Home Secretary to announce ‘sweeping changes’ to asylum system November 15, 2025 The Home Secretary has vowed to “restore order” to the British asylum system with “sweeping changes” modelled on the approach taken by Denmark. Shabana Mahmood will lay out a series of reforms to the asylum system in the House of Commons on Monday aimed at making Britain a less attractive destination for illegal migrants, and [...]
Council tax revaluation on high-value homes to disproportionately hit London and South East November 15, 2025 Rachel Reeves is set to introduce a council tax surcharge on expensive homes in a move that will disproportionately impact London and the South East, according to reports. The Chancellor is currently finalizing plans to plug a £25bn black hole in the public finances, and last week ruled out a major rise to income taxes. [...]
International students should not be treated as migrants November 15, 2025 Framing a tax on students as a migration control is a misguided move that punishes one of Britain's greatest assets, says Virenda Sharma.
Sirion Named a Leader in 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Contract Lifecycle Management for Fourth Consecutive Year November 14, 2025 Sirion agentic CLM is positioned highest on Ability to Execute and furthest right for Completeness of Vision among 16 vendors evaluated
Official: British Basketball Federation goes into liquidation, GBBL assessing legal options November 14, 2025 The British Basketball Federation has gone into liquidation, blaming “a significant and unanticipated reduction in income and unforeseen expenditure”. The BBF said it had been unable to meet its liabilities and had appointed insolvency firm Begbies Traynor to assist in placing it in liquidation. It follows a damaging legal battle with Super League Basketball over [...]
2026 World Cup: SoFi boss dismisses Trump threat to move games from LA November 14, 2025 The boss of the SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles says he expects the £4bn venue to play a key role in staging next summer’s 2026 World Cup despite US President Trump threatening to move games from the city. Trump has raised the prospect of stripping LA, San Francisco and Seattle of their scheduled fixtures if [...]
Autumn Budget: What does the income tax U-turn mean for your salary? November 14, 2025 In a major U-turn, Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ is understood to have ripped up plans to hike income tax in the looming Autumn Budget. Reeves was poised to hitch up income tax by 2p at the end of the month, whilst cutting national insurance – for lower earners – by the same amount. While the decision [...]
British Basketball Federation set to go into administration, say sources November 14, 2025 The British Basketball Federation, the sport’s national governing body, is expected to go into administration imminently, multiple sources have told City AM. It is understood that many of the BBF’s duties will be transferred to Basketball England and that the ban on British referees officiating in competitions run by world governing body Fiba has been [...]
Intuit’s All-in-One Platform Introduces a Virtual Team of AI Agents to Help UK Businesses Increase Efficiency and Growth November 14, 2025 A more powerful QuickBooks on the Intuit platform combines AI agents and trusted experts to unlock time savings and insights as 58%* of UK SMBs miss growth opportunities
Mary Kay Ash Foundation® Gifts $500,000 Grant to Advance Cancer Research and Early Detection at Baylor Scott & White Health November 13, 2025 Funding includes support for groundbreaking clinical trial and multi-year gift to Texas Cancer Interception Institute; Foundation honored with Circle of Care Award for two decades of partnership