Language learning platform Preply has raised $150m in a Series D led by WestCap, valuing the company at $1.2bn as it ...

Labour is being urged to restrict access to private pensions from age 55, with the Resolution Foundation arguing reforms ...

Legal experts warn UK businesses face growing legal and compliance risks from AI in 2026, including copyright disputes, hallucinations, data privacy breaches and rapidly evolving regulation.

An employment tribunal has ruled that calling a colleague “old” over poor IT skills does not amount to age discrimination, ...

Leeds-based startup Optalysys has raised £23m to commercialise its light-powered AI chips and expand into the US, aiming to ...

Nigel Farage has renewed plans to scrap interest payments the Bank of England pays to commercial banks, reviving tensions ...

Capital gains tax receipts fell 8.4% to £13.6bn in 2025, HMRC data shows, prompting warnings that higher CGT rates and lower allowances are discouraging investment without raising revenues.

The UK government is being urged to extend its business rates relief fund for pubs to hotels, as the sector faces steep rises ...

The Italian Sea Group has filed a £400m lawsuit against Mike Lynch’s widow and the crew of the Bayesian superyacht, claiming the tragedy caused a collapse in yacht sales.

In London’s business districts, work still unfolds around desks, deadlines, doctors operating rooms and long stretches of ...

Apple is developing a wearable AI pin equipped with microphones, speakers and cameras, as Big Tech races to create AI-powered devices that could challenge the smartphone.

Meir Oster is a social worker and community advocate based in Monsey, New York. He is known for his steady, people-first ...