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For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The UK’s jobless rate has hit its highest level outside the pandemic era for nearlyContinue Reading

Sign up to our free money newsletter for investment analysis and expert advice to help you build wealth Sign up to our free money email for help building your wealth Sign up to our free money email for help building your wealth Unemployment in Britain has risen to the highestContinue Reading

The UK government has unveiled a new £75 million strategy to accelerate the phase-out of animal testing in scientific research, setting out a clear roadmap to replace existing experiments with cutting-edge alternatives such as organ-on-a-chip systems, artificial intelligence modelling, and 3D bioprinted human tissues. Science Minister Lord Vallance announced theContinue Reading

The Co-op has announced plans to open or refurbish 50 stores before Christmas, marking a major investment drive as it continues to recover from the fallout of a devastating cyber attack earlier this year. The retailer said the latest openings would bring its total store launches and refurbishments to moreContinue Reading

One in eight UK small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) leaders are planning to relocate themselves, their companies, or both overseas, citing rising taxes and mounting regulatory costs, according to a new report by Rathbones. The research, released just weeks before Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivers her Autumn Budget, paints a bleakContinue Reading

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is preparing to announce a landmark whistleblower reward scheme that will pay informants a share of the taxes recovered from exposing large-scale fraud — a first for the UK. According to the Financial Times, the initiative will be unveiled in the Autumn Budget later this month asContinue Reading

Lord Anthony Bamford, the billionaire chairman of JCB and one of the Conservatives’ most prolific donors, has donated £200,000 to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK, signalling growing business support for the populist party. JCB confirmed the contribution on Saturday, stating that it had donated the same amount to both the ConservativeContinue Reading

According to the Oxford English Dictionary, integrity is “the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles.” In theory, it’s a simple word. But in the workplace, it can be one of the hardest qualities to sustain – especially in leadership. Between urgent decisions, conflicting priorities and day-to-day pressures,Continue Reading