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Welsh start-up accelerator announces award-winning entrepreneurs ready to reshape their sectors
A leading Welsh start-up accelerator programme has honoured six entrepreneurs for their breakthrough innovations, marking the end of an intensive 12-week initiative designed to supercharge business ideas into market-ready ventures. The Business Wales Start-Up Accelerator Programme, funded by the Welsh Government, assembled 21 aspiring entrepreneurs, equipping them with expert mentorship,Continue Reading
Starmer reveals plans for new EU defence pact as PM warns Ukraine war ‘already bigger than Europe’
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email Sir Keir Starmer has for the first time lifted the lid on his Brexit reset plans for a new defence pactContinue Reading
Ending use of WhatsApp is ‘clear admission’ Government was wrong, claim Tories
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email The Scottish Government has given a “clear admission” that its use of WhatsApp and deletion of messages during the pandemic wasContinue Reading
Nineties drama star dies aged 67 after brief illness
Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Diane Delano, known for her roles in the popular Nineties series Northern Exposure, has died aged 67. The actor died atContinue Reading
Bank set to hold rates as wage growth rises for first time in more than a year
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 Wage growth has jumped higher for the first time in more than a year, reinforcingContinue Reading
Labour will not pay Waspi women compensation, Liz Kendall announces
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email Women affected by changes to the state pension age will not receive compensation, under what ministers said was an “extremely difficultContinue Reading
Super League ‘re-launched’ under different name as UEFA receive new threat
The controversial European Super League project has reportedly been rebranded as the Unify League with the promise it will be free for viewers to watch. It follows the original bombshell Super League proposal, which was hastily ditched in 2021 after fans staged protests over the notion that certain clubs wouldContinue Reading
TikTok appeals to US Supreme Court in last-ditch attempt to halt forced sell-off or ban
TikTok has made a final appeal to the US supreme court in a last-ditch effort to prevent the enforcement of a new American law that could force the platform’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to sell the popular video app or face a nationwide ban. ByteDance and TikTok filed an emergencyContinue Reading
Guy Hands-linked property firm sells 36,000 military homes back to mod for £6bn
Guy Hands’ property company Annington has agreed to sell a portfolio of 36,347 military homes to the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for almost £6bn, concluding a protracted dispute between the billionaire investor and the UK government. The deal sees Annington, which was acquired by Hands’ private equity group Terra FirmaContinue Reading
Economists warn Chancellor may face emergency spring budget as recession risks loom
Rachel Reeves could be forced into announcing emergency tax rises as early as this spring if the UK’s economic outlook continues to deteriorate, leading economists have warned. The Chancellor’s recently introduced tax and spending rules, known as the “stability rule,” leave her little room to manoeuvre if public finances falter,Continue Reading