Four Cymru has announced a strategic partnership with Wales Tech Week 2025, the country’s leading international tech summit, to champion Welsh innovation, talent and ambition on the world stage. Taking place from 24–26 November 2025 at the ICC Wales in Newport, the event will bring together technology pioneers, investors, policymakers and industry leaders from across the globe to connect, collaborate ...
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is facing renewed pressure to impose VAT on private healthcare, with former Labour leader Lord Neil Kinnock calling for the move as a means of raising billions in extra funding for the NHS. With Labour’s autumn Budget on the horizon and mounting fiscal pressures following recent U-turns on welfare reform and winter fuel payments, Kinnock has urged ...
High street banks have lost £100 billion in deposits over the past five years, as UK savers increasingly turn to online challengers, specialist lenders and building societies offering more competitive interest rates, according to a new report by KPMG. The professional services firm said the traditional banks’ share of the UK deposit market fell from 84% in 2019 to 80% ...
The number of green energy tariffs available to UK households has fallen sharply, as consumers opt for affordability over sustainability amid the ongoing cost of living crisis. According to data from uSwitch and energy consultancy Cornwall Insight, green energy deals—once making up 85% of the market in 2022—now account for just 18% of the tariffs listed on price comparison websites. ...
More than 125 top business leaders from across the UK have written to Chancellor Rachel Reeves urging the government to introduce a tax relief scheme to support companies that invest in training young people not in employment, education or training (Neets). Senior executives from companies including Toyota, JCB, and leading manufacturers signed the open letter, warning that without urgent action, ...
Millions of motorists in the UK who purchased cars on finance deals may be entitled to compensation of up to £950 each, under one of the largest redress schemes in British history. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) confirmed on Sunday that it will launch a formal consultation on a redress programme for car finance mis-selling, following concerns over undisclosed commission ...