Jet2 boss Steve Heapy warns Chancellor Rachel Reeves that further aviation tax rises will push up fares, hit demand and price lower earners out of holidays, as the airline posts record half-year ...

Jeff Bezos has launched AI start-up Project Prometheus with $6.2bn in early funding, hiring talent from OpenAI, Meta and DeepMind to build advanced engineering and manufacturing AI systems.

HP has lodged a final $1.8bn claim against Mike Lynch’s estate in the long-running Autonomy fraud case—far above the estate’s value and years after a High Court judgment found Lynch liable for civil ...

The CMA has opened investigations into eight companies — including StubHub, Viagogo, AA and Wayfair — over online pricing practices such as drip pricing and pressure selling, using new powers under ...

Carbon3.ai will invest £1bn to build the UK’s first fully sovereign AI infrastructure network, converting legacy energy sites into renewable-powered data centres under full UK jurisdiction.

The FSCS deposit protection limit will rise from £85,000 to £120,000 in December, boosting consumer safeguards as UK regulators update rules to reflect inflation and financial stability needs.

Experts warn the UK corporate register could shrink as Companies House introduces mandatory ID verification for directors and PSCs, increasing transparency and raising compliance risks for businesses.

More than 60 serviced office operators have warned Rachel Reeves that new business rates rules threaten thousands of UK SMEs, with sudden reclassification leading to steep bills and potential closures ...

Pub operators warn that Rachel Reeves’ expected rise in gambling machine duty could slash a £622m income stream, accelerate pub closures and push thousands of venues closer to collapse.

Stonegate Group, owner of the Slug & Lettuce and Be At One chains, has opened preliminary talks with advisers about a disposal of part of its estate, according to industry sources.

Alibaba.com has named 15-year-old Harrison Nott the Grand Winner of CoCreate Pitch Europe, awarding him $200,000 for his CoolTowel product innovation. Ten other SMEs were highly commended across ...

A new report from Tide and everywoman shows a quarter of UK female founders are taking second jobs as economic pressures rise, though two-thirds still expect revenue growth next year.