Bussiness
SME group urges Cooper to aid riot-affected businesses
Britain’s most influential small business group is urging the home secretary to ensure swift support for SMEs affected by the wave of rioting wh
Evening Standard owner Lord Lebedev accused of closing newspaper ‘on…
Lord Lebedev, a dual British-Russian national who adopted the title of Baron Lebedev of Hampton and Siberia, has long been a di
Shein plots UK warehouse ahead of blockbuster float
The Chinese fast fashion giant Shein is preparing to open its first British warehouse in preparation for a £50bn listing on th
Hargreaves Lansdown agrees £5.4bn takeover
Trading pioneers Peter Hargreaves and Stephen Lansdown are in line for an £800m payday after selling the eponymous business th
Hargreaves Lansdown agrees to £5.44bn takeover
Leading FTSE 100 investment firm Hargreaves Lansdown (HL) has initially agreed to a takeover offer worth £5.44bn.Under the terms of the 1,140p-pe
Global stocks bounce back as market jitters ease
The stock index of the UK's biggest publicly-listed companies edged higher on Friday after concerns eased over the state of the US economy. The FTSE 100, which
Disney plans to spend $5bn in regions including the UK…
Disney plans to spend $5bn (£3.9bn) on making blockbuster films and TV shows in regions including the UK over the next five years.The entertainme
Vinted U-turns on delivery changes after backlash
Getty ImagesVinted provides an online marketplace for users to buy, sell and exchange clothesSecond-hand clothes app Vinted has abandoned an update to its deliv
Amazon’s £3bn AI Anthropic investment investigated by UK regulator
The UK's competition regulator has launched an inquiry into Amazon's investment of over £3bn into an artificial intelligence (AI) startup as regu
Innovate UK Future Economy Loans Funding Round Open
Innovate UK is offering up to £25 million in loans to SMEs. Innovate UK innovation loans are for highly innovative late stage research and development (R&
Riots contribute to 4.8% drop in footfall on UK high…
Shoppers have avoided high streets in recent days after rioting across England and Belfast led to shops being vandalised and looted, hitting footfall for retail
Assura strikes £500m deal to buy 14 private hospitals in…
Assura, a UK healthcare property investor and developer, has struck a £500m deal to buy Canada’s Northwest Healthcare Properties’ portfolio of 14 private h
