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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 Andy Burnham assumed his role as prime ministerContinue Reading

The bond markets took barely an afternoon to deliver their first verdict on Andy Burnham’s premiership: lending to Britain just got more expensive, and the cost of credit for its businesses may not be far behind. The yield on 10-year gilts rose 0.05 points to 4.97 per cent after theContinue Reading

The company behind UKREiiF, the Leeds forum that has grown in four years into the UK’s largest gathering for real estate and infrastructure, is taking its model overseas. Australia has been chosen as the venue for its first international event, launching in 2027. It is a striking piece of BritishContinue Reading

The Chinese owner of British Steel has demanded compensation from the UK government, accusing ministers of “trampling on international investment rules” just days after the Scunthorpe steelmaker was taken into public ownership. Jingye, which bought British Steel for £70 million in 2020 after the business fell into the hands ofContinue Reading

Manchester has been named the UK’s most AI-ready city for the third year in a row, and the message for business owners is hard to miss: the country’s AI economy is no longer a London story. The SAS AI Cities Index 2026, now in its fifth year, ranks cities outsideContinue Reading

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 widening pay gap between chief executives of leading companies and their workers is theContinue Reading