Rolls-Royce unveils the £3m all-electric Nightingale, a coach-built hypercar limited to 100 clients, as the Goodwood marque pivots from volume to bespoke luxury. Read more: Rolls-Royce targets collectors with £3m electric Nightingale as coach-building strategy accelerates
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The UK government has unveiled a £30m funding package for video game developers, doubling support for the sector through its Creative Industries Sector Plan and Industrial Strategy. Read more: Government doubles down on gaming with £30m funding package as sector eyes global growth
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Resolution Foundation warns typical working-age household faces 0.6% income decline as oil and gas price rises driven by Iran conflict wipe out energy cap savings. Read more: Rising energy costs from Middle East conflict set to leave UK households £480 worse off this year
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British companies are spending less on AI and seeing weaker returns than global leaders, with PwC warning the next 12 months are critical for UK firms to close the gap. Read more: UK firms risk being left behind as AI adoption gap widens, warns PwC
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Entrepreneurs are urging the Treasury to introduce a capital gains tax deferral for founders who reinvest exit proceeds into new UK ventures within 12 months, as lobbying intensifies around repeat entrepreneur relief. Read more: Founders push for ‘repeat entrepreneur relief’ to keep exit capital flowing back into UK start-ups
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British business confidence has plunged to its lowest since the first Covid lockdown as the Iran war drives up energy costs and forces firms to shelve hiring and investment plans. Read more: UK business confidence crashes to Covid-era lows as Iran conflict forces firms into survival mode
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The OECD has called on Chancellor Rachel Reeves to launch an in-depth review of Britain’s “inefficient” tax system, warning distortions and loopholes are throttling investment and growth. Read more: OECD urges reeves to overhaul ‘inefficient’ UK tax system
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Google has launched an AI-powered restaurant booking tool in the UK, pulling real-time availability directly into search and threatening platforms like OpenTable. Read more: Google takes on Opentable with AI that books your dinner in seconds
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UK retail footfall rose 2.4% in March as Easter drew shoppers back, but the BRC warns April tax rises, wage hikes and fuel costs threaten high street recovery. Read more: Easter lifts footfall but retailers brace for April cost squeeze
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OpenAI has paused its Stargate UK data centre investment, citing sky-high British energy prices and copyright uncertainty, in a blow to Labour’s AI superpower ambitions. Read more: OpenAI pulls plug on Stargate UK, leaving Starmer’s AI superpower pitch in tatters
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