RMT tube drivers call eight 24-hour strikes in run-up to Christmas
London faces tube driver strikes from 26 November, as the RMT calls eight 24-hour walkouts over a planned four-day week, six of them before Christmas.
Friday 6 November 2026
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London faces tube driver strikes from 26 November, as the RMT calls eight 24-hour walkouts over a planned four-day week, six of them before Christmas.
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao says crypto hacks now run at three or four a day as AI tools help attackers, a week after a $6.3bn heist…
The UK business population fell by 104,000 to 5.6 million at the start of 2026, driven by a drop in self-employed people with no staff, figures…
![The Bank of England has raised interest rates for the first time in three years, lifting Bank Rate to 4 per cent. The monetary policy committee voted eight to one for the quarter-point rise, with Catherine Mann backing 4.25 per cent. The Bank now expects inflation to peak at 4.9 per cent in the second quarter of 2027, and governor Andrew Bailey said a further rise may be needed unless there is real progress towards settling the Middle East conflict. Analysts at JPMorgan, Premier Miton and Schroders are divided on how far the new cycle will go. How is your business planning for higher borrowing costs? [ARTICLE URL] #BankOfEngland #InterestRates #UKBusiness](https://bmmagazine---co---uk.lsproxy.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/shutterstock_2535698407-420x236.jpg)
Andrew Bailey says the first interest rate rise since 2023 may not be the last, as the Bank forecasts inflation will peak at 4.9 per cent…
Andy Burnham calls on Gordon Brothers to sit down with the government as a Poundland administration deadline nears, with up to 12,000 jobs at risk.
The Business Matters Female Founders Awards open today, ranking UK women founders on published criteria, with seven awards and feedback for every entrant.
A Disney AI patent granted yesterday describes a system that would let costumed characters talk to guests in real time, with a performer still in costume.
Google is making its AI tools opt-in for schools, but schools that keep AI switched off will lose Google Search access for pupils, the company has…
Melanie Perkins says the Canva restructure will affect 1,271 people through redundancies, relocations and role changes after growth slowed this year.
Ministers have announced an overhaul of UK design protection, giving the IPO powers to check designs are new and opening a small claims route for disputes
Make UK has written to Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds urging a review of BICS eligibility now, warning some manufacturers could miss out until 2030.
Thousands of Virgin Media O2 jobs are to go as the group targets a 30 per cent cut in staff costs and halts the fibre upgrade…
Business minister Kate Dearden will meet Poundland's leadership this week as the Poundland administration threat puts 12,000 jobs and 600 shops at risk.
