Retail sales in the UK continued to grow at a rate well above the average in the year to July, according to CBI data, but the retail, wholesale and motor trades sectors all reported relative stocks as too low, and they expect the situation to deteriorate further in August.

Directors and officers of financial services firms have been hit with over £196m in large fines from regulatory bodies since 2020, according to research from BLM.

Almost three million people have moved off the furlough scheme since March, according to data published today by the ONS.

The figures, which cover the period until the end of June, show the fewest number of people on furlough since the scheme launched in March 2020, down from a peak of nine million in May last year.

Alert Cascade has won a tender to provide the Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust with a suite of mass notification solutions.

Thomas Miller already writes business across marine P&I, offshore marine and energy and ATE.

Insured losses in Germany from flooding in July could reach EUR5bn, according to estimates from cat modelling firm, AIR Worldwide. The restoration of infrastructure could take weeks or even months, according to some estimates, which could lead to loss inflation effects.