Businesses and families have been given assurances by the three main political parties that they will not increase VAT.

A ban on paperclips in an office and the cancellation of a custard pie fight were among hundreds of issues reported to health and safety myth busters.

The Information Commissioner has told businesses they need to do more to inform consumers about the way their information is being shared.

A “radical” review of business rates could bring in major changes to the way the annual charge is paid on 1.8 million properties in England.

Large companies will be made to publish their payment practices, as part of a government drive to level the playing field for small business.