UK – The London Business Journal

LEGAL FIRM BUILDS CROSS-BORDER NETWORK TO SUPPORT LONG-TERM UK–UKRAINE PARTNERSHIP

December 8, 2025 NewsDesk Clarke Willmott Ukraine Desk, corporate law international, cross-border legal services, defence and technology projects Ukraine, energy sector Ukraine, foreign investment legal support, infrastructure redevelopment Ukraine, London, Oksana Howard, post-war rebuilding projects, reconstruction economy Ukraine, UK, UK business investment Ukraine, UK legal advisory services, UK-Ukraine Partnership Agreement, Ukraine reconstruction, Ukrainian businesses in the UK

Clarke Willmott has created a specialist Ukraine Desk to meet rising demand from British companies exploring opportunities in Ukraine’s reconstruction,

Charity News Retail

MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS HITS SHOP WORKERS AS ABUSE AND SHOPLIFTING SURGE

November 7, 2025 NewsDesk bp Anthony Houghton, British Retail Consortium, British Retail Consortium Karen O’Rourke, Chief Executive, Chris Brook-Carter, christmas shopping behaviour, Conwy, customer service respect, Dundee) Stephanie (retail worker, Group CEO, H&M UKIE Jo Hayward, Holland & Barrett Bruce Findlay, kindness campaign, Landsec Michael (former store manager, London, Managing Director, Mobility & Convenience Retail, Oxford Street), respect retail campaign, Retail, retail abuse, retail crime uk, retail industry news, retail staff mental health, retail staff wellbeing, retail trust, Retail Trust Helen Dickinson, retail violence, shop worker safety, shoplifting crisis uk, UK, uk retail workers, Vice President, Wales) Nicola (former retail worker

SHOP STAFF FACE DAILY ABUSE AS CHARITY CALLS FOR RESPECT ON THE HIGH STREET Retail workers across Britain are facing

Charity News

‘AT YOUR DOORSTEP’: BUSINESS LEADERS UNITE TO FIGHT HOMELESSNESS IN LONDON WITH CEO SLEEPOUT CHALLENGE

October 24, 2025 NewsDesk At Your Doorstep campaign, Ben Morton, Bianca Robinson, business philanthropy, CEO Sleepout, Change Please, Chief Executive, Corporate Social Responsibility, Depaul UK, homelessness charity, London, London business leaders, London homelessness, Lord’s Cricket Ground, Michael Blakesley, Only A Pavement Away, poverty in London, Providence Row, Scots Care, social impact, UK, UK homelessness statistics, Walking with the Wounded

Business Leaders Urged to Swap Boardrooms for Sleeping Bags to Tackle London’s Homelessness Crisis As the number of homeless people

Health Human Resources

BUILDING BETTER WORKPLACES: WHY ADHD INCLUSION MATTERS

October 17, 2025 NewsDesk ADHD Awareness Month, ADHD burnout, diversity and inclusion, employee productivity, employee wellbeing, flexible working, HR strategy, inclusive workplaces, London, mental health at work, neurodivergent employees, neurodiversity, UK, UK business, workplace design, workplace inclusion

BUSINESSES URGED TO TACKLE ADHD BURNOUT AS AWARENESS MONTH HIGHLIGHTS WORKPLACE CHALLENGES October marks ADHD Awareness Month, shining a spotlight

Property

ESTATE AGENTS GAIN £305M COMMISSION THROUGH VALPAL LEAD GENERATION PLATFORM

September 24, 2025 NewsDesk AI-powered, Bank of England, commission, Craig Vile, Director, earning, earnings, Estate agents, homeowners, London, Market, Money, mortgage, mortgage market., profit, The ValPal Network, TVPN, UK, WhatsApp

Estate agents across the UK secured more than £305 million in commission during the first half of 2025 thanks to

Banking Finance

PERSONAL INSOLVENCIES SURGE WHILE BUSINESS FAILURES HOLD STEADY

September 22, 2025 NewsDesk borrowing, Budget, businesses, continuing food price inflation, corporate, corporate insolvencies, Debt Relief Orders, Director, DROs, financial, GDP, housing costs, insolvencies, Insolvency, James Cowper Kreston, President of R3, stable stress”, Tom Russell, UK, UK Economy, utility bills

Corporate insolvencies fell slightly in August but remain significantly higher than a year ago, while personal insolvencies continued to climb,

News Property

AGENTS ACCUSED OF OVER-PRICING AS SUMMER PRICE REDUCTIONS HIT RECORD LEVELS

September 19, 2025 NewsDesk Avocado Property Partner Agents, Co-Founder, England, Housing, housing market, Ian Macbeth, Property, Real Estate, TwentyEA, UK

Over-pricing is eroding trust in the housing market as new figures reveal nearly two-thirds of homes listed this summer were

Education International Trade News

UKRAINIAN BUSINESS COUNCIL PARTNERS WITH GLOBAL COALITION TO BOOST EDUCATION

September 16, 2025 NewsDesk British, CEO, Collaboration, GBC-Education, Global Business Coalition for Education, HP, interactive Museum of Mathematics, Justin van Fleet, Kyiv, London, Microsoft, Nadezhda Bedrichuk, UBC, UK, Ukraine, Ukrainian Business Council

The Global Business Coalition for Education (GBC-Education) has announced a partnership with the Ukrainian Business Council (UBC), marking a significant