• Mercedes-Benz Stadium: Home of Atlanta Falcons ready for Club World Cup stage

    The Club World Cup begins this weekend and Atlanta Falcons and their epic Mercedes-Benz Stadium are ready to shine. Starting on Saturday night in the US, two of 32 competitors will lift the curtain on the expanded Club World Cup. Fifa president Gianni Infantino has proclaimed the competition the pinnacle of club football but there…


  • London Tech Week: AstraZeneca’s AI initiative might eliminate the need for human involvement

    AstraZeneca has revealed a significant overhaul of its manufacturing and supply operations, propelled by state-of-the-art technology and artificial intelligence, at [London Tech Week](https://londontechweek.com). The pharmaceutical firm aspires to establish a ‘self-healing’ supply chain, which it intends to rank among the top 10 most innovative and sustainable supply chains globally by 2030. Nevertheless, despite this ambitious…


  • UK government commits £17.8 billion to Sizewell C for energy independence

    The UK Government has officially approved the Sizewell C nuclear power plant, marking the first majority British-owned nuclear facility announcement in over 30 years. The Chancellor will announce £14.2 billion in funding at the GMB Congress, adding to the £3.6 billion already invested, bringing the total government investment to £17.8 billion. Sizewell C is a…


  • EasyJet founder Sir Stelios awards £300,000 to disabled entrepreneurs

    Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou has awarded £300,000 to three disabled entrepreneurs in the 2024 Stelios Awards, recognising inspirational leaders in care, baking, and logistics.


  • Ftse 100 smashes record high on hopes of more interest rate cuts

    The FTSE 100 stormed towards a record high on Tuesday morning after fresh economic data fuelled hopes of further interest rate cuts from the Bank of England. The UK’s flagship market inched up as high as 0.5 per cent in early trading hitting 8,875.73p putting it on track to surpass March’s record close of 8,871.31p. …


  • Accenture cautions about the AI gap at London Tech Week as Starmer unveils tech skills initiative

    Sir Keir Starmer is likely addressing the tech industry’s hopes with his major commitment at London Tech Week to instruct one million students in AI. Yet, new information reveals a pronounced existing regional disparity. London is rapidly surpassing other parts of the UK in generating AI job opportunities, investment, and education. This prompts concerns that,…


  • UK M&A deals of the week: 7 June 2025

    Consolidation accelerates across telecoms, energy, and infrastructure


  • Tory MP blasts call to cut police budget, suggests reducing net zero and welfare spending instead

    The shadow home secretary has slammed the Labour government amid mounting speculation police budgets are on the chopping block in Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ spending review. Chris Philp told the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg he believes police funding should be protected from cuts following concerns of a shrinking workforce. “I think I’m very concerned that…


  • Rachel Reeves may need to revisit manifesto tax pledges to meet fiscal rules, economists warn

    Rachel Reeves may have to tear up Labour’s manifesto tax commitments to meet her tight fiscal rules, economists have warned, as the Chancellor battles to balance the books amid calls for higher spending on defence and welfare. A suite of new day-to-day spending commitments made by the Treasury in recent weeks, including reversing cuts to…


  • Free thinking: Is Nigel Farage the real Prime Minister?

    With everyone in Westminster dancing to Nigel Farage’s tune, we have to ask: is the Reform UK leader the real prime minister?