Natwest pledges £20bn for the North of England as banks bet on devolution to drive growth
NatWest Group has thrown its weight behind the North of England, pledging £20 billion of funding over the next decade in what stands as one...
Britain’s property tax burden is now the heaviest of any major economy
Britain’s reliance on bricks-and-mortar levies has reached a level unmatched anywhere else in the developed world, leaving businesses shouldering a disproportionate share of the burden...
Britain’s AI boom hits record £8.3bn as London cements European tech crown
Britain’s artificial intelligence sector pulled in a record £8.3bn of investment last year, as global capital piled into a new generation of British AI companies...
JCB succession: Lord Bamford anoints younger son George as heir to £6.5bn digger empire
After years of boardroom whispers, palace-intrigue rumours and one alleged attempted coup, the question of who will inherit Britain’s most famous yellow-painted family business has...
Britain’s billionaires are voting with their feet – and the rich list proves it
For nearly four decades, The Sunday Times Rich List has been the closest thing Britain has to a national league table of money. This year’s...
Barclays crowns Fractile and Isomorphic Labs in inaugural AI 100 as Britain’s tech race intensifies
Britain’s artificial intelligence sector has produced its first heavyweight league table of 2026, with Barclays placing Oxford-founded chip designer Fractile and Google DeepMind spinout Isomorphic...