UK Trade Secretary Peter Kyle is hosting a Chinese delegation to launch an initiative aimed at boosting UK services exports to China. British firms like Brompton Bikes and HSBC are participating, alongside Chinese companies JD.com and ICBC bank.
Barrie Drewitt-Barlow, known as the UK's 'first gay father,' faces 18 new charges including rape and child sex offenses. He and his husband, Scott Drewitt-Barlow, appeared at Chelmsford Crown Court. The charges relate to alleged offenses between 2013 and 2026.
Barrie Drewitt-Barlow, known as the UK's 'first gay father,' faces 18 new child sex offense charges, including rape. He and husband Scott Drewitt-Barlow, who bought Maldon & Tiptree FC, appeared in court. New charges span 2013-2026.
Business Minister Peter Kyle stated Keir Starmer is reflecting on "political realities" amid leadership speculation. This follows Andy Burnham's by-election win, reviving challenges to Starmer's position after recent Labour electoral defeats.
The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has mandated Google to enhance transparency in its search rankings, requiring objective criteria, clearer complaint processes, and data portability for users. These measures aim to address Google's market dominance and benefit UK businesses and consumers.
UK Business Secretary Peter Kyle aims to nurture the UK's first trillion-dollar company by increasing risk thresholds for public investment vehicles like the British Business Bank (BBB) and National Wealth Fund (NWF). Critics question the "aggressively ambitious" approach and potential for civil servants to act as fund managers, urging a return to disciplined investment principles.
A BBC investigation reveals people smugglers are using UK-registered businesses, including a phone shop, wholesale business, and car wash, to facilitate payments for illegal Channel crossings. Migrants are directed to deposit cash or make electronic transfers to these firms, which then send the money to smugglers in France. Experts express concern over the brazen attitude of smugglers and the difficulty authorities face in tracing and recovering profits from the smuggling trade.
Hiscox shares hit record highs amid rumors of a potential takeover by Canada's Intact Financial Corp, part of a surge in foreign interest in UK-listed companies due to cheaper valuations, following similar bids for Tate & Lyle and Intertek.
Keir Starmer is attending a European Political Community summit in Yerevan, Armenia, where he announced UK plans to join the EU's €90bn (£78bn) loan for Ukraine. The loan, previously blocked by Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán, will provide military support for Ukraine and give British defence firms access to major contracts. The move is part of Starmer's efforts to improve post-Brexit UK-EU relations ahead of a summer summit.
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre and agencies in nine other countries have warned British businesses to step up vigilance against China-linked hacking ploys that exploit everyday devices like wifi routers for espionage. The advisory warns of a major shift in Chinese tactics using so-called covert networks or botnets to obscure attack origins, with the NCSC believing the majority of China-nexus threat actors are using these networks. In one example, a Chinese business created a covert network infecting 200,000 devices worldwide.
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre and agencies in nine other countries have warned of persistent attempts by Beijing-backed hacking groups to exploit vulnerable everyday devices such as wifi routers, printers and web cameras to launch cyber-attacks. The advisory warns of a major shift in Chinese tactics to using internet-connected devices to obscure attack origins, with the NCSC believing the majority of China-nexus threat actors are now using these covert networks or botnets.
Conservative commentator Laura Loomer has targeted Lord Michael Farmer, father-in-law of Candace Owens, in an ongoing personal feud. Loomer questioned Farmer's views and pointed out he doesn't follow his daughter-in-law on X, asking how he feels about his son marrying 'the #1 Jew hater in America.' Farmer is a UK businessman known as 'Mr. Copper' who served as Conservative Party treasurer from 2011-2015 and was made a life peer in 2014.
