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Brady bows out: West Ham vice-chair ends 16-year tenure as boardroom pressure mounts

Mahdeehassan 4 days ago

Baroness Karren Brady has departed West Ham United after 16 years as vice-chair, ending a near four-decade...

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Hormuz reopens: what Iran’s climbdown means for British SMEs

Mahdeehassan 1 week ago

Iran has reopened the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping, sending crude below $92 and driving UK...

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GMB union attacks government for ‘disgracefully ignoring’ UK’s gas-intensive manufacturers

Mahdeehassan 1 week ago

Ceramics and brickmakers left out in the cold as GMB rounds on Whitehall's flagship industrial package Read...

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Norwegian green-steel start-up closes in on rescue deal for former Liberty works in South Yorkshire

Mahdeehassan 1 week ago

Norwegian-backed Blastr has entered exclusive five-week talks with the UK's official receiver to buy Speciality Steel UK,...

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Holidays abroad take a hit as cost of living fears and Iran conflict weigh on British consumers

Mahdeehassan 2 weeks ago

UK travel spending has dropped for the first time since 2021 as households brace for higher energy...

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UK firms risk being left behind as AI adoption gap widens, warns PwC

Mahdeehassan 2 weeks ago

British companies are spending less on AI and seeing weaker returns than global leaders, with PwC warning...

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OpenAI pulls plug on Stargate UK, leaving Starmer’s AI superpower pitch in tatters

Mahdeehassan 2 weeks ago

OpenAI has paused its Stargate UK data centre investment, citing sky-high British energy prices and copyright uncertainty,...

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Bristol’s new arena sets sights on hosting the Brit Awards

Mahdeehassan 3 weeks ago

Bristol's new 20,000-seat Aviva Arena, built on Concorde's former home at Filton Airfield, aims to host the...

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Easter and Eid collision sends British lamb prices to a record high

Mahdeehassan 3 weeks ago

British lamb prices surge to record highs as Easter and Eid drive demand, with supermarket legs topping...

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Amazon bets on Whole Foods to salvage its troubled UK grocery ambitions

Mahdeehassan 3 weeks ago

Amazon is repurposing its shuttered Fresh convenience stores as Whole Foods outlets in London, but with cumulative...

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