Employment Hero Partners with Leeds United Foundation for Supporting Our City Awards Business Wire Awards mark the official UK launch of Employment Hero’s charity, Hero Foundation Hero Foundation, the charitable arm of Employment Hero, launches in the UK in partnership with Leeds United Foundation to help people facing barriers to employment find meaningful work Employment Hero and Leeds United Foundation honour Nathan Kilkenny for the inaugural Pathways to Employment Award The launch comes as Employment Hero data reveals employment at Leeds small businesses grew 12.1% in the three months to September, five times faster than Manchester (2.4%)
40 years on, the next Big Bang is happening behind the scenes instead of on the trading floor Opinion Capital markets are undergoing a structural shift as investment banks move away from legacy, self-operated back office functions toward shared, collaborative systems capable of supporting AI, says Joe Channer The Thatcher government’s Big Bang reforms transformed the City of London from an old boys’ club into a global electronic marketplace 40 years ago this month. [...]
The worst thing we could do with AI right now? Slow down Opinion AI doomsday headlines are naturally sparking fear, but the worst thing we could possibly do right now is slow down, writes David Grainger.
Retailers back on alert after new wave of cyber attacks October 15, 2026 When Asos customers were sent a cryptically-worded push notification on Tuesday last week, some shoppers thought they were being hawked the fast fashion retailer’s new Christmas collection. One thought the alert was “some crappy marketing scheme to get me to check the app and to view their snowflake collection,” they wrote on X. The notification [...]
London listings fall to lowest levels since 2023 October 15, 2026 London listings fell to the lowest levels seen since 2023, recording just one public offering in the third quarter as the IPO drought continues. The quarter’s sole transaction was the AIM listing of 1947 Oil & Gas plc, which raised just £29.8m, marking it as the quietest period since the fourth quarter of 2023 where [...]
eM Client 11 Launches: A European Outlook Alternative Bringing AI Freedom, Digital Sovereignty, and Next-Generation Productivity October 14, 2026 eM Client, the European developer of the popular email and productivity application used by millions worldwide, today announced the release of eM Client 11, its most significant update yet. The new version introduces advanced AI capabilities, and major productivity improvements, strengthening its position as an independent alternative to Microsoft Outlook. This press release features multimedia. [...]
Benefits and pensions for foreign nationals ‘cost £23bn’ October 14, 2026 Spending on benefits and pensions for foreign nationals totalled about £23bn in 2025, according to a leading think tank, amid calls for a rethink on the impcat of immigration and the welfare system. The Centre for Social Justice estimated that the UK government spent about £23bn on benefits, pensions and child-related support for non-British nationals [...]
Banks of England chief economist ‘sceptical’ of markets’ interest rate expectations October 14, 2026 The Bank of England is unlikely to vote for the four interest-rate hikes forecast by financial markets, according to its chief economist, who added the central bank should have raised rates in the early stages of the Iran war. Huw Pill, who has the most hawkish track record on the Monetary Policy Committee, played down [...]
Sport media rights value defies worries to hit record $66bn in 2026 October 14, 2026 Sports media rights values hit record levels this year and are forecast to continue defying warnings of the bubble bursting, according to a new report. The World Cup and bumper new agreements for the NBA and UFC drove the total aggregate value – the main revenue source for all major sports – from $62.4bn in [...]
Business feels ‘beaten up’, Burnham ally says October 14, 2026 Lord Jim O’Neill, one of Andy Burnham’s closest allies, has warned businesses feel “beaten up” by government as he urged the Prime Minister to spare British companies from another punishing raid at the Budget. Speaking to a group of MPs at the Treasury Select Committee, O’Neill doubled down on his opposition to capital gains tax [...]