6+ hour, 4+ min ago   (188+ words) When British business owners review their supply chains, the conversation usually starts with physical goods, energy contracts and transport. Increasingly, though, the digital supply chain is coming under the same scrutiny. Please choose at least one newsletter. Hosting on UK-based…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (559+ words) The IoD says the UK economy has delivered stronger growth than many comparable advanced economies in recent years, but argues that persistent weaknesses in investment, productivity and business confidence risk undermining future prosperity. The five areas are creating a competitive…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (637+ words) The Tracker’s headline measure is the Business Activity Index, where any reading above 50.0 signals growth and a higher reading indicates a faster rate of expansion. Northern Ireland topped the rankings with a reading of 55.5, its strongest performance for almost two…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (569+ words) His comments accompanied the publication of the UK Artificial Superintelligence Security Bill, a private member’s bill due to be presented in parliament on 8 September. The bill was drafted by the campaign organisation ControlAI and is proposed by the Labour MP…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago   (580+ words) Business secretary Jonathan Reynolds said he had already spoken to PB Balaji, JLR’s chief executive, and would meet the company’s leadership team and Sharon Graham, general secretary of the Unite union, for talks on Tuesday. JLR is expected to confirm…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago   (722+ words) The report, based on responses from companies surveyed in May and June 2026, found that 22 per cent of family-owned manufacturers were weighing a sale to a foreign buyer because of the tax changes, with a further 18 per cent considering a sale…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (550+ words) The 55-year-old founded the recruitment firm Huntress from scratch and built it into a £100 million a year business before selling his stake for a seven-figure sum. He then took an extraordinary gamble 16 years ago, selling his country home, antiques, watches…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (668+ words) Announced on Monday by Chancellor John Healey at the G20 finance ministers and central bank governors meeting in North Carolina, the scheme will pay AI companies to develop demonstrator-stage technology for named government departments, starting with the NHS, the Ministry of…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (590+ words) As things stand, the airline would be joined in the top flight by Ithaca Energy, the North Sea oil and gas producer, while the gambling group Entain and the housebuilder Persimmon face relegation to the FTSE 250. Aston Martin Lagonda, the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (462+ words) The fintech said on Monday that it has submitted an application for authorisation to Finansinspektionen, the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority, and has already established a legal entity in the country as part of the process. The announcement follows Allica’s $155 million…...