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Chancellor Rachel Reeves has appointed three high-profile business figures to the Treasury’s Board of Directors – but the move has drawn criticism from SME leaders who say the government is failing to include voices with first-hand small business experience. From September, Sir Charlie Mayfield, former chairman of John Lewis Partnership,Continue Reading
Monica Seles has revealed that she was diagnosed with myasthenia gravis, a neuromuscular autoimmune disease, three years ago. The nine-time Grand Slam champion has opted to go public ahead of the US Open in a bid to raise awareness of the condition. She first noticed symptoms of the muscle-weakening diseaseContinue Reading
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Perplexity bid is ‘sparking debate on Chrome’s true value’ Time for a first bit of industry comment on that Perplexity bid perhaps. Ben Barringer, global technology analyst at Quilter Cheviot, says it may just be a starting point to sound out a deal rather than an all-in take-it-or-leave-it offer. “ThisContinue Reading
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The UK labour market continued to cool over the summer, with job vacancies falling 5.8% to 718,000 between May and July, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). It marks the 37th consecutive monthly decline in vacancies, taking openings well below pre-pandemic levels. The ONS said almost every sectorContinue Reading
The Government has put electric vehicles and batteries at the sharp end of its Modern Industrial Strategy, targeting more than 1.3 million cars and commercial vehicles a year by 2035 and a home‑grown supply chain from raw materials to recycling. A new £2.5 billion package for the auto sector, lower industrialContinue Reading
