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GB News losses narrow to £8.9m as web visitors fall
GB News narrowed its losses in the seven months to the end of December 2025 as revenue rose 16 per cent, despite a 63 per cent fall in visitors to its websites and apps that the broadcaster attributed to artificial intelligence summaries of articles. Accounts filed at Companies House onContinue Reading
Man City’s rivals to vote against expelling them ‘because of Erling Haaland’
The bigwigs from other Premier League clubs have expressed concerns.Continue Reading
35 per cent of owners, Santander
More than a third of the owners of small and medium-sized businesses say they “accidentally” fell into running a company, according to research published by Santander UK. The bank’s poll of 1,000 business owners found that 35 per cent described their route into entrepreneurship as accidental, and that 62 perContinue Reading
Gordon Brown to convene CEOs
Gordon Brown, the former prime minister, is helping to organise a government-backed “innovation nation” summit with chief executives in Manchester on 9 October, as Labour seeks to lift the UK’s competitiveness. The event is billed as a “landmark gathering to turn ambition into action [with] the country’s most influential CEOs,Continue Reading
FCA scraps mandatory climate risk reporting for listed firms
The Financial Conduct Authority has dropped plans to require listed companies to tell investors about their climate risks, after firms raised concerns about costs and the UK’s competitiveness. The City regulator had proposed in January that listed companies would have to meet a new UK climate standard. In final rulesContinue Reading
Scientists in 1960 predicted Friday 13 November 2026 will be ‘Doomsday’
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Five checks clinic and salon owners should make before buying a device as licensing looms
Scotland became the first part of the UK to license non-surgical cosmetic procedures in May, when the Non-surgical Procedures and Functions of Medical Reviewers (Scotland) Act received Royal Assent. The Act creates criminal offences for providers who break its rules. It also bans some procedures outright for under-18s and saysContinue Reading
Once-abundant Northern quoll close to extinction across Australia
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UK borrowing costs soar as gilt yields hit 6% for first time since 1998
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Ex-Strictly star says there was secret feud between celebrity and pro dancer on his series
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