BP puts North Sea business up for sale after 60 years
BP North Sea sale: BP is seeking a buyer for its North Sea oil and gas business, with five production hubs and 1,100 staff, after a portfolio review.
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York and North Yorkshire secures established status in rural first
York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority has been granted Established Mayoral Strategic Authority status, the first rural mayoral area to hold it.
Petrol hits 160p a litre, highest since Iran war began, says RAC
UK petrol prices have hit their highest level since the Iran war began at 160p a litre, RAC figures show, with diesel forecast to reach 185p in weeks.
LinkedIn adds ‘AI slop’ button as 40% of long posts found AI-written
LinkedIn AI slop button: users can now privately flag posts they suspect are AI-generated, as the platform scraps its own AI 'enhance your post' tool.
How to Build a Lead Management Process That Scales
Adding more leads to an unoptimized pipeline rarely solves a growth problem. In fact, scaling lead generation without a structured operational backbone usually exposes underlying structural cracks.
UK millionaires fall to 442,000, lowest since 2008
The number of UK millionaires fell 7 per cent to 442,000 in 2025, the lowest level since the 2008 financial crisis, Adam Smith Institute analysis shows.
Sainsbury’s sells Argos for £120m, a decade after paying £1.4bn
Sainsbury's sells Argos to Swift Partners for at least £120m, a fraction of the £1.4bn it paid in 2016, with completion expected in February 2027.
Sourcing smarter, not harder (your AI agent just clocked in)
SMEs and solopreneurs today face a myriad of challenges. With rising costs and growing competition, many businesses now operate with fewer staff members, or without dedicated expertise on business-critical areas,…
Pia Ferrari on Leadership, Media and Giving Back
Pia Ferrari is a Honduran executive whose career has been shaped by leadership, communication and a strong commitment to serving her community.
Lloyds pledges £45bn of new SME lending under Accelerate 2030
Lloyds £13bn digital investment will fund a new smart wallet and £45bn of SME lending, the bank said, as half-year profit rose 23 per cent to £4.3bn.