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Websites around the world have been hit by millions of attempts to exploit a recently discovered vulnerability in their code, cybersecurity companies have said, as the US National Security Agency warned the flaw could a…
We have signed an agreement for a new office at 2 Wellington Place, which will become our long-term home in Leeds from 2028.
Andy Burnham has been urged by one of his most senior former advisers to tax internet sales more heavily than in-store purchases to help “level the playing field” for struggling high streets.
Meta has struck a deal with Mark Zuckerberg to help him foot a possible California wealth tax targeting billionaires.
Airbnb hosts will no longer be able to ask guests to strip beds or wash dishes under the accommodation platform’s new rules.
See if you can do a better job than John Healey at creating a budget that keeps MPs and the bond markets onside
In a few days the busiest shopping street in Europe will be closed to traffic. The hope is that an unloved and polluted thoroughfare will turn into somewhere that people actually want to spend time
Grocer launches Cricklewood store as part of £1bn investment plan, with Hale Barns, Greater Manchester, to follow next month
Exclusive: Nvidia, Microsoft and Cisco taskforce urges ministers to offer areas greater benefits from tech infrastructure amid fears of US-style opposition
Chancellor John Healey announced the creation of an Energy Wealth Fund at the Jackdaw gas approval announcement on Wednesday, with £2bn of funding diverted from the existing National Wealth Fund.
Websites around the globe have gone dark after a serious vulnerability was found in a computer language used to build much of the world wide web.
Exclusive: Officials say Miatta Fahnbulleh minded not to give approval in victory for climate campaigners
Yield on 10-year government bonds passes 5% amid failure to pass budget and fallout from violent street protests
Speaker: Sarah Pritchard, deputy chief executive Event: Investment Association Annual Dinner 2026, Guildhall, City of London Delivered: 20 October 2026 Note: This is a drafted speech and may differ from the delivered ve…
United Utilities, Environment Agency and local campaigners say 12-mile tunnel could take sewage away from England’s largest lake
The FCA has banned Jeffrey Dawkins, the former chief executive of Vector Wealth Ltd, after he dishonestly acted as a front for a disqualified director using the company to sell high-risk bonds.
European Commission calls accommodation website’s approach to fraudulent listings and phishing scams as ‘absolutely substandard’
Bereaved families could face “unconscionable” tax bills because of “chaos” in the civil service pension scheme, the government has been warned.
The Chancellor was on a early flight to North East Scotland on Wednesday to announce new North Sea energy approvals as the last set of major economic figures dropped.
This summer alone, 26 local authorities in the UK had to stop accepting fridges and freezers for recycling. Now the appliances are piling up around the country – with no proper disposal date in sight
Today I will discuss the role of technology in the future of finance.[1] I will seek to outline the conditions needed for technological innovations to genuinely enhance the economic efficiency of the financial system, f…
UK inflation climbed by more than expected in September to 3.5% after a surge in prices from the conflict in the Middle East that pushed the cost of diesel above £2 a litre.
The pace of UK price rises accelerated ahead of John Healey's first Budget, pushed up by sharp increases in petrol and diesel prices.
The ECB injects liquidity through its refinancing operations (currently the main refinancing operations and the longer-term refinancing operations, with very long-term refinancing operations and targeted longer-term ref…
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