Burnham pledges to reform triple lock to fund new National Care Service September 29, 2026 Andy Burnham has said Labour will drop the triple lock on state pensions in its manifesto for the next election in order to fund a sweeping new National Care Service. In his address to party members, Burnham said the party would link a rise in the state pension to inflation or 2.5 per cent every [...]
TNS Expands Android Terminal Platform with Bring Your Own App September 29, 2026 TNS’s new capability enables operators to rapidly develop and deploy their own customer-facing Android applications without the operational burden
IGI to Release Third Quarter and Nine Months 2026 Financial Results on November 3, 2026 September 29, 2026 International General Insurance Holdings Ltd. (“IGI” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: IGIC) today announced that it expects to release financial results for the third quarter and first nine months of 2026, on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, after the close of the U.S. financial markets. The results, along with an accompanying slide presentation, will be posted in [...]
Crew Clothing warns on consumer confidence as profit stalls September 29, 2026 Crew Clothing has warned that it could suffer from a significant slowdown in consumer confidence, as the retailer saw profit stall last year. The high street clothes seller said it is bracing for a potential drop-off in spending, as inflation fears caused by the Iran war tighten shoppers’ budgets. In a statement the firm said: [...]
Burnham to announce new publicly-owned grid operator September 29, 2026 Andy Burnham is expected to announce a new publicly-owned body which will invest in the UK’s electricity grid in an attempt to bring down Britain’s sky-high energy costs. The Prime Minister is tipped to unveil Great British Grid, which will speed up connections to the grid by driving up competition for projects, during his Labour [...]
“Resigned Consent”: New Global Study Finds Consumers Grant AI Access Reluctantly More Than Twice as Often as Willingly September 29, 2026 New findings from Usercentrics' State of Digital Trust Research 2026 reveals resignation, not refusal, as the hidden risk behind AI adoption numbers, with German consumers granting access more reluctantly than any market surveyed.
UK draws up contingency plan for ‘unprecedented’ AI job losses September 29, 2026 Britain is preparing for the possibility of “unprecedented” AI-driven job losses, the AI minister has said, as companies increasingly cut staff and automate parts of their workforce. Kanishka Narayan said one of his top priorities was drawing up a contingency plan for a severe disruption to the jobs market, which could include changes to labour [...]
XPeng G6: Five Things I Like About It September 28, 2026 As London’s key decision-makers handle the transition to net-zero, the capital’s fleet managers and executive drivers are navigating the journey to zero-emissions motoring, writes Tim Barnes-Clay. Even though electric vehicles (EVs) haven’t been around for long, the market already feels overwhelmingly crowded. That’s especially true after the recent avalanche of Chinese brands entering the UK, [...]
Expensify Launches Native Integration with DualEntry, the AI-Native ERP Built for Mid-Market Companies September 28, 2026 The new two-way integration syncs expenses, corporate card spend, and reimbursements directly into DualEntry
Healey: We don’t have as much money as we did under New Labour September 28, 2026 Chancellor John Healey has warned Labour members that the government does not have available funds to spend more on public services. In his address to party activists, Healey said Tony Blair’s government in the late 1990s and early 2000s had more flexibility with public finances given higher growth rates and lower amounts of debt. The [...]