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UK Firms Lag Behind Global Leaders in AI Adoption as Investment Gap Widens, PwC Warns
British businesses risk falling behind global competitors in the race to harness artificial intelligence, according to a new PwC study…
UK Urges Restraint After US–Iran Talks Collapse as Middle East Tensions Rise
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has called on the United States and Iran to “find a way through” following the…
Emergency Cabinet Meeting Considers Relief Measures as Fuel Protests Continue Across Ireland
Meetings are underway at Government Buildings as ministers prepare for a rare Sunday Cabinet session aimed at approving urgent supports…
John Lewis Boss Pay Rises as Workforce Shrinks, Annual Report Highlights Growing Tension
The latest annual results from the John Lewis Partnership have exposed a widening contrast between rising executive pay and a…
UK Mortgage Defaults Jump as Iran Conflict Ripples Through Financial System, Bank of England Warns
Households and small businesses across the United Kingdom are coming under renewed financial pressure as the economic fallout from the…
Oil Prices Surge as Strait of Hormuz Closure Shakes Markets
The brief sigh of relief across global markets lasted barely a day. Brent crude climbed sharply back towards $100 a…
UK Solar Power Hits Record Highs as Government Approves Major New Project
Britain’s solar sector delivered a statement of intent this week, smashing generation records on consecutive days as the government approved…
UK IR35 Reforms Shift Compliance Burden to Freelancers as Small Company Thresholds Rise
Changes to the UK’s off-payroll working rules, coming into force this month, will reduce costly compliance obligations for scaling businesses,…
Greece to Ban Social Media for Children Under 15 Starting Next Year
Greece will prohibit children under 15 from accessing social media platforms starting 1 January next year, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis…
Google Launches £2 Million UK AI Upskilling Programme Amid Job Automation Concerns
Kate Alessi, Google’s managing director for the UK and Ireland, has pushed back against warnings that artificial intelligence (AI) will…
