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Deadline day looms for PPE Medpro as £122m Covid repayment unlikely to be made

Deadline day looms for PPE Medpro as £122m Covid repaym...

As the deadline passes for PPE Medpro to repay £122m over a breached COVID PPE ...

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Reeves confirms tax rises and spending cuts on the table as budget black hole deepens

Reeves confirms tax rises and spending cuts on the tabl...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has admitted both tax rises and spending cuts are bein...

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£2bn UK lawsuit accuses Microsoft of overcharging cloud customers

£2bn UK lawsuit accuses Microsoft of overcharging cloud...

Thousands of UK businesses urged to join a £2 billion collective action accusin...

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The Open University and NatWest launch £50,000 ‘Open Business Creators Fund’ to empower women entrepreneurs

The Open University and NatWest launch £50,000 ‘Open Bu...

The Open University, NatWest, and the DWP have launched the £50,000 Open Busine...

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Patchworks raises £5m to power US expansion and future-proof retail technology

Patchworks raises £5m to power US expansion and future-...

Retail tech platform Patchworks has raised £5m from Gresham House Ventures and ...

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Larry Ellison commits extra £890m to Oxford science institute amid leadership turmoil

Larry Ellison commits extra £890m to Oxford science ins...

Oracle founder Larry Ellison has committed a further £890m to expand his Oxford...

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Storms and tax fears cool retail growth to 2.3% as households rein in spending

Storms and tax fears cool retail growth to 2.3% as hous...

Retail sales growth slipped to 2.3% in early October, new BRC and KPMG figures ...

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UK Losing £3.5bn a Year as Women Exit Tech Sector, Warns 2025 Lovelace Report

UK Losing £3.5bn a Year as Women Exit Tech Sector, Warn...

The UK is losing up to £3.5bn a year as 60,000 women quit the tech sector, acco...

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PPE Medpro consortium signals willingness to settle as spotlight turns to government’s £85m missed resale opportunity

PPE Medpro consortium signals willingness to settle as ...

Following a £122m High Court ruling, PPE Medpro’s consortium says it is willing...

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Jack Fertility Secures £500k Pre-Seed Funding to Launch Home-to-Lab Test Kits and Redefine Male Reproductive Health

Jack Fertility Secures £500k Pre-Seed Funding to Launch...

Oxford-based startup Jack Fertility has raised over £500k in pre-seed funding, ...

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Royal Mail and TikTok Shop join forces to boost small British businesses

Royal Mail and TikTok Shop join forces to boost small B...

Royal Mail has become TikTok Shop’s primary delivery partner in the UK, giving ...

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UK falling behind in AI adoption, warns Google Europe chief

UK falling behind in AI adoption, warns Google Europe c...

Google’s Europe president Debbie Weinstein warns that UK small businesses are m...

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Google could be forced to change search operations in the UK

Google could be forced to change search operations in t...

The CMA has given Google “strategic market status” under Britain’s new digital ...

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Government urged to get tough with EU over new steel tariffs

Government urged to get tough with EU over new steel ta...

The EU’s move to halve Britain’s steel export quota and impose a 50% tariff has...

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Royal Borough of Greenwich secures £5.8m to help residents facing barriers into work

Royal Borough of Greenwich secures £5.8m to help reside...

The Royal Borough of Greenwich has received £5.8 million to launch Connect to W...

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Landlords brand Starmer’s late-night pub plan a ‘waste of time’

Landlords brand Starmer’s late-night pub plan a ‘waste ...

Pub landlords have criticised Sir Keir Starmer’s plan to extend opening hours, ...