GDP set to soften in 2026 as tax hikes bite February 2, 2026 The UK is set for another year of soggy growth, according to new forecasts from EY, with the government’s tax hikes and ongoing worries about a global trade war hamstringing momentum. The Big Four firm predicted that GDP would rise 0.9 per cent in 2026, slower than the 1.4 per cent recorded last year, as [...]
KiddeFenwal Launches New Line of Gas Ignition Controls for European and APAC Markets February 2, 2026 35-2X Series provides OEMs with increased reliability and customizable features, such as enhanced LED Diagnostics for troubleshooting, specifically for 230 VAC applications in HVAC, agriculture, pool heating, commercial cooking and more.
Saltus Selects SS&C to Streamline Operations February 2, 2026 SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: SSNC) today announced a long-term agreement with Saltus, a leading U.K. wealth management firm, to streamline its technology and operating model as the business continues to scale. Following a competitive tender process, Saltus selected SS&C Hubwise to deliver a single, integrated wealth management platform supporting its growing adviser and client [...]
Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff tells rivals: ‘Get your s*** together’ February 2, 2026 Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff has accused rival teams of looking for excuses before the season has even begun amid murmurings about the legality of their new engine. Ferrari, Honda and Audi are said to have raised objections about the power unit, which is set to be used not only by Mercedes but also McLaren, [...]
Bank of England’s Breeden warns on rivals overtaking UK on innovation February 2, 2026 The Bank of England’s lead for fintech policy and digital currency has laid out a sweeping vision for the UK’s next generation of payments infrastructure amid a rallying cry for the UK to not lag behind its peers. Sarah Breeden, a rate-setter at the central bank and the deputy governor for financial stability, said the [...]
Amazon and Alphabet’s AI spending faces billion-dollar litmus test February 2, 2026 Investors will get a clearer read this week on whether Big Tech’s vast AI spending is turning into real returns, as Alphabet and Amazon report earnings amid heightened market sensitivity to cloud growth, margins and costs. Both tech giants sit at the centre of the AI boom, but recent volatility in US tech stocks has [...]
Alex Yee: Why Britain’s fastest marathon runner is sticking with triathlon February 2, 2026 Alex Yee insists he will keep following his heart and return to his first love, triathlon, despite the financial possibilities opened up by his breakthrough marathon performance last month. The two-time Olympic champion in swim-bike-run clocked 2:06:38 in Valencia in December, the second fastest 26.2-mile time by a Briton, behind only Sir Mo Farah. Yee [...]
Miro Launches MCP Server to Connect Visual Collaboration With AI Coding Tools February 2, 2026 Built in collaboration with Anthropic, AWS, GitHub, Google, and Windsurf, Miro’s MCP server helps product and engineering teams align faster and build with greater context
UK payments stuck with ‘bolted on’ European regulation, says PSR boss February 2, 2026 The boss of the UK’s payments regulator has said the body’s consolidation with the City watchdog will allow it to ditch overhanging red tape from Europe. David Geale, who heads up the Payments System Regulator (PSR) and leads on payments at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), said: “There are bits of payments regulation that have [...]
Keir Starmer is scared to death of Andy Burnham February 2, 2026 Blocking Andy Burnham from standing in the Gorton and Denton by-election shows Starmer is a weak leader whose time in Downing Street will soon be over, says Sacha Lord We are witnessing the beginning of the end of Starmer’s short stint as PM. How is it possible, that someone with such a stomping majority, has [...]