Left and rightwing think tanks join to call for ‘pro-growth’ tax reform November 5, 2025 Several think tanks from across the political divide have joined forces to call for sweeping tax reforms in a report that seeks to prioritise productivity growth and fairness in the wider system. Economists and policy officials from the left-leaning IPPR, the right-leaning Centre for Policy Studies and the likes of the Adam Smith Institute and [...]
Tip off: here’s how to fix infuriating service charges in restaurants November 5, 2025 Faced with high staff costs, restaurants are finding ways around new laws to make sure waiters can keep their tips. There is a better way, says Richard Crampton Platt “Call it whatever you want, it’s still theft!” I said to my flabbergasted general manager. It was bright and early on a Monday, we were sitting [...]
UK telecom giants sign new pact to block scam calls as AI drives fraud November 5, 2025 Britain’s biggest mobile networks have agreed to overhaul their systems to stop scammers using fake numbers to impersonate banks and government departments. As ministers seek to stem the growing tide of AI-driven fraud, BT, EE, Vodafone, Three, Virgin Media O2, Sky, TalkTalk and Tesco Mobile have signed a new telecoms charter with the Home Office. [...]
Four in 10 Londoners ‘ready to quit capital’ over housing costs November 5, 2025 Nearly half of the capital’s 25-45 year olds are ready to leave over unsustainably expensive housing, according to a new study. In fact, two in three are regularly borrowing money to pay housing costs, most commonly turning to credit cards, payday loans and family support, according to a new report from Pocket Living. “The pressures [...]
Prince can Thunder home for Richards and Bowman November 4, 2025 WINNERS may have dried up a touch for trainer Jamie Richards recently – he last saddled a winner at Sha Tin 10 days ago – but his stable is still lying seventh in the trainers’ championship table with an impressive 12 precent strike-rate from just 67 runners. With new arrivals filtering into the yard over [...]
Government-backed bank fuels entrepreneurship for unemployed Brits November 4, 2025 The British Business Bank has announced that nearly £150m in loans has been handed to unemployed people to help them start their own businesses since 2012. The figure represents 22 per cent of all finance issued through the government-backed ‘start-up loans’ programme, which aims to support entrepreneurs who may find it difficult to secure funding [...]
Westlake Announces Proposed Offering of Senior Notes November 4, 2025 Westlake Corporation (NYSE: WLK) (“Westlake”) announced today the commencement of an underwritten public offering, subject to market and other conditions, of senior unsecured notes (the “Notes”) under its existing shelf registration statement. The timing of pricing and terms of the Notes are subject to market conditions and other factors. Westlake intends to use the net [...]
Compass Pathways Announces Third Quarter 2025 Financial Results and Business Highlights Including Acceleration of Commercial Launch Plans by 9-12 Months November 4, 2025 Company accelerating commercialization readiness plans by 9-12 months, following completion of COMP006 trial enrollment and positive meeting with FDA on NDA submission strategies for COMP360 in TRD, including potential rolling submission Company now plans to disclose 9-week data (Part A) from COMP006 together with 26-week data (Part B) from COMP005 in Q1 2026 Disclosure of 26-week (Part B) COMP006 data expected in early Q3 2026 Cash position of $185.9 million as of September 30, 2025 Conference call on November 4 at 8 am ET (1 pm UK)
Expensify Launches First Hybrid “Contextual” AI Expense Agent November 4, 2025 The agent combines chat-first AI automation with realtime human escalation for enhanced accuracy and efficiency