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Reeves’ Budget: is Larry’s cat food the last refuge?

An opinion piece by Richard Alvin looks at Rachel Reeves’ rumoured November Budget is set to tax almost everything in sight — ...
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A ‘taxi tax’ would hit vulnerable passengers and struggling businesses hardest

Rumoured plans to impose VAT on taxi fares risk raising costs for vulnerable passengers, cutting earnings for drivers, and ...
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Mone accuses Rachel Reeves of fuelling ‘government vendetta’ after Labour fringe remark

Baroness Michelle Mone has accused Rachel Reeves of fuelling a government vendetta against her and PPE Medpro, after the ...
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From Awareness to Enforcement: Building a GenAI-Secure Organization

Most organizations now recognize the transformative power of Generative AI. They also understand its risks. The next step is ...
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HSBC warns UK business banking customers of third-party data breach

HSBC has alerted UK business banking customers to a data breach at a third-party platform exposing passport details and ...
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Artificial Intelligence, real change: How small businesses can harness AI for growth

New research shows nearly a third of UK SMEs already use AI tools, with more set to follow. From Microsoft Copilot to ...
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UK growth slows sharply to 0.3% in second quarter as households turn cautious

ONS confirms UK GDP grew 0.3% in Q2 2025, down from 0.7% in Q1, with households saving more and consumer spending flat.
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SeaWarm raises £550,000 to deliver renewable heating and cut emissions by 90% in Scotland’s coastal communities

University of Edinburgh spinout SeaWarm secures £550,000 to scale its modular water-source heating technology, aiming to slash CO₂ emissions by up to 90% and reduce fuel poverty across Scotland.