Innovate UK pivots funding to back high-growth firms and future ‘industry giants’
Innovate UK is set to overhaul its funding strategy, shifting away from broad-based support for hundreds of thousands of “innovators” each year to concentrate its...
Greene King to sell 150 pubs as operator reshapes estate amid mounting cost pressures
Britain’s second-largest pub operator, Greene King, is set to sell around 150 managed pubs and convert a further 150 into tenanted or franchise venues as...
PwC warns AI sceptics ‘have no place’ as firm accelerates shift to automated services
PwC’s US chief executive has delivered a stark warning to senior staff, declaring that partners who resist artificial intelligence “have no place” at the firm...
UK government backs away from AI copyright overhaul as licensing emerges as the battleground
The UK government has stepped back from one of its most controversial proposals on artificial intelligence and copyright, signalling a decisive shift towards market-led licensing...
MPs warn Treasury reforms risk undermining Financial Ombudsman independence
The Treasury’s proposed overhaul of the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has come under scrutiny from senior MPs, who have warned that the reforms risk undermining...
EU nation planning ‘fuel tourism’ crackdown
Slovakia is mulling the move after drivers from border regions left “gas stations literally dried up,” Prime Minister Robert Fico has said Slovakia could hike...