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Two Markets at Different Stages of Growth
Britain has a mature national regulatory system and an established online gambling culture. In comparison Canada is experiencing faster but more uneven expansion, led primarily by Ontario. The contrast is not simply between an emerging market and an established one. It also reflects two fundamentally different regulatory structures. British operatorsContinue Reading
FTSE 100 leads Europe higher as bond markets calm
Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Join today Already a member? Log in The FTSE 100 outperformed global peers on Thursday, encouraged by domestic economic data and lower bond yields, benefiting from a lower exposure to technology stocks,Continue Reading
UK launches world first cancer lab for personalised patient treatment
Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Join today Already a member? Log in A world-leading NHS laboratory has launched in the UK, designed to enhance personalised diagnostics and medical treatments for individuals with cancer. The Royal Marsden CentreContinue Reading
Cannabis doesn’t make you violent – despite what recent reports have claimed
PeopleImages/Shutterstock.com In what looked like a return to the dark days of Reefer Madness – a 1936 film that portrayed cannabis as a drug that could drive people to madness and murder – a recent article in the Daily Telegraph claimed that cannabis users are “twice as likely to beContinue Reading
Poundland drafts in new directors as sale talks intensify
Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Join today Already a member? Log in The owner of Poundland has drafted in three new directors, including restructuring experts, to help oversee the discount retailer as sale talks continue. It comesContinue Reading
HMRC Salesforce contract worth up to £2bn over 15 years
The HMRC Salesforce contract, worth up to £2bn over 15 years, will move legacy tax systems onto one platform with AI tools to triage taxpayer queries. Salesforce has been chosen by HM Revenue & Customs to overhaul how the tax authority manages its dealings with taxpayers, under a 15-year agreementContinue Reading
Myprotein owner says profits ‘exceeding expectations’ amid falling whey prices
Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Join today Already a member? Log in Revenue at THG, the owner of Myprotein, rose by 0.9% year on year to £408.8 million in the three months to September 30, according toContinue Reading
Labour peer claims royal family not doing ‘real work’ as £100m funding questioned
Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Join today Already a member? Log in Labour backbenchers have called for a “root-and-branch review” of royal funding after the sovereign grant was approved by the House of Lords. Peers gave unanimousContinue Reading
ASML chip demand to outstrip supply in 2027 and 2028
ASML, Europe’s most valuable company, said yesterday that its planned production capacity for both 2027 and 2028 will not fully meet customer demand for its chipmaking machines, as orders linked to artificial intelligence investment continue to rise. The Dutch group, the only supplier of the machines used to make theContinue Reading
I work in the NHS and Malawi – we need to urgently rethink how we see health spending
Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Join today Already a member? Log in In Malawi, we have lost people we knew because oxygen was not available when they needed it. We have seen people desperately needing lifesaving treatment,Continue Reading