Next has successfully defended its higher basic warehouse wages, but findings over premiums and paid breaks remain against the retailer.
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Palantir handed £21m UK grid contract without rival bids
No rival bids were invited because NESO says replacing its proprietary technology would be too difficult and risky.
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‘A venue closes every 16 hours’: will Burnham’s business rates cut actually save Britain’s pubs and music venues?
Nearly nine in 10 entertainment venues don't make it past their fifth birthday. A £1,100-a-year saving might not sound like…
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Gilt yields fall, pound rises: how the City reacted to Burnham’s first major speech
City investors weren't spooked as the Makerfield MP set out his vision for the UK - largely because of his…
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Treasury announces 22% tax on cash interest held in stocks and shares Isas
The levy is being introduced to stop savers using non-cash Isas to hold cash long-term and get around new limits…
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Gary Stevenson’s warning about Elon Musk’s trillionaire fortune is genuinely terrifying
If left unchecked, says economist Gary Stevenson, the trillionaire class will eventually take everything - your home, your kids' future…
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Elon Musk becomes the world’s first trillionaire – and could end extreme poverty ten times over
'A dark day for democracy'
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The AI layoff trap: economists prove automation could collapse the economy it is meant to power
Economists at Wharton and Boston University have published a mathematical proof that competitive AI automation could destroy the very consumer…
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Britain’s 157 billionaires now own wealth equal to 22% of GDP – a fivefold increase since 1990
Britain's 157 billionaires now hold wealth equivalent to 22% of GDP - up from 4% in 1990. The Equality Trust…
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Two pubs closing every day in Britain as tax hikes wipe out profits despite strong trade
161 pubs closed in the first three months of 2026 - nearly two every day - as the BBPA warns…
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