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BGF supports UK and Ireland’s growth with £489M in 2024 investments
BGF, the most active growth capital investor in the UK and Ireland, deployed £489 million in 2024, welcoming 47 new businesses into its expanding portfolio of 360 companies. Despite a subdued mergers and acquisitions landscape, several of BGF’s portfolio firms enjoyed robust exits this year, underscoring the benefits of BGF’sContinue Reading
7.5 million UK workers ‘suffer in silence’ over mental health challenges at work
More than one in five UK employees feel unable to discuss their mental health in the workplace, according to new research. The analysis reveals that 7.5 million workers struggle with anxiety, depression or stress that is caused or exacerbated by their jobs, yet do not feel safe disclosing their difficultiesContinue Reading
Giant pod of over 1,500 dolphins spotted ‘having a big party’ off California coast
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email Marine biologists have captured a rare sight of a giant pod of over 1,500 dolphins leaping and swimming off the CaliforniaContinue Reading
Transfer news LIVE – Man Utd deal close as Chelsea get green light for signing
Manchester City reportedly want to entice midfielder Douglas Luiz back to the Etihad Stadium after sanctioning his exit to Aston Villa in 2019. The star left City before he had even played for their first-team. The Brazil international is currently plying his trade with Juventus and, according to the DailyContinue Reading
Reeves warned ‘it’s crunch time’ as chancellor relaunches her economic growth agenda
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 Rachel Reeves has been warned by business leaders that it is “crunch time” for her promises to deliver economic growth asContinue Reading
Key dates in Heathrow expansion saga
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 Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to give her support for the building of a thirdContinue Reading
Netflix and Disney+ users ‘could have to pay BBC licence fee under new funding options’
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 government is reportedly looking into asking Netflix and Disney+ viewers to contribute to a licence fee to secure the futureContinue Reading
How a royal loo helped track down the lost palace of England’s last Anglo-Saxon King Harold ii
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email Archaeologists have discovered the site of the long-lost palace of England’s last Anglo-Saxon king. Using a combination of ground-penetrating radar, dataContinue Reading
DeepSeek AI – live: White House ‘looking at’ national security implications of Chinese AI breakthrough
Trump views Chinese DeepSeek AI as ‘wake-up call’ for US Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter U.S. officials are looking at the national security implications of China’s new AIContinue Reading
UK politics – live: Starmer invokes Thatcher and vows to slash red tape ahead of Reeves economic reset speech
Chancellor Rachel Reeves and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer say they are focusing on growth (Darren Staples/PA) (PA Wire) 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 KeirContinue Reading