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Farm finances under pressure as sector urged to rethink growth
7+ hour, 30+ min ago (423+ words) Farm profitability remains under strain across the UK as rising input costs continue to outpace commodity prices, according to discussions at the Greater Lincolnshire Forum for Agriculture and Horticulture. Industry leaders at the event pointed to fertiliser, energy and labour…...
Manufacturers remain under pressure as order books at their weakest since 2020
1+ week, 22+ hour ago (298+ words) Manufacturing output volumes fell in the three months to May, extending a period of flat or falling volumes that began in late 2022 " according to the CBI's latest Industrial Trends Survey (ITS). Output decreased in 13 out of 17 sub-sectors, with the fall…...
Rolls-Royce wins LATAM engine deal
4+ week, 1+ day ago (269+ words) Rolls-Royce has secured an order from LATAM Airlines to supply Trent 1000 XE engines for three Boeing 787 Dreamliners. The Trent 1000 XE includes upgrades from a two-phase durability programme, notably a redesigned high-pressure turbine blade that increases cooling airflow by 40% and more…...
Rolls-Royce advances UK SMR plans
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (273+ words) Rolls-Royce SMR has signed a contract with Great British Energy " Nuclear, marking a further step towards building the UK's first small modular reactors. The agreement enables technology design work to begin under the Government's Clean Energy Mission. Alongside this, the…...
Rolls-Royce secures UK reactor deal
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (294+ words) Rolls-Royce has secured a contract with Great British Energy " Nuclear to progress the development of small modular reactors in the UK, marking a key step in the country's plans to expand low-carbon energy. The agreement will support detailed design work…...
East Midlands unemployment holds above national rate
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (191+ words) Unemployment in the East Midlands stood at 5. 6% in the three months to January 2026, according to the latest Office for National Statistics data. This remains higher than the UK average of 5. 2%. The data covers people aged 16 and over between November 2025 and…...
Atlas Air expands fleet with Rolls-Royce engine order
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (195+ words) East Midlands Business Link Atlas Air expands fleet with Rolls-Royce engine order Atlas Air Worldwide has placed an order for 40 Trent XWB-97 engines to power 20 Airbus A350 F freighters, marking the first A350 F customer in the Americas. The engine has accumulated…...
UK economy flatlined in January
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (195+ words) The UK economy flatlined in January, with monthly GDP (gross domestic product), a key measure of economy growth, showing no growth. It follows upticks of 0. 1% in December and 0. 2% in November 2025. This reflects, across key sectors, services showing no growth, production…...
Services rebound lifts output as hiring outlook weakens
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (269+ words) Stronger activity in the UK services sector lifted overall business output to its highest level in a year in February, according to new data from BDO's Business Trends report. The firm's Output Index rose to 98. 80 in February from 97. 67 in January,…...
February sees fresh reduction in permanent staff appointments in the Midlands
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (737+ words) The latest KPMG and REC, UK Report on Jobs: Midlands survey, compiled by S&P Global, revealed that permanent placements fell for the first time in three months in February, as economic uncertainty and employers" reluctance to take on permanent…...