Higher tax receipts helped Britain to borrow less than expected in July. That doesn’t help finance minister Jeremy Hunt much. The UK’s poor economic health leaves him with little room…
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The United Kingdom (U.K.) government has recently unveiled plans to revise the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (IPA), the primary legislation governing the surveillance of electronic communications in the United Kingdom. The proposed…
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Microsoft Revamps Activision Deal to Get UK Approval
by Flynn Owenby Flynn OwenMicrosoft will sell cloud streaming rights outside of EU to current and new Activision games to a French game studio. Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard will sell its streaming…
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EU Sanction Threatens Uzbek’s Alisher Usmanov Relationship with West
Berlin (27/08 – 25) Alisher Usmanov is one of Uzbekistan’s leading businessman and the Central Asian country’s main philanthropist. Despite Usmanov’s many proactive activities in the West and in Uzbekistan,…
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Improved vaccines, cutting-edge mRNA medicines and accelerated drug production are at the heart of a new funding project in the U.K., where 17 companies have been selected for government grants…
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Rapid Grocer Getir to Cut 2,500 Jobs in Five Countries Including UK
The fast-track grocery service Getir is to cut about 2,500 jobs across five countries including the UK in the latest sign of waning demand in the delivery market. The company…
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UK Cannot Ignore Calls for Slavery Reparations, Says Leading UN Judge
A leading judge at the international court of justice has said the UK will no longer be able to ignore the growing calls for reparation for transatlantic slavery. Judge Patrick…
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UK Chip Designer Arm Starts US Listing Process After Snubbing London
by Keegan Rossby Keegan RossThe British chip designer Arm has started the process of listing its shares on New York’s Nasdaq, in one of the biggest flotations of recent years after the London Stock Exchange lost…
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UK Factory Output Tumbles to Lowest Level in Nearly Three Years
by Lucas Hayesby Lucas HayesUK factory output has fallen sharply over the summer to its lowest level in nearly three years in the latest sign that interest rate increases by the Bank of England are slowing…
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The Times has just unveiled a list of the top bakeries to visit in the UK – and London is in the spotlight Everyone’s got a favourite bakery, but have…