Half of London firms fear policy will worsen growth, LCCI warns
London’s business community has given the Chancellor’s Mansion House speech a warm reception on paper and a stark warning in the small print: almost half...
Khosla backs robot bricklayers with $32m as UK trades shortage bites
A fleet of more than 150 robots is already laying bricks on real construction sites across the UK and Europe, and the company behind them...
Stripe and Advent swoop on PayPal with $53bn takeover bid
The billionaire Irish brothers behind Stripe have teamed up with American private equity firm Advent International in a $53 billion-plus bid for PayPal, a deal...
West Northants streets to gain 3,000 EV charging sockets in £2.85m rollout
The humble lamp post is about to start paying its way. West Northamptonshire is to host one of the UK’s largest local on-street electric vehicle...
Late payments fall to lowest level on record as landmark bill looms
Britain’s biggest companies are getting quicker at paying their bills. New official statistics show the time large businesses take to pay their suppliers has fallen,...
Cologne in four hours: the start-up taking on ‘lacklustre’ Eurostar
British business travellers could be boarding a direct train from London to Cologne by 2030, after start-up operator Gemini Trains vowed to break Eurostar’s 32-year...