UK start-ups secured $2.9bn (£2.2bn) in new venture capital (VC) funding during the third quarter of 2024, a sharp drop from the $5.7bn (£4.4bn) raised in the previous quarter, according to fresh da
Hiking taxes on online casino gambling would raise the government as much as £900m and has the support of over half of UK voters, according to a report from an influential think tank. The study by ce
UK bouldering gym operator The Climbing Hangar has received more than £20m from investment group Verlinvest to expand overseas. The Climbing Hangar, which currently operates nine sites in the UK, sta
A US start-up has announced plans to invest £300m in developing a series of cutting edge micro-nuclear power plants in South Wales. Last Energy intends to bring into service four micro-modular nuclea
The rental market is “completely broken” and is a “disaster for first-time buyers” unless they can rely on the bank of mum and dad, the chief executive of Purplebricks has said. Sam Mitchell,
Lawyers for a London Stock Exchange Group unit are set to appear in court today as the company continues its legal battle against a whopping £167m tax bill.
It rained pretty much all day in the City of London yesterday, but this didn’t stop Keir Starmer basking in the warm glow of success. Despite complaints about a chaotic organising process in recent
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A group of mortgage lenders and brokers have called on the government to refund stamp duty for homeowners in a bid to accelerate energy efficiency improvements in UK housing and reduce national emissi
