Major workers’ rights changes delayed in bid to win over business July 1, 2025 Controversial plans to hand new employees a glut of additional rights from day one and make flexible working the default will not be implemented until 2027, the government has said, after a deluge of warnings from industry that the measures would stifle firms’ ability to hire and invest. As part of the long-awaited roadmap for [...]
M&S to be fully operational by August after heavy cyber attack, boss says July 1, 2025 Marks and Spencer boss Stuart Machin has said he expects the worst of the retailer’s cyber attack to be over within the next four weeks. M&S has been struggling with the attack since April, with some systems still offline – including click and collect services. The retailer’s share price climbed slightly in response, up 0.62 [...]
How to solve the UK’s non-dom conundrum July 1, 2025 After industry experts poured cold water on Reform’s ‘Britannia Card’, and amid rumours the Chancellor is examining options to row back on elements of her non-dom reforms, Ali Lyon asks what policies might be on the table – and whether they will work. As Nigel Farage stepped up to a mundane-looking podium in a stuffy [...]
Hey Siri: Can ChatGPT save Apple’s AI woes? July 1, 2025 After years of insisting it could do AI its own way, Apple is now reconsidering that approach – and the implications could reshape its core product experience. The iPhone maker is in talks with Anthropic and OpenAI about powering a revamped Siri, reported Bloomberg, potentially swapping out its own foundation models for one of their [...]
Glastonbury 2025: the 7 best moments from Worthy Farm July 1, 2025 The best moments from Glastonbury 2025 as the world’s best festival takes a back seat for two years… Glastonbury is over for another year and boy did the Somerset festival prove it can still deliver the goods. From career defining moments from the likes of Lorde and Charlie XCX to appearances by bona fide legends [...]
Macquarie to inject £1.2bn into struggling Southern Water July 1, 2025 Macquarie is to invest £1.2bn into the struggling utility Southern Water in a move that could prevent a possible breach of its regulatory license. The new equity investment plan will enable Southern, which supplies water to 2.6m customers in Kent, Sussex, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, to fund its Ofwat-approved investment programme for the [...]
Manufacturers fear Labour government will ‘derail growth’ July 1, 2025 Manufacturers continued to see output decline in June, fresh data has shown, as most business owners are now looking at how they can grow under the Labour government. The UK government last week unveiled its industrial strategy aimed at giving high-growth sectors such as advanced manufacturing confidence over the next ten years. But fresh research [...]
Manchester Airports Group takes off amid expansion drive July 1, 2025 The UK’s largest airport group has reported a record year of passenger traffic and rising profit as it presses ahead with a major programme of expansion. Manchester Airports Group, the conglomerate which owns Manchester, London Stansted and East Midlands airports, reported a 12.5 per cent increase in adjusted earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortization [...]
Andrew Bailey warns investment delays hitting UK growth July 1, 2025 Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey has warned firms are delaying investment plans due to global turmoil, damaging the UK’s economic growth prospects. Markets have restabilised since April when President Trump’s sweeping tariffs threatened to damage international trade while oil prices have fallen since a short-lived conflict between Iran and Israel. But Bailey has warned [...]
Sweet success for Haribo as sales hit new record July 1, 2025 The UK arm of sweets brand Haribo has achieved record sales for a third year running as its profit also jumped. The West Yorkshire-based division has reported a turnover of £291.5m for 2024, up from the £270.7m it achieved in 2023. The company’s UK sales increased in the year from £258.6m to £278.2m while its [...]