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Labour urges Gambling Commission to investigate firms linked to Reform UK donors

The Labour party's chair, Bridget Phillipson , has written to the watchdog asking it to look into Tether.bet, a Montenegro-based gambling company, and Fispay, a UK company owned by Reform's data protection officer…

Five tracks that could host Formula 1 in coming years

The 2026 season would have seen 21 countries sharing 24 races – altered to 23 races in 20 countries due to the conflict in Iran – meaning a smidge over 10 per cent of the world’s 193 United Nations-recognised countries…

The complete guide to registering a business in the UK

You need to tell the government first. We know, it sounds like an ordeal, but thankfully it won’t take long. Here’s everything you need to know about registering a business in the UK. A checklist of what you need to do…

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Law firm at centre of BHP mammoth lawsuit sued by its own funder

The firm, formerly known as PGMBM, recently secured a major victory in one of the largest legal actions ever heard in the English courts. Last November, the High Court found BHP liable for the 2015 dam disaster in…

Asda credit card firm Jaja faces 15 per cent loan interest as debt pile swells

That’s in addition to the £42m it drew down from the £100m facility last year. The firm posted a pre-tax loss of £35.8m for 2025, a jump of more than 30 per cent compared to the previous year, while revenue rose six per…

Ferguson shipyard to cut a quarter of its workforce

Workers at Ferguson Marine have been invited to apply for voluntary redundancy as construction draws to a close on the second of two long-delayed CalMac ferries. The Port Glasgow firm currently employs 247 core staff, 31…

Space X-linked Marex in £25m Nottingham Forest front-of-shirt deal

The multi-year deal sees the brand replace Bally’s as the Premier League ushers in a voluntary ban on gambling and casino brands being on the front of player shirts. Marex Financial was the firm that acted as the public…

Klarna cuts revenue target as it forecasts softer European volumes

The Swedish fintech unicorn said it expects to make between $4.08bn and $4.16bn for the current financial year, down from its previous forecast of over $4.34bn (£3.21bn). This came alongside a reduction in predicted…

Job vacancies at five-year low as smaller firms scale back recruitment

Vacancy numbers fell over the May-to-July period to 707,000, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), which said small firms were citing labour and operating costs as reasons for scaling back hiring. Energy…