UK SMEs can become the change biodiversity needs
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The UN predicts one million of the eight million species on the planet will be extinct by 2039, while UK biodiversity is…
Leading business group calls for emergency budget to help businesses survive energy crisis
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Responding to the details of the Government’s legislative plan set out in today’s Queen’s Speech, Shevaun Haviland, Director General of the BCC,…
Former Monzo COO raises £5m for Lollipop, a grocery shopping assistant
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Lollipop, an online food shopping assistant, has raised £5m in a seed round led by Octopus Ventures. Lollipop will use the capital…
Payments firm Paddle becomes UK’s latest unicorn with £162m raise
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Payments provider Paddle has raised $200m (£162.2m) in a Series D funding round at a valuation of $1.4bn, making it the UK’s…
Gay dating app Grindr to float in $2.1bn deal
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Grindr plans to float through a merger with a so-called Spac investment company in a deal that values the gay dating app…
Boris aims to ‘turbocharge’ economy as Prince Charles makes Queen’s Speech debut
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Boris Johnson warned today that Britain must take short-term pain to boost the economy in the longer term as he unveiled a…
Held to ransom: protecting your business from cyber attack
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In March this year, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) fined Tuckers Solicitors LLP £98,000. Tuckers had been hit by a ransomware attack…
Third of UK firms say workers lack basic skills
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A third of businesses say that their workforce is lacking basic literacy and numeracy skills, a survey has found. A poll of…
Only one in ten UK workers to get pay rise this year
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Most workers are in the dark over their pay or have already been told they will not have a wage rise this…
Ofgem ‘failed to understand and tackle risks in the market’ argues Citizens Advice
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Energy regulator Ofgem “failed to understand and tackle risks in the market” in the run-up to the industry crisis last winter, argued…