The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
Former UK deputy PM Nick Clegg and ex-Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg have joined the board of British AI infrastructure start-up Nscale following a $2bn funding round…
Nigel Farage has invested £215,000 in crypto firm Stack BTC, chaired by former chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng, securing a 6.3% stake in the bitcoin-focused company.
The UK government will invest more than £1bn in transport and infrastructure for the new Universal Studios Bedford theme park, expected to boost the economy by…
Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group has acquired a 5.77% stake in Puma, becoming the brand’s second-largest shareholder as the German sportswear giant battles losses and declining sales.
The new Health Innovation Hub in Glasgow has officially opened, creating a major life sciences facility supporting precision medicine, digital health innovation and clinical research.
A legal challenge has been initiated against the UK government over a pilot scheme reportedly offering payments of up to £40,000 to certain failed asylum seekers…
More than 100 Net-a-Porter warehouse workers in London are voting on strike action after the luxury retailer was accused of breaking a pledge to pay the…
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says a 15% global tariff is likely this week as the Trump administration moves to restore trade levies after the Supreme…
Airlines face soaring fuel costs as jet fuel prices hit a three-and-a-half-year high following disruption in the Middle East, with European carriers warning profits could be…
Morgan Stanley plans to cut 2,500 jobs—around 3% of its workforce—despite reporting record revenues of $70.6bn, amid growing debate over AI’s impact on white-collar employment.
The UK government has urged employers to remove “masculine-coded” words like competitive and ambitious from job adverts to encourage more women to apply, sparking criticism from…
UK new car registrations topped 90,000 in February, the highest for the month in more than 20 years, but electric vehicle market share slipped again, raising…
The Government has launched voluntary gender pay gap and menopause action plans for large employers, aiming to help women thrive at work and narrow workplace inequality.
UK supermarket Iceland has ended its 10-year EU trademark battle with the country of Iceland and plans to offer Icelandic shoppers a “rapprochement discount” as the…
The FTSE 100 steadied as oil prices rose above $83 amid fears the Iran conflict could disrupt global energy supplies and push UK inflation and interest…