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The high street rebrand that nobody asked for is heading towards the rocks. TG Jones, the chain hatched from the bones of WH Smith's 450-strong shop estate, is staring down the barrel of bailiff action after racking up millions of pounds in unpaid bills, with its private equity owner conceding that the business may run out of cash before the summer is out.

TG Jones faces bailiff threat as WH Smith successor buckles under unpaid tax bills

11 May 202610 May 2026 News Amy Ingham 0 Comments

Elon Musk has launched a $134 billion lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft, claiming both companies unjustly profited from his early backing of the artificial intelligence pioneer and abandoned its founding mission.

MOD hands Musk’s Starlink £16m as Ukraine support drives satellite spend

11 May 202610 May 2026 News Amy Ingham 0 Comments

For decades, British workplaces have measured employee wellbeing in days off. A bout of flu, a chest infection, a sprained ankle: a few sick notes, a fit-to-return form, and the matter is closed.

Why IVF and miscarriage still aren’t properly supported at work

8 May 2026 In Business Amy Ingham 0 Comments

The owner of Facebook and Instagram will cut another 10,000 jobs, months after laying off 11,000 staff, as the technology group prepares for years of economic disruption.

Meta launches high court challenge against Ofcom over online safety act fines

8 May 2026 In Business, Legal, Social Media Amy Ingham 0 Comments

American Express has thrown its weight behind the small business AI skills race, unveiling two training and education programmes designed to drag owner-managers and their staff out of the experimentation phase and into measurable productivity gains.

American Express opens free AI training to small firms as adoption gap widens

8 May 2026 In Business Amy Ingham 0 Comments

Amazon has quietly opened a new front in the battle for ultra-fast delivery, becoming the first retailer in Britain to drop parcels by drone after a limited launch in Darlington, County Durham.

Amazon’s drones touch down in Darlington in UK delivery first

7 May 2026 News, Technology Amy Ingham 0 Comments

Britain's state-backed economic development bank has thrown its weight behind one of the country's most enduring venture capital problems, committing an initial £1 million to co-invest with Angel Academe in female-led businesses across the United Kingdom.

British Business Bank pledges £1m to close gender funding gap through Angel Academe partnership

6 May 20266 May 2026 Get Funded, News Amy Ingham 0 Comments

British SMEs operating in one of the country's fastest-moving aviation frontiers have been handed a significant vote of confidence, after the Government today committed almost £50 million to accelerate the rollout of commercial drones and flying taxis, while bringing in tougher rules to ground the rogue operators clouding the sector's reputation.

Government commits £46.5m to fast-track drone industry and tackle rogue operators

6 May 20266 May 2026 In Business, News Amy Ingham 0 Comments

GameStop, the American video game chain that became the standard-bearer of the 2021 meme stock frenzy, has stunned Wall Street with an unsolicited $55.5bn (£40.9bn) cash-and-stock offer for the online marketplace eBay, an audacious reverse takeover that would see a company worth roughly a quarter of its target attempt to swallow it whole.

Gamestop tables shock $55.5bn swoop for eBay as Cohen sets sights on Amazon

5 May 2026 News Amy Ingham 0 Comments

Microsoft is to plant a fresh flag in central London, taking the entirety of Film House, an eight-storey Art Deco landmark on Wardour Street, to serve as the principal home of its rapidly expanding UK artificial intelligence operations.

Microsoft plants AI flag in Soho with Film House lease as London tech land grab accelerates

5 May 20265 May 2026 In Business Amy Ingham 0 Comments

NatWest, the UK's largest business bank with 1.5 million business customers, is set to provide expedited access to loans of up to £250,000 within 24 hours of application, in response to increasing competition from alternative lenders.

Natwest profits jump to £2bn as Iran conflict drives mortgage rates higher

5 May 2026 News Amy Ingham 0 Comments

Britain's reputation as Europe's cleantech powerhouse is being undermined by a brutal funding drought at the very bottom of the pipeline, with new figures showing investment in the country's youngest low-carbon and renewable energy companies has collapsed to its lowest level in five years.

Britain’s green start-ups face ‘triple squeeze’ as early-stage funding crashes to five-year low

1 May 2026 News Amy Ingham 0 Comments

A recent study of the UK's largest firms has highlighted that neurodiverse business leaders should serve as role models within their organisations.

Singapore’s ‘Queen of Bond Street’ takes a seat at Heston Blumenthal’s table

1 May 2026 Get Funded, News Amy Ingham 0 Comments

Britain’s biggest winemaker uncorks a record-breaking year as chief executive James Pennefather sticks to his audacious target of capturing 1 per cent of the global champagne market by 2035.

Chapel Down toasts million-bottle milestone in race to challenge champagne

30 April 202630 April 2026 News Amy Ingham 0 Comments

Premier Inn owner Whitbread is to scrap its chain of branded restaurants and recycle £1.5 billion of hotel freeholds through a sale-and-leaseback programme, placing 3,800 jobs at risk as the FTSE 100 group tears up its five-year plan in response to mounting cost pressures and a restless activist investor.

Whitbread axes branded restaurants and puts 3,800 jobs at risk in £1.5bn Premier Inn shake-up

30 April 2026 News Amy Ingham 0 Comments

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Britain’s biggest business organisations have closed ranks against a wave of antisemitism sweeping the country, with 40 trade bodies and employer groups signing a joint letter pledging to root out anti-Jewish prejudice from the nation’s workplaces.

UK business chiefs unite to combat workplace antisemitism as Met chief warns jews ‘not safe’ in London

Forty UK business organisations led by the BCC and CBI sign a joint letter pledging zero tolerance of workplace antisemitism, as Met chief Sir Mark Rowley warns MPs that Jews are ‘not currently safe’ in London.

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