London rejects most planning applications despite housing crisis May 3, 2024 The majority of councils refusing at least one in two submissions for new housing in 2023 are disproportionately in London, new data shows.
UK economy continues recovery as services sector hits highest level of growth in a year May 3, 2024 The UK services sector saw a spike in new orders in April but cost pressures also increased at the fastest rate since August.
Media secretary demands updates into Redbird IMI’s Telegraph sale May 3, 2024 Earlier this week, Abu Dhabi-backed investment fund Redbird IMI formally withdrew its offer for the Telegraph and launched a sale of it.
Trainline doubles profit as sales in Europe accelerate amid Labour’s nationalisation threat May 3, 2024 New ticket sales rose 22 per cent to £5.3bn up from £4.3bn in 2023 due to strong European demand and an ease in the impact of UK rail strikes.
BT taps Blackstone boss to lead communications team May 2, 2024 British telecoms firm BT has tapped top Blackstone executive Stephen Lewis to join its executive management team and lead all communications.
Songs to return to Tiktok as it strikes licensing deal with Universal Music May 2, 2024 Tiktok and Universal Music have struck a deal to return songs by popular artists like Billie Eilish and Harry Styles to the social media site.
Facebook and ‘major platforms’ still causing headaches for Mirror publisher Reach May 2, 2024 Reach has been hit by Meta's ranking of user-generated content above news on its social media sites, including Facebook.
Smiths News unlocks higher dividends with new loan deal despite profit slump May 2, 2024 Smiths News delivers newspapers and magazines for national and regional publishers to around 23,000 customers everyday.
Virgin Media O2: Tough first quarter as customers head for competitors May 2, 2024 Total revenue decreased marginally by 0.5 per cent year on year to £2.58bn, which VMO2 said was mainly driven by handset revenue decline.
Calls for a ‘British Library’ of the public’s data grow to help drive AI progress May 2, 2024 A think tank has called for the creation of a 'British Library' of the public's data to help improve Britain's position in the global AI race.
