Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds has set up an email address for companies to get in touch with him and tell him how his department can help them. Mr Reynolds held a phone call with more than 170 business and trade association leaders on Tuesday morning. The new Business Secretary toldContinue Reading
The King hailed winners of a business prize as representing “the best of British” during a Windsor Castle event staged in their honour. Charles welcomed companies recognised for their innovation with the King’s Award for Enterprise to his Berkshire home, and chatted to the entrepreneurs and established executives whose practicesContinue Reading
The FTSE 100 slumped into the red on Tuesday as oil giant BP acted as a drag. Sentiment started positive in early trading but turned sour throughout the session, as housebuilders and retailers also weakened. BP was one of the day’s significant fallers after if it warned of an impairmentContinue Reading
Junior doctors in England held “collaborative talks” with the Health and Social Care Secretary, medics have said as they hailed a “positive first step” towards ending their long-running dispute over pay. More talks are expected to take place next week, Dr Vivek Trivedi and Dr Robert Laurenson, co-chairmen of theContinue Reading
Dyson is planning to axe more than a quarter of its UK jobs as part of a major restructuring. The vacuum cleaner manufacturer is to cut around 1,000 of its roughly 3,500 jobs in the UK, it told staff in an email on Tuesday morning. The company, which also makesContinue Reading
Ticketmaster has alerted its North American customers to take precautionary measures following a significant cyberattack in May. Overnight emails sent to Canadian users urged vigilance against identity theft and fraud. The breach, affecting 560 million customers worldwide, saw hackers steal personal details which are now being sold online. Despite repeatedContinue Reading
Recast, the pioneering Edinburgh-based fintech-for-media platform, has successfully closed a $5 million funding round. This round was led by prominent US-based venture capital firm Morpheus Ventures, with additional investments from Airstream Ventures and Cooley. Recast aims to grant consumers access to any digital content while ensuring a fair and immediateContinue Reading
Amazon workers at the Coventry warehouse have begun voting in a landmark trade union recognition ballot, potentially granting them collective bargaining rights over pay and conditions for the first time in the UK. More than 3,000 employees at the West Midlands hub are participating in the vote, which culminates onContinue Reading
Mobile phone users can view more high-quality short-form videos as a result of a new technological collaboration between Vodafone and Facebook parent company Meta. The two firms said they have worked together to free up network capacity for mobile users – testing it in 11 regions in Europe – toContinue Reading
Reform UK is facing mounting pressure to prove the legitimacy of its general election candidates after doubts arose about several candidates who lacked photos, biographies, and contact details. Reform UK has defended the authenticity of all 609 candidates who stood on 4 July, acknowledging that some were “paper candidates” whoContinue Reading
