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UK weather-related insurance claims reach record £573m
Storms and heavy rain pushed up weather-related home insurance claims in the UK by more than a third last year to a record £573m, according to industry data.Th
UK rethinks AI legislation as alarm grows over potential risks
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.The UK government is beginning to c
North’s private sector grew much faster than UK average during…
The north’s economy improved significantly last month, an influential new business survey suggests.Ulster Bank’s purchasing managers’ index (PMI) indicate
2,000 businesses in UK achieve B Corp certification
B Corp Lab UK has confirmed there are now 2,000 companies in the UK that have achieved a B Corp Certification. In an update today, the UK arm of the certificat
Standard Chartered arm takes stake in British fintech Algbra
An arm of Standard Chartered, the FTSE-100 bank, is taking a stake in a British company set up with the objective of providing ethical financial p
‘As transparent as a brick wall’: British firms fight back…
As councils tighten their purse strings and strip services back to the basics amid a worsening local authority financial crisis, it is things such as flowerbeds
‘It’s torn the town apart’: seaside shops rebel over ‘waste…
Business owners in Clevedon, a Somerset seaside town famous for its pier and independent shops, have split into two fiercely opposed camps in recent years.There
Why is making UK homes more efficient so difficult?
Last month, I went on a jungle safari with a difference. My aim was to discover how UK homeowners might slash through a thicket of advice to cut their energy bi
The race to return Jaguar to its ‘roguish’ heyday
According to Glover, the resultant car – which will begin British road tests under camouflage in the coming weeks and months
Grocery delivery giant Getir in talks about radical restructuring
Getir, one of the world's largest grocery delivery platforms, is in talks about a radical restructuring just two years after it was valued at near
Brexit has saved Britain from Brussels’ worst blunder yet
It was hailed by its cheerleaders as the moment when the EU transformed itself into a genuine fiscal union, issuing its own bon
UK growth uptick fuels hopes of recession exit
LONDON: Britain’s economy grew for the second straight month in February, official data showed on Friday, boosting recovery hopes after it fell into recession
