High earners and entrepreneurs to get immigration rule carve-out November 20, 2025 High earners and innovators are set to be handed softer rules on settled status despite an immigration crackdown led by home secretary Shabana Mahmood. Under sweeping reforms to the legal migration system, Mahmood has revealed she is planning on only letting people arriving in the UK from 2021 to gain settled status, formally known as [...]
England Rugby extends deal with O2 until 2031 November 20, 2025 England Rugby this morning penned a deal with O2, extending the partnership between the two organisations to 35 years. The extension will see O2 remain the front-of-shirt sponsor for England Rugby’s men’s and women’s teams in what the Rugby Football Union describes as “one of the longest standing shirt sponsorships in the world”. It is [...]
Shoplifting ‘epidemic’ and AI data centre demand help Mitie revenue surge November 20, 2025 Rising demand for shop security guards and AI data centres have helped drive a surge in sales for security and engineering services company Mitie. The FTSE 250 business, which has more than 80,000 staff, saw a 12 per cent rise in revenue from security services to £580m in the six months to end September, fueled [...]
Rachel Reeves must break this manifesto pledge November 20, 2025 Britain is stuck in a debt doom loop. Rachel Reeves must break a manifesto pledge to get us out of it, writes Ticiana Alencar.
PUMA Partners with Logistics Reply to Accelerate AI-Driven Innovation in Warehousing November 20, 2025 Logistics Reply, the Reply group company specialising in innovative supply chain, has extended its collaboration with global sportswear brand PUMA to further optimise daily logistics operations and enhance user experience through the integration of GaliLEA, an AI-powered assistant built on the LEA Reply™ platform. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251120676732/en/ [...]
Cask to Cash: Maximising Returns on Whisky Investment November 20, 2025 Whisky cask investing is a long-term strategy and requires careful consideration of your financial goals. It’s advised you find a transparent partner as the market can often seem opaque. Thomas White, Chief Operating Officer of Tomoka Fine and Rare, London’s oldest whisky investment company, told City AM that any potential investor should consult an expert [...]
Only a new leader can save Labour now November 20, 2025 Starmer and Reeves have a majority but not a mandate and are too weak to deliver anything. Only a new leader can give the markets and the OBR confidence that they have an actual plan, says Helen Thomas As Budget preparation ploughs into the final furlong, the next field is already lining up on the [...]
Banking chief warns Reeves against ‘quick fixes’ in Budget November 20, 2025 The boss of Britain’s trade association for financial services has warned Rachel Reeves against hiking taxes on banks at next week’s Budget. David Postings, chief executive of UK Finance, said London’s banking sector risked becoming less competitive with European peers if it were to face additional taxes. Speaking at a dinner for City execs at [...]
Is Budget speculation a bad thing? November 20, 2025 Testing measures before the big day can be helpful, but the upcoming Budget has been a feeding frenzy, making it impossible to distinguish fan fiction from genuine policy, says Tim Sarson The Autumn Budget speculation season has become rather a circus. I thought last year was unusually long and noisy but 2025 takes things to [...]
Unpopular opinion: Banks are taxed enough already November 20, 2025 Is Angela Rayner influencing the Budget from beyond the political grave? The former deputy PM and housing secretary was famously in favour of increasing the additional tax burden faced by banks. Ahead of this year’s Spring Statement, Rayner was riding high. With a confidence that turned out to be misplaced, she inserted herself into debates [...]