3,800 jobs hang in the balance as Beefeater confirms its final closing date of September 10, 2026, marking the end of a 50-year-old steakhouse chain.

Money Moves

• Beefeater confirms closure of all 106 UK sites — Parent company Whitbread is executing a five-year plan to cut £250m in costs, blaming "significant cost increases" from National Insurance and business rates hikes.
• Haulage insolvencies continue to climb — Family-run J.M. Gorry & Son,...