Legora fetches $8.8bn valuation in latest funding round

Legal tech firm Legora has raised $550m (£410m) in Series E funding at an $8.8bn valuation as it expands its footprint in the US, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region. The Stockholm-based startup , which creates AI tools…

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French borrowing costs hit 24-year high as civil unrest and budget fears spook markets

With some civic buildings still smouldering from recent riots, a fresh bout of selling pushed up the yield – or interest rate – on bonds issued by the second largest economy in the eurozone. The yield on the benchmark…

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FCA drops probe into scandal-hit Home REIT

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said it intends to take no further action against the firm, according to a statement released by Home REIT on Wednesday. An investigation into the former London-listed social…

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Budget 2026: Healey warned betting tax hikes could hit non-league football

There are fears that machine games duty could be doubled to 40 per cent, inflicting an additional £100m in costs on retailers, though recent reports suggest a smaller, more realistic rise may still have adverse…

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Halfords shares hit speedbump despite accelerating sales

Shares in the motoring retailer fell as much as eight per cent to 256p on Wednesday morning, putting the brakes on the stock’s gradual recovery in recent months. Halfords posted seven per cent sales growth in the six…

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House prices ‘grind to a halt’ as London prime property hit

Areas at the centre of the capital’s prime property market shed value in August as house prices across the capital slipped by 2.2 per cent year on year, according to the Office for National Statistics . In Westminster…

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Sport’s $2 trillion fan economy growing faster than global GDP

The Fan Economy 2026 report, produced by sport and entertainment marketing agency Two Circles , stated: “This growth is a product of not only resilient growth in fandom’s traditional value capture mechanisms – such as…

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Official Statistics: Council Tax: challenges and changes in England and Wales, March 2026

Official statistics announcement Council Tax: challenges and changes in England and Wales, March 2026 Statistics on challenges against the England and Wales Council Tax valuation lists between and . These statistics will…

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Official Statistics: Council Tax: challenges and changes in England and Wales, March 2025

Official statistics announcement Council Tax: challenges and changes in England and Wales, March 2025 Statistics on challenges against the England and Wales Council Tax valuation lists between and . These statistics will…

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The Debate: Should you be fined for playing music on the bus?

We hear the case for and against in this week’s Debate YES: Forget £100, Londoners want headphone dodgers fined a grand If Wetherspoons can ban headphone dodgers, then so should TfL. Polling has shown that eight out of…

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