The UK’s largest producer of high-purity carbon dioxide has warned of an imminent shutdown that could cause severe disruption to industries reliant on commercial CO₂, after being blindsided by a recent UK-US trade deal that removes tariffs on American bioethanol imports. Ensus, which operates a major bioethanol plant at Wilton on Teesside, said it may be forced to close its ...
WhatsApp, the world’s most popular messaging service, will soon begin displaying paid-for adverts to users for the first time—marking a significant shift for a platform that once proudly declared it would remain ad-free. The Meta-owned service, which has around three billion monthly active users, will roll out the advertising features globally over the coming months. However, WhatsApp has insisted that ...
Emma, the UK-based personal finance app known for helping users take control of their money, has unveiled a powerful suite of enhanced budgeting tools. Designed to offer smarter financial insights, streamline everyday spending, and even improve credit scores, these updates reflect a growing demand for dynamic, user-centric money management solutions. Launched with the mission of simplifying financial decision-making, Emma’s latest ...
Emma Jones CBE, the renowned founder of Enterprise Nation and one of the UK’s most vocal champions of small businesses, has been appointed as the new small business commissioner. She will take up the role on 23 June, succeeding Liz Barclay, who completes her four-year term at the end of this month. The role of the small business commissioner is ...
Poundland has announced a sweeping restructuring plan that will see it close 68 stores, end online sales, and shut down two distribution centres, in a move that places more than 2,000 jobs at risk and raises questions over the future of the high street discounter. The announcement follows the sale of the company last week to US investment group Gordon ...
President Donald Trump denied reports on Tuesday that he left the G7 summit in Canada early to work on a cease-fire between Israel and Iran, hinting that it was for something ‘much bigger.’ Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One during an overnight flight back to Washington that he was looking to achieve something better than a cease-fire and would ...
The future of British high street bank TSB has been thrown into fresh uncertainty after its Spanish parent company, Banco Sabadell, confirmed it has received early expressions of interest from potential buyers and may consider formal offers for the UK lender. The move comes as Sabadell attempts to resist an €11 billion (£9.4 billion) hostile takeover bid from domestic rival ...
Shares in Metro Bank jumped more than 15% on Monday to reach a two-year high after reports emerged that Pollen Street Capital, the London-based private equity firm behind Shawbrook Bank, has approached Metro’s leadership about a potential takeover. The discussions, which could result in the high street lender being taken off the London Stock Exchange and back into private ownership, ...
England’s already strained water supply could be under far greater threat than official forecasts suggest, as the country’s environmental regulator admits it has no reliable data on how much water is being consumed by the booming artificial intelligence sector. The Environment Agency (EA) has warned that by 2055, the public water supply in England could face a shortfall of 5 ...
After nearly 150 days since President Donald Trump entered office, the U.S. still does not have an ambassador to the United Nations despite geopolitics playing a cornerstone role in his second term. Following the withdrawal of Elise Stefanik from the nomination in late March over concerns that Republicans would not be able to hold onto her New York seat in ...