Bank of mum and dad now funding multiple steps up housing ladder December 17, 2025 The ‘Bank of Mum and Dad’ are funding more than just first steps on the housing ladder, with financial gifts pivotal for second steppers too. Nearly 20 per cent of second-time buyers have received support to buy their property, according to new research from Barclays, rising to 30 per cent for first-time buyers. This amounts [...]
OAG Appoints ex-Skyscanner Executive Filip Filipov as New Chief Executive Officer December 16, 2025 OAG announces today the appointment of Filip Filipov, ex-Skyscanner executive, as new Chief Executive Officer. Filip Filipov currently serves as the company’s Chief Operating Officer and takes over from Phil Callow who has chosen to step down having completed thirteen transformational years at the helm of OAG to pursue his many other interests. Since joining [...]
World Cup: The rise of the armchair fan and why it matters December 16, 2025 The row over the 2026 World Cup ticket prices is as predictable as a plucky, late-stage English exit. But the eyewatering price tags are only part of the story. Without going into the economic principle of supply versus demand (the tickets will still sell out, in my opinion), I thought it was more interesting to [...]
Bedrock Adopts LocID to Solve IP Signal Instability, Enabling Clearer, More Reliable Audience Insights and Activation December 16, 2025 Ground-breaking LocID solution ensures data and identity stay aligned throughout campaigns, improving accuracy and minimising wasted ad spend
Redundancies hit highest level since pandemic as unemployment climbs higher December 16, 2025 The UK unemployment rate jumped above the 5 per cent mark and redundancies surged to their highest level since the pandemic. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) published damning figures on Tuesday morning that will likely send chills throughout the Labour government ministers ahead of the Christmas break. It said the number of payrolled employess [...]
Orbia Fluor & Energy Materials Completes Expansion of Custom Electrolyte Facility December 16, 2025 Orbia Advance Corporation S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV: ORBIA*) Fluor & Energy Materials business today announced it has completed the expansion of its Custom Electrolyte facility for lithium-ion and other battery chemistries in Madison, Wisconsin, increasing the site production capacity by roughly 300%. The second and final phase for the expansion was completed in early December [...]
Glasgow Caledonian University to Lead £2.6m UK Doctoral Training Programme to Tackle Global Oral Health Challenges December 16, 2025 Glasgow Caledonian University has secured £2.6 million to lead a major new UK-wide doctoral training programme to spearhead research into oral health and dental disease prevention. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251216404233/en/ Funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and delivered in partnership with Haleon, a consumer [...]
Luka Koper and Tideworks Technology Extend 25-Year Partnership to Advance Smart Port Innovation Through 2035 December 16, 2025 Next-generation terminal systems and professional services to boost capacity, agility, and customer value across the Adriatic’s premier logistics hub
Shoosmiths to give staff extra £1m after hitting AI target December 16, 2025 Law firm Shoosmiths will give staff an extra £1m in bonuses after they hit the firm’s annual target for 1m Microsoft Copilot prompts more than four months ahead of schedule, City AM can reveal. The firm told City AM in April that it had set a “clear and ambitious annual target” of 1m on its [...]
Housing market set for ‘return to normality’ after year of uncertainty December 16, 2025 UK house prices have dropped around £2,000 in the last year despite improved access to mortgages and lower interest rates. The average price of a home in the four weeks to 6 December was £358,138, which is 0.6 per cent ( £2,059) lower than the same period a year ago, according to Rightmove. Last year, meanwhile, house [...]