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On 10 September 2026, Premier Payment Solutions Ltd, which traded as PPS Money and MTBS (together, 'PPS Money'), entered liquidation. Bai Cham and Gary Shankland of BTG Begbies Traynor were appointed joint liquidators.
In this country, the years before 1873 have a name: the “Gründerzeit”, or “founders’ era”.
In one corner is bnb-side, a six-room bed and breakfast on the Isle of Portland – a tiny wedge of limestone tied by a narrow ribbon of shingle to the Dorset coast – that was created to help secure the future of the rock…
Oil prices have climbed above $108 a barrel after a series of drone attacks forced Saudi Arabia to close its east-west crude pipeline.
Hundreds of UK hospitality businesses, backed by celebrity chefs including Angela Hartnett and Heston Blumenthal, have asked Andy Burnham to lay out plans to lower VAT for the sector, urging him to make good on his prev…
The prime minister is to host business leaders, entrepreneurs and local mayors at Downing Street on Monday to pitch his government as a “partner for growth” that can offer a stable platform for investment and jobs in th…
The development minister, Kirsty McNeill, has declared herself “a huge believer in aid”, as she reaffirmed Labour’s manifesto pledge to return to a target of 0.7% of national income spending.
A charity in Powys provides the land while growers do the hard work, producing bumper crops for city children
Rare show of unity from rival developers after safety warnings from Anthropic boss and AI researchers
Thousands of miles of new power lines are needed to deliver climate targets and energy security, but bills will rise in the short term and opponents are mobilising
In a youth centre opposite Preston bus station , the UK government is trying to address two of the greatest challenges facing the national economy: AI and youth unemployment.
Criticism of three-year threshold repayment freeze prompts update to guidance warning terms and conditions could change
China’s industrial strategy now touches almost every major sector in the economy and their underlying supply chains. These state interventions are accelerating China’s trade dominance and expanding foreign dependence on…
Exclusive: Supermarket joins line of firms and sports stars including Bellingham and Haaland to have their image hijacked via ads
The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz on 28 February in the wake of the United States-Israel attack on Iran created the largest energy supply shock in history, according to the executive director of the Internat…
Changing social trends and creative timetables are making it more likely for students to stay at home while they study. Is campus life on the way out?
OpenAI will not go public in 2026, Sam Altman said in a Fortune interview published on Saturday, citing safety concerns over artificial intelligence.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, stated that the territorial issue remains the most difficult in negotiations to resolve the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. He clarified that the parties’ positions c…
All things being equal, pretty much any political strategist would welcome a £72m war chest; a sum higher than the combined spending of every major party at the 2024 general election. But all things are not equal, and w…
The CEO of the artificial intelligence company Anthropic issued a new appeal on Saturday for the AI industry to “slow down” and offered a three-part plan for doing so, saying that his company would “unilaterally” commit…
Silicosis is one of the oldest workplace hazards and public health experts have known for decades how to prevent it. Yet a new wave of workers, from Appalachian coalminers to Latino countertop fabrication workers, are d…
It is a particular pleasure to be here. I grew up between the port of Le Havre and the plateau of the Pays de Caux. And while my career has taken me to many other places, my attachment to Normandy has remained strong.
Hundreds of London Underground workers could have been exposed to asbestos for almost 20 years without protection required under safety regulations, according to documents seen by the Guardian.
The cryptocurrency billionaire Christopher Harborne has given £36m to Reform UK, matching a donation from fellow billionaire Ben Delo.
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