Business & Money
Business & Money
Manufacturing’s share of the economy has fallen from 25 per cent of national output to 9.4 per cent last year during a decline of the sector in Britain from the 1970sChris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars sold a record 6,032 cars last year as it began producing and beginning deliveries of its first all-electric model, the £330,000 Spectre. It claims the new model is attracting younger buyersAlamy
The national insurance rate for most employees has fallen from 12 per cent to 10 per cent
The Bank of England is expected to cut its base rate of interest this year
From left: Branson, Andrew and Clinton
Ben Francis, the co-founder, majority owner and chief executive of Gymshark, the athleisure brand, is looking at opening more stores this yearTIMES photographer richard pohle
Ben Francis, the co-founder, majority owner and chief executive of Gymshark, the athleisure brand, is looking at opening more stores this yearTIMES photographer richard pohle