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First-time equity deals shift outside London, study finds
The majority of companies raising equity for the first time are now based outside London, according to research from Beauhurst Insights and the law firm Penningtons Manches Cooper, with the capital’s share of first-time deals falling to 44.6 per cent in the first half of 2026. London’s share of allContinue Reading
Smiths to give 10,000 workers up to £400 in shares – but there’s a catch
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 Smiths Group will give more than 10,000 staff members shares worth up to £400 as part of a scheme coinciding with its 175th anniversary. TheContinue Reading
Why Retail Agents Are Becoming the Next Layer of Retail Intelligence
That model is starting to change. A new generation of tools, often referred to as retail agents, is shifting the work from showing data to reasoning about it — flagging not just that something has gone wrong on a product page or a marketplace listing, but why, and what toContinue Reading
How North Sea drilling could be the key to Burnham getting his ‘Mamdani moment’ with Trump
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The single question a doctor could ask to estimate death risk in older patients
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John Lewis opens Christmas shop 93 days ahead of the event
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Homeless people can now get free flu jabs – but will this initiative actually reach them?
Jon C 303/Shutterstock.com From the start of October, people sleeping rough or staying in homeless hostels and night shelters in England can get a free flu vaccine for the first time. But will the jab reach those who need it? The case for eligibility is not in doubt. The UK’sContinue Reading
F1 Driver ‘close to being sacked’ as Hamilton grilled over Ferrari documents
Express Sport will be here with the latest F1 updates, including the latest on a driver reportedly close to being sacked, plus an update on Lewis HamiltonContinue Reading
Digger first-look reaction – Tom Cruise’s wild new film is as polarising as they come
Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent email Get the latest entertainment news with our free newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free newsletter When the trailer for Digger, the new Tom Cruise film from Birdman director Alejandro González Iñárritu, was released, somethingContinue Reading
Brexit has left Britain ‘impotent – a bobbing cork in the sea,’ says David Miliband
The Way Back. Join our community exploring how Britain can rebuild its future in Europe Join the debate with our pro-Europe newsletter Join the debate with our pro-Europe newsletter Brexit was a “unilateral declaration of political impotence” which has reduced the rudderless UK to “a bobbing cork in the sea”.Continue Reading