BUSINESS

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Defence sector confident of job surge as firms await MoD contracts

Defence sector confident of job surge as firms await Mo...

Defence firms across the South West expect hundreds of new jobs as government s...

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Luxury Lodge Estates censured over misleading investment claims in Sunday Times advert

Luxury Lodge Estates censured over misleading investmen...

The ASA has upheld four complaints against Luxury Lodge Estates over a Sunday T...

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Trump’s first six months in office spark surge in Bitcoin millionaires, new research reveals

Trump’s first six months in office spark surge in Bitco...

15,841 new Bitcoin millionaires have emerged since Trump began his second term,...

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Inheritance tax haul hits £2.2bn in just three months amid rising property prices and frozen thresholds

Inheritance tax haul hits £2.2bn in just three months a...

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) collected a staggering £2.2 billion in inheritanc...

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OpenAI launches ChatGPT personal assistant capable of browsing, shopping, and managing files

OpenAI launches ChatGPT personal assistant capable of b...

OpenAI unveils ChatGPT agent—an AI-powered personal assistant that can browse t...

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Uber to buy 20,000 self-driving taxis in $300m Lucid partnership

Uber to buy 20,000 self-driving taxis in $300m Lucid pa...

Uber will roll out 20,000 self-driving Lucid Gravity SUVs from 2025 in a $300m ...

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Ocado chief blames Reeves’s Budget for rising food prices as inflation climbs

Ocado chief blames Reeves’s Budget for rising food pric...

Ocado CEO Tim Steiner says Rachel Reeves’s Budget, including higher NI and mini...

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Netflix turns to generative AI for visual effects in original series The Eternauts

Netflix turns to generative AI for visual effects in or...

Netflix has used generative AI to create visual effects in an original series f...

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Company insolvencies fall in England and Wales, but experts warn challenges remain

Company insolvencies fall in England and Wales, but exp...

UK company insolvencies fell 16% in June 2025, offering cautious optimism, but ...

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How a £400,000 fund in Oxfordshire shows the future of community investment

How a £400,000 fund in Oxfordshire shows the future of ...

In just three years, a medium-sized market town has cracked a code that's elude...

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Aldermore provides £25m funding package to boost Osprey’s EV charging hub rollout

Aldermore provides £25m funding package to boost Osprey...

Aldermore provides £25m funding to Osprey Charging as part of a £110m facility ...

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Decline in pension fund demand for UK bonds could drive £20bn surge in borrowing costs, OBR warns

Decline in pension fund demand for UK bonds could drive...

UK borrowing costs may rise by at least £20bn due to falling pension fund deman...

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Wimbledon winners face £1m UK tax bills despite non-resident status

Wimbledon winners face £1m UK tax bills despite non-res...

Wimbledon winners Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek face UK tax bills exceeding £1 ...

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Reeves takes bold step to boost UK share ownership with sweeping reforms and new investor campaign

Reeves takes bold step to boost UK share ownership with...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves launches regulatory reforms and £20m City-backed campa...

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PPE Medpro trial ends with defence accusing DHSC of ‘bad claim’ and pandemic scapegoating

PPE Medpro trial ends with defence accusing DHSC of ‘ba...

The £122m PPE Medpro trial concluded with the defence calling the government’s ...

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MPs warn UK must not weaken listing rules for Shein amid human rights concerns

MPs warn UK must not weaken listing rules for Shein ami...

MPs have raised serious concerns that the UK could “compromise the integrity” o...