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City of London reforms to be outlined in King’s Speech. The upcoming King’s Speech will detail reforms, including abolishing the payments watchdog and overhauling the financial ombudsman, as the Prime Minister seeks to bolster leadership confidence and drive economic growth.
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Lovell’s North East projects helped lift group housing results higher. Morgan Sindall’s partnership housing arm reported record 2025 figures, with regional regeneration developments in Newcastle, Whitburn, and Morpeth contributing to revenue growth, profit gains, and more than 5,000 completions.
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Ministers have set out reforms to update Britain’s payments system. The package targets digital assets, tokenised payments, open banking, and regulatory oversight, while Napier AI says accountability for suspicious activity and transaction monitoring must keep pace with autonomous systems.
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Airwallex has launched its biggest UK sports campaign yet today. Its new film with Arsenal, directed by Spike Lee, will run across broadcast and social channels through the end of the football season and into the 2026-27 Premier League campaign.
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Gen Z is driving science and technology hiring growth nationwide. Employment Hero’s payroll data shows strong year-on-year gains among younger workers in March, with job growth concentrated outside London and wages rising across every generation.
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Disabled people want a direct role in shaping AI tools. A new Business Disability Forum poll found 40% of disabled adults see involvement in designing, developing, and testing products as the key to making AI more accessible.
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HBHR has launched software that acts inside HR platforms directly. The release lands as new research links payroll errors to financial strain, lower trust, and retention risk, just after HMRC’s latest payroll changes took effect on 6 April.
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Scality has rehired Greg DiFraia to lead AI alliances. The former Inlayer chief executive returns as senior vice president of AI alliances and partnerships, with responsibility for ecosystem strategy, partnerships, and go-to-market activity for enterprise AI workloads.
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BT is expanding its sovereign cloud and AI offer nationwide. BT Business says its new end-to-end sovereign services suite is the first of its kind in the UK, supported by research estimating an £18 billion productivity gain from faster AI adoption.
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NatWest is creating a specialist bank for venture-backed companies today. The new unit combines sector expertise, regional coverage, and capital solutions, while a new AWS partnership is intended to support founders and investors as businesses scale.