A group of farmers and family business owners is challenging the government’s controversial inheritance tax reform in court, claiming ministers failed to properly consult before announcing sweeping changes in the Autumn Budget. The legal claim, served on Tuesday to Chancellor Rachel Reeves and HMRC, calls for a judicial review of the government’s decision to cap long-standing tax reliefs for farmland ...
As UK businesses increasingly embrace AI to streamline translation, a critical question arises: Can AI tools be trusted with confidential material? Today, MachineTranslation.com offers a clear answer with the launch of Secure Mode, a new privacy-focused innovation designed for data-conscious professionals. Developed by Tomedes, a global language service provider founded in 2007, MachineTranslation.com is one of the most accurate AI ...
Reform UK has unveiled a controversial new policy that would allow wealthy non-domiciled individuals to legally avoid paying UK tax on foreign earnings, income, capital gains, and inheritance — in exchange for a one-off payment of £250,000 every 10 years. The so-called “Britannia Card”, announced by Reform leader Nigel Farage, is being marketed as a way to lure “tens of ...
Amazon has announced a sweeping £40 billion investment in the UK over the next three years as it ramps up its commitment to faster delivery, film production and digital infrastructure across the country. The tech giant revealed plans to open four new robotic fulfilment centres, one of which will be located in the East Midlands, with two others already announced ...
HSBC is facing a costly office space conundrum as it prepares to bring more staff back into the office, despite having significantly downsized its property footprint in the wake of the pandemic. The bank — Europe’s largest — now finds itself with so little planned workspace in London that, once it moves into its new office near St Paul’s Cathedral ...
A recent decision by the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) serves as a timely warning to employers, particularly small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), about the potential pitfalls of redundancy processes. In Hendy Group Ltd v Kennedy [2024], a long-serving employee won his unfair dismissal claim despite accepting both the need for redundancies and the fairness of his selection. The issue? His ...
More than 1.8 million people streamed, viewed, or downloaded The Rest Is Politics and The Rest Is Politics: US in under 24 hours, after both shows released emergency episodes in response to the US bombing of Iran over the weekend. In a sign of just how central podcasts have become during global breaking news events, over 1.1 million views were ...
Britain has lost its crown as Europe’s top destination for foreign investment in renewable energy and utility projects, as a sharp fall in new developments sees France take the lead, according to new figures from EY. The number of green energy and utilities projects backed by overseas investors in the UK dropped by 57 per cent in 2023, falling from ...
The UK government has launched a £275 million investment in technical training and apprenticeships as the centrepiece of its long-awaited industrial strategy, aiming to tackle deep-rooted skills shortages and reclaim the manufacturing vote in Labour’s traditional heartlands. The funding package, unveiled by business secretary Jonathan Reynolds on Sunday, will support the creation of technical excellence colleges, deliver short courses in ...
Internet users are being urged to change their passwords and bolster their online security after cybersecurity researchers discovered 16 billion login credentials in publicly exposed datasets — a trove that could be used by criminals to hijack everything from social media accounts to email logins. The revelation comes from researchers at Cybernews, who uncovered 30 separate datasets containing credentials gathered ...