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The Giro d’Italia generated $36.1 million in sponsorship revenue in 2025, a sharp fall from the previous year as the number of brand partners dropped, according to new figures from GlobalData. The latest Post Event…

Amazon is facing a multibillion-pound legal challenge in the UK after being accused of artificially inflating prices paid by tens of millions of British consumers. The Association of Consumer Support Organisations (ACSO), a non-profit group,…

Britain’s small and medium-sized enterprises are falling behind on climate commitments, with just one in eight classed as “net zero ready” as tougher sustainability reporting rules approach. According to Aldermore’s latest Green SME Index, progress…

Britain’s retailers are losing more than £146 million each year by failing to modernise their estates in line with net zero targets, new research has warned. Analysis by Mitsubishi Electric found that outdated heating, ventilation…

WH Davis, the UK’s last surviving independent railway wagon manufacturer, is set to expand its workforce by a quarter after securing a €44 million export contract with Ireland. The Derbyshire-based company, part of Buckland Rail,…

A majority of Britain’s millionaires believe they would enjoy a better quality of life overseas, as higher taxes and the rising cost of living fuel unease among the wealthy. A survey of 1,000 people with…

The UK is rejecting record numbers of visa applications, raising fears that tightening immigration rules could choke off the flow of international talent needed by British businesses. Fresh analysis of Home Office data by immigration…

Britain is heading towards a demographic tipping point, with pensioners set to make up more than a quarter of the adult population by 2075, according to an official review into the state pension age. Suzy…

Maven Capital Partners has invested £2.6 million in PowerPhotonic, the precision optics specialist whose technology underpins high-power laser systems used in aerospace, defence, healthcare and semiconductor manufacturing. The deal, which includes backing from the Maven…

Traders brace for inflation data and public finance update as long-term government debt hits levels last seen in 1998 Government borrowing costs climbed sharply on Monday, with the interest rate on 30-year UK gilts rising…