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After a successful week of WTA tennis at Queen’s, WTA Ventures chief Marina Storti discusses the state of the sport, its private equity partner CVC Capital Partners and a potential merger with the ATP. When 37-year-old Tatjana Maria upset the odds to win the HSBC Championships in front of 9,000 fans on Sunday, she became…
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Chancellor Rachel Reeves is accused of underfunding Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland after applying the Barnett formula to cover rising employer NICs, leaving multimillion-pound public sector gaps. Read more: Rachel Reeves accused of leaving devolved nations in the red after NICs rise
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The Women’s Super League will expand to 14 teams from the 2026-27 season, it was announced on Monday. The top flight of English women’s football will grow in size after the coming season, with two teams promoted from the second division into the Women’s Super League and the third-place team facing the WSL’s bottom side…
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According to exclusive insights provided to City A.M. by cybersecurity firm ESET, UK businesses are set to generate an estimated £27 billion in extra annual revenue from their investments in cybersecurity. This research surfaces in the wake of a rise in cyberattacks targeting significant organizations across the nation, underlining the vital commercial and operational importance…
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A rise in business rates for more expensive properties is set to hammer valuable areas like London’s West End, a leading investment firm has warned. The policy, which aims to bring down business rates for small properties by raising them for large properties, has been slammed as “unlikely to save the high street” and likely…
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BT boss Allison Kirkby signals more job losses could follow AI rollout.
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Meta’s foray into consumer-oriented AI has raised alarms among privacy advocates and regulators, as its latest chatbot application subtly reveals sensitive user information through a public feed—an issue recognized in multiple regions, including the UK. Introduced in April, the independent Meta AI app seamlessly connects with users’ Facebook and Instagram accounts, enabling both private and…
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The series of tax hikes introduced by Chancellor Rachel Reeves in her Autumn Budget last year has contributed to a spike in pubs going bust across the UK in April, according to new figures. A total of 67 pubs closed down during the month – the highest number since July 2024 when 75 entered insolvency…
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British manufacturers are turning away from the US due to rising tariffs and trade uncertainty, with Make UK forecasting a 0.2% contraction in 2025 and warning of looming de-industrialisation. Read more: British manufacturers turn their backs on US as export market amid Trump-era trade turmoil
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New data lays bare the scale of CEO-worker pay divide.