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  • Marula Mining agrees heads of terms for sale of African battery-metals arm

    Marula Mining agrees heads of terms for sale of African battery-metals arm

    Marula Mining agrees heads of terms with Europa Metals. The move would see the UK-listed battery-metals company divest its African portfolio into a newly enlarged AIM and JSE-listed group.

  • Northumbrian Water partners with Medallia to enhance customer experience

    Northumbrian Water partners with Medallia to enhance customer experience

    Northumbrian Water partners with Medallia to strengthen customer insight. Northumbrian Water has selected Medallia’s Experience Cloud to transform customer engagement across its regional networks, integrating analytics and feedback tools to improve satisfaction, responsiveness, and service quality for four million customers.

  • Keep Britain Working Review calls for ‘new deal’ on health and work

    Keep Britain Working Review calls for ‘new deal’ on health and work

    Britain faces a quiet but urgent crisis, says the new Keep Britain Working Review. One in five adults is out of work due to ill-health. The government’s review calls for a shared-responsibility model — with employers, employees, and government working together to make work healthier and more inclusive.

  • USGBC launches LEED v5 for green building

    USGBC launches LEED v5 for green building

    LEED v5 introduces new benchmarks for global building projects. The U.S. Green Building Council has launched LEED v5 certification, aligning with global decarbonisation goals. It offers updated tools to simplify project planning and integration, enhancing sustainability and market standards.

  • Austerity rebranded? Reeves’s realism tests Britain’s patience

    Austerity rebranded? Reeves’s realism tests Britain’s patience

    Reeves’s pre-Budget speech sent uneasy ripples through politics and business. The language of optimism has given way to fiscal realism, and while markets have steadied, many now question whether the government can hold public confidence through restraint.

  • Cyber attack costs revealed by M&S

    Cyber attack costs revealed by M&S

    Marks & Spencer forecasts cyber attack costs to reach £136m. The company, impacted earlier this year, anticipates recovery by spring 2024. Despite the attack, M&S expects profits to align with last year’s figures in the coming six months.

  • Think tanks unite to demand tax reform

    Think tanks unite to demand tax reform

    Think tanks urge tax reform to boost productivity and fairness. A coalition of think tanks has proposed sweeping tax reforms aimed at enhancing productivity and fairness. The report calls for rationalising the tax system and suggests changes such as abolishing stamp duty and adjusting council tax valuations.

  • USGBC launches LEED v5 for green building

    Apollo invests $6.5B in Ørsted’s wind project

    Apollo Funds invests $6.5 billion in Hornsea 3 wind project. The investment will fund a 50% stake in the world’s largest offshore wind project, boosting UK energy security and supporting net-zero targets while providing power to over 3 million homes.

  • One in three SME loans tied to personal assets

    One in three SME loans tied to personal assets

    One in three SME loans now puts directors’ homes at risk. New data from Purbeck Insurance Services reveals a sharp rise in personal guarantee-backed borrowing among UK business owners, prompting fresh warnings over financial exposure and calls for government clarity ahead of the next fiscal statement.

  • Ryanair chief criticises Reeves’ tax plans

    Ryanair chief criticises Reeves’ tax plans

    Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary criticises UK tax policies harshly. O’Leary claims Labour’s tax strategies hinder economic growth, urging reversal of taxes on wealth and air travel. His comments come as Ryanair reports record profits, emphasising strong demand despite policy tensions.