Start-ups raise record $17bn but British money misses the party
UK start-ups raised a record $17bn (£12.7bn) in the first half of 2026, double the amount raised in the same ...
Diana’s niece bets on rosé with a one-shop Knightsbridge launch
Lady Eliza Spencer, niece of Diana, Princess of Wales, has entered the fiercely competitive drinks trade with Lala V Rosé, ...
Election Policy Roundup #27: The Long View on Election Reform
Walter Olson (Getty Images) Number 27 in our series of occasional roundups on election law and policy, focusing this time on ...
Backing female founders beats the market, six years of data show
Investors who have pledged to back women are outperforming the wider market for the sixth year in a row, according ...
Japan pledges £18bn, but HMRC’s small print could send it elsewhere
Japanese companies are lining up more than £18 billion of investment in British wind farms, infrastructure and financial services. But ...
Brexit’s quiet signature: UK passport lags 22 places on travel freedom
Ten years after Britain voted to leave the EU, the clearest measurable cost to the British passport is not its ...
Why It Makes Sense to Bring Back the Pacific Command
Evan Sankey The second Trump administration has indulged in the art of changing names. The Pentagon, the Kennedy Center, the ...
Despite Government pledge to phase out testing, British laboratories still using millions of animals
Animal testing continues to be a highly debated and controversial topic, and new figures released today by the government have ...
The Continued Relevance of Play in a Screen-Driven Society
Thursday 9 July, 2026 The rise of technology has drastically changed the landscape of childhood, with screens now playing a ...
Business owners count £1m cost of taking their eye off the ball
One in 20 UK business owners admits a company-wide lapse in focus has cost them more than £1 million, according ...
