West Northants streets to gain 3,000 EV charging sockets in £2.85m rollout
West Northamptonshire will install over 3,000 on-street EV charging sockets via lamp posts under the LEVI fund. What the rollout means for local firms.
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Stripe and Advent swoop on PayPal with $53bn takeover bid
Stripe and Advent International have made a $53bn takeover bid for PayPal. What the deal could mean for the fees and payment tools UK SMEs rely on.
Khosla backs robot bricklayers with $32m as UK trades shortage bites
Monumental has raised $32m led by Khosla Ventures to scale its robot bricklayers in the UK, where builders are 20,000 bricklayers short of housing targets.
600 global investors head to Farnborough with capital to let fly
Farnborough Airshow 2026 launches a Finance Summit bringing 600 global investors to meet aerospace, defence and space firms, from primes to start-ups.
Top 8 Creative Corporate Retreat Ideas for Team Building on Any Budget
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Brown and pleasant land: will 2026 out-drought 1976 for UK farmers?
Richard Alvin argues the 2026 drought could rival 1976 and, with Reeves's tax raid and wildflower subsidies, asks who will be left to grow Britain's food.
$300 a kilo: space cargo costs falling faster than steam ever did
Space launch costs are falling faster than steamship freight in the 1800s and could hit $300 a kilo by 2040. What the space economy means for UK firms.
Festivals get longer licences and red tape cut in £45m music plan
The government's new UK music plan promises festival licensing reform and a £45m growth fund. What Turn It Up means for venues, clubs and small firms.
EU buying record Russian LNG volumes with total ban looming – FT
The EU has imported a record volume of Russian LNG months before its planned 2027 ban takes effect, the FT has said Read Full Article at RT.com
Scrap green levies to cut energy bills by a fifth, Burnham told
Business energy costs must be Andy Burnham's day-one priority, say CBI and Energy UK, with green levy cuts worth a fifth off bills and a £130bn boost.