The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
A Denodo survey of 850 executives on agentic AI adoption finds 56 per cent of organisations say finding trustworthy data is a barrier to deploying AI.
The employment tribunal backlog of single claims hit a record 70,000 at the end of June, as a lawyer warns tribunals face even greater demand ahead.
Mayors in England are to be given powers to impose a tourist tax on overnight stays, set as a percentage of accommodation costs with no national…
Claude Mythos 5.1 went only to US vetting organisations, the first time Anthropic has bypassed the UK AI Security Institute before releasing a model.
The electricity VAT cut takes effect from 1 October, the prime minister told MPs, as the SNP warned of a looming winter cost-of-living emergency.
The British Business Bank's £210m South East Investment Fund, launched on 9 September, offers loans and equity to smaller firms from Kent to Oxfordshire.
Arm Holdings chief executive Rene Haas says an AI cancer cure will come in our lifetime, and predicts humanoid robots in wide use within five years.
Chris Rokos, ranked third on The Sunday Times list of Britain's top taxpayers, is to leave the UK for Greece, weeks before John Healey's first budget
An Oxford Economics study for Getlink and major airport owners finds weak business investment has cost the UK nearly £2tn since 2000, in a plea to…
Kendall Jenner Trip deal: the model takes a minority stake in the London CBD drinks brand and will front a global campaign as revenues head for…
Simply Business's 2026 SME Insights Report puts AI adoption among UK small businesses at 47 per cent, up from 22 per cent in 2025, with confidence…
UK Export Finance is providing £655m for four Angola infrastructure projects, including a new international airport, unlocking £167m for UK suppliers.
The Artificial Superintelligence Security Bill goes before parliament on 8 September as Geoffrey Hinton warns superintelligent AI could be catastrophic.
The CBI has urged John Healey to cut business costs ahead of the 28 October budget, reporting firms paid almost £345bn in tax in 2025-26, up…
Molten Ventures growth fund raises £175m, with a £75m British Business Bank cornerstone, to back high-growth UK and European tech firms in AI and space.