Neil Woodford, the once-celebrated fund manager behind the catastrophic collapse of Woodford Investment Management, is facing renewed calls to be stripped of his CBE after the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) issued a damning final judgement. An open letter has been sent to Sir Chris Wormald, Chair of the Honours Forfeiture Committee, by the Woodford Campaign Group and the Transparency Task ...
A growing number of UK businesses are turning away from traditional Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) and embracing proxy services as their preferred tool for digital operations, amid tightening regulatory scrutiny and increased awareness of performance and compliance risks. According to new data from Decodo, a leading provider of proxy infrastructure, the UK has seen a 65% rise in proxy users ...
Put yourself in Hillary Clinton’s shoes. No, really. I know it’s an abhorrent thought, but imagine being Hillary, having initiated the greatest political dirty trick of all time, watching Russiagate unspool over the past decade. Think of her witnessing the country go down the granddaddy of all rabbit holes in 2017 – a rabbit hole she personally helped dig — ...
Chinese fast fashion giant Shein has been fined €1 million (£870,000) by Italian authorities for making misleading environmental claims on its website — marking the second major regulatory penalty in Europe for the retailer in as many months. Italy’s competition and market authority (AGCM) said Shein had presented sustainability and social responsibility messaging on its site that was “vague, generic ...
Rail passengers in Dorset and Devon are facing extended journey times and reduced services after extreme dry weather caused embankments to shrink and destabilise sections of railway track. South Western Railway (SWR) confirmed it has had to introduce speed restrictions and a reduced timetable on its route between London Waterloo and Exeter, following the sunniest spring in more than 100 ...
Tesla’s new car sales in the UK plummeted by nearly 60 per cent in July, according to new figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), marking one of the sharpest declines in the brand’s recent history in Britain. The electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer registered just 987 new cars last month, down from 2,462 in July 2024 — ...
Companies House has confirmed that mandatory identity verification for company directors and people with significant control (PSCs) will begin from 18 November 2025, in one of the most significant transparency reforms in UK corporate governance in decades. Under the new rules, new directors must verify their identity to register a company or accept a directorship. Existing directors will be required ...
Residents and businesses across North Yorkshire’s rural communities are now benefiting from faster and more reliable mobile internet, following the latest wave of government-funded 4G upgrades under the UK’s Shared Rural Network (SRN) programme. The upgrades, which have gone live in Hawes and surrounding areas including Hardraw, Appersett, Snaizeholme and Sedbusk, form part of the £1.3 billion national programme to ...
A quiet but profound transformation is underway in the UK’s rural and remote communities. The government-backed Shared Rural Network (SRN) — a £1.3 billion programme launched to eliminate mobile “not-spots” — is reshaping how people live, work and do business across the countryside. Launched in 2020, the SRN aims to deliver 95% 4G coverage across the UK from at least ...
Google Digital Garage has joined forces with international tech consultancy AND Digital to launch a new suite of AI and digital skills training courses designed to help small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) stay competitive in an increasingly digital world. Launched this summer, the trainer-led programme focuses on equipping UK businesses with practical, in-demand skills in Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing, Data, ...