Nightclubs, theatres and music venues warn business rates rises of up to 200% could force closures unless government relief is extended beyond pubs. Read more: Nightlife leaders warn business rates…
Labour’s revised employment rights reforms will now cost UK businesses around £1bn, down from £5bn, after key concessions, government analysis shows. Read more: Labour workers’ rights concessions slash expected cost…
Hong Kong tech companies win major awards and attract global buyers at CES 2026, reinforcing the city’s role as an international innovation hub. Read more: Hong Kong tech firms make…
The government has spent more than £30,000 rebranding England’s railways under Great British Railways, with full costs still unclear. Read more: Great British Railways rebrand costs pass £30,000 as rollout…
Ministers are expected to reverse planned business rates hikes for pubs after warnings of closures, while hotels and restaurants remain exposed. Read more: U-turn on pub business rates hike expected…
easyJet founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou has launched the 2026 Stelios Awards for Young Entrepreneurs, offering £150,000 in cash funding. Read more: Young entrepreneurs invited to pitch for £150,000 prize from…
Elon Musk’s AI firm xAI has raised $20bn even as its Grok chatbot faces global backlash over sexualised deepfake images and regulatory scrutiny. Read more: Elon Musk’s xAI raises $20bn…
UK housebuilding fell at its fastest rate since 2020 in December, as fragile confidence and delayed investment hit construction activity. Read more: UK housebuilding sinks to deepest slump since Covid…
Donald Trump says Venezuela will transfer up to 50m barrels of oil to the US, but analysts warn production recovery could take years. Read more: Trump claims Venezuela will hand…
Ofcom has contacted X and xAI after reports Grok AI generates sexualised images of children and non-consensual deepfakes. Read more: Ofcom demands answers from X over claims Grok AI generates…