HMRC appeals tribunal ruling that would slash VAT on public EV chargers to 5%
HM Revenue and Customs has confirmed it will appeal against a First-Tier Tribunal ruling that would cut VAT on public electric vehicle charging from 20%...
Reeves tightens windfall tax on renewables as ministers move to sever gas-electricity link
Rachel Reeves has tightened the squeeze on renewable energy generators, raising the windfall tax on wind and solar producers from 45 per cent to 55...
Bezos’s physical AI lab Prometheus nears $10bn raise at $38bn valuation
Jeff Bezos is on the cusp of sealing one of the most eye-watering early-stage fundraisings the artificial intelligence sector has yet produced, with his nascent...
Barclays and Lloyds join FCA’s second AI sandbox as banks race to prove their tech credentials
Barclays has been ushered into the second cohort of firms handpicked by the City watchdog for its artificial intelligence live testing scheme, as Britain’s banking...
Brady bows out: West Ham vice-chair ends 16-year tenure as boardroom pressure mounts
Baroness Karren Brady has stepped down as vice-chair of West Ham United, drawing the curtain on one of British football’s most enduring executive careers and...
Unemployment dip flatters to deceive as SME hiring freezes amid Iran shock
The unexpected drop in Britain’s unemployment rate to 4.9 per cent has been seized upon by Number 11 as evidence that the economy entered the...