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McLaren has expanded its planned UK investment to £500m overall. The confirmed programme includes new manufacturing capacity, future engine production and 1,000 direct jobs by 2032.
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Estonia’s e-residents are forming companies at a faster rate this year. More than 4,200 businesses have been created, 36% above the comparable 2025 period and 47% above 2024.
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Global energy markets have fewer buffers against additional supply shocks. Shell and Equinor executives warn prolonged disruption is eroding inventories and logistical flexibility, increasing cost risks across European industry.
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Scotland’s business innovation rate has fallen below thirty per cent. New survey results put innovation-active companies at 29.4%, compared with 34% across the UK.
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UKRI is reviewing intellectual-property conditions attached to public research funding. The work follows concern over retaining more domestic value when university spinouts raise capital, relocate or list overseas.
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A new accelerator connects women founders with Dubai’s AI ecosystem. SHE Leads with AI offers 30 places combining practical technology work, investor readiness and international market access.
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High-growth companies want stronger policy support for UK innovation activity. BDO found 94% see room for improvement, even as 90% plan to increase their own innovation spending.
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WH Smith expects annual profit at its previous guidance floor. Revenue grew during the summer, but promotional activity, inflation and weaker margins have constrained the travel retailer’s earnings.
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Morrisons has accelerated sales growth during its latest trading quarter. Like-for-like sales rose 3.2% as the supermarket combined market-share gains with further cost savings and digital expansion.
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AI businesses are taking substantially more office space across London. More than 700,000 sq ft was leased during the first half of 2026, increasing competition for prime central locations.