, as long as the law allows its riders to maintain their flexible working status. In a submission to a Government review, due to report next week, the

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PM attempts to reassure business on Brexit

ByNathan BissittJuly 7, 2017

The Prime Minister has struck a conciliatory note to business leaders who have demanded that Britain stays in the customs union in a transition period after the legal date of Brexit in 2019. Speaking to Sky News at the G20 summit, Theresa May chose not to restate the

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David Davis to face business leaders over Brexit

ByNathan BissittJuly 7, 2017

David Davis is to face business leaders at his country retreat on Friday amid growing pressure to delay Britain’s departure from the single market. Chief executives from Britain’s biggest firms have been invited to meet the Brexit secretary at Chevening,

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House prices fall for third quarter running, says Halifax

ByNathan BissittJuly 7, 2017

UK house prices have fallen for three quarters in a row for the first time since 2012, according to the Halifax.Prices in the period between April and June were 0.1% lower than they were in the previous three months.Prices in June fell by 1% from the month before,

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Elon Musk to build world's largest battery

ByNathan BissittJuly 7, 2017

Tesla, the electric car business owned by billionaire Elon Musk, is set to build the world’s largest ever lithium-ion battery. Ever the entrepreneur, Mr Musk and Lyndon Rive, the head of Tesla’s battery division, proposed building an energy storage facility