Key OPEC member to leave bloc
The United Arab Emirates, OPEC’s third-biggest oil producer, has announced that it will leave the organization Read Full Article at RT.com
2026
Beware the tax-break brigade: founders warned over EIS and SEIS investors who ‘don’t care about the outcome’
A leading global venture capital firm has cautioned that Britain's flagship tax-incentivised investment schemes are leaving early-stage businesses stranded, with fewer than one in 25 companies funded solely through them…
Santander doubles University of Sunderland support to £100,000 a year in renewed partnership
Santander has signed a new agreement with the University of Sunderland, doubling its annual support for students, graduates and budding entrepreneurs to £100,000 until 2026-2027. Read more: Santander doubles University…
SafetyMode warns MPs of ‘false choice’ on child smartphone safety as global pressure mounts
British AI child safety firm SafetyMode has written to every UK MP, urging ministers to look beyond outright bans and embrace on-device technology to protect children from online harm. Read…
Grosvenor takes flex workspace model out of London with £40m bet on Manchester’s Northern Quarter
Grosvenor begins £40m refurbishment of The Hive in Manchester's Northern Quarter, launching its first directly managed flexible workspace outside London with operator x+why. Opens autumn 2026. Read more: Grosvenor takes…
Harpin-backed Flooring Superstore weighs restructure as sales slip
Sir Richard Harpin's £5m-backed flooring chain has called in Begbies Traynor and Santander's restructuring division as falling demand and rising costs put 300 jobs and 50 stores on the line.…
British Business Bank backs record-breaking Ineffable Intelligence raise as UK doubles down on superintelligence ambitions
The British Business Bank and the Government's Sovereign AI Fund have backed David Silver's Ineffable Intelligence in Europe's largest-ever seed round, worth $1.1bn. Read more: British Business Bank backs record-breaking…
Bubble Robotics surfaces from stealth with $5m to build the ocean’s autonomous workforce
Bubble Robotics has emerged from stealth with $5m in pre-seed funding to deploy persistent autonomous robots across offshore wind, subsea cables and maritime security operations. Read more: Bubble Robotics surfaces…
British deep-tech start-up loc.ai raises £1m to break SMEs free from the cloud’s ‘inference tax’
British deep-tech start-up Loc.ai has raised £1m led by Fuel Ventures to shift AI inference off the cloud and onto users’ own devices, easing SaaS margin pressure and bolstering UK…
Jamie Oliver warns ministers are ‘battering’ Britain’s entrepreneurs
Jamie Oliver accuses ministers of "battering" UK entrepreneurs with punishing taxes, warning that hospitality SMEs are being squeezed out as Britain risks losing its edge on enterprise. Read more: Jamie…