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You know that political plates are shifting when Britain’s biggest business group books a guest speaker not from the BBC or IFS but from the CPS, with a dash of Daily Telegraph on the side. Newly installed boss at the…
Lawyers have been warned they remain accountable for supervising AI use within their law firm, particularly when junior employees are operating the technology. The Law Society, an independent body that represents…
“Clearly there’s going to be an impact on human capital, for sure”, he said at Microsoft’s London conference on Wednesday. “There will be a layer of all kinds of remedial, kind of repetitive, manual-type things [that]…
As the prime minister and his chancellor, John Healey, prepare for their first budget next week, Andy Haldane joined calls for action to stop more shops closing across the UK. In an interview for a Guardian series…
Brent crude, the international benchmark for oil prices, rose by 3% to hit $112 a barrel for first time since 18 May. Yemeni Houthis , who are aligned with Iran, hit several targets in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, with two…
Lidl and Aldi are currently excluded from a law which bans the UK’s biggest supermarket chains from engaging in so-called ‘landblocking ‘. Top grocers have already warned that the existing rules allowed the two German…
He said it was "important this government does not repeat what we have seen in previous budgets" in raising business rates and employers' national insurance contributions. "That's been really hard," he said. After…
An analysis of pay growth by the Office for National Statistics has shown that median weekly earnings grew by 6.7 per cent for managers, directors and senior officials. The bumper rise between April 2025 and 2026…
In recent weeks, retail and hospitality bosses pledged to provide thousands of work opportunities to stem the rising number of young people who are not in education, employment or training (Neet). Sainsbury’s, which has…
Landsec, the property company that has owned Lewisham Shopping Centre for more than 20 years, has put its £1.5bn redevelopment of the centre on hold . Councillors approved the scheme in October 2025, and work had been…