Serial entrepreneur Jonathan Rowland has announced his latest venture, R3 Sport, which is focused on the fast-growing game of padel. Rowland, the founder of Redwood Bank, says R3 will manage …
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Horizon campaigner Alan Bates says Britain should sell ‘dead duck’ Post Office to Amazon for £1
A campaigner at the centre of the Post Office Horizon IT scandal has urged the government to sell the “dead duck” organisation to “someone like Amazon for £1”. Alan Bates, …
FCA urges Brits to ‘make money work harder’ by shopping around for savings rates
The City watchdog has launched a new campaign encouraging savers to shop around for the best savings rate as customer inertia continues to prevent customers from locking in higher rates. …
Post Office chief doesn’t ‘believe’ ex-chair Staunton’s payment delay claim is ‘true’
Post Office chief executive Nick Read has told MPs he doesn’t “believe” former chairman Henry Staunton’s claim he was told to delay Horizon compensation payments is “true”. Read, appearing before …
London’s ‘strength reflected across UK’ as it leads record-breaking year for tech start-ups
The UK has seen a record-breaking jump in new tech start-ups, new research finds, with London taking the wheel as the nation’s influential tech hub. The number of new tech …
5 ways to keep Gen Z employees happy in the office
New research from the Resolution Foundation shows that Gen Z people in their early 20s are more likely to be out of work because of ill health than people in …
Playstation: Sony to cut 900 jobs and close London studio
Sony has announced plans to cut around 900 jobs in its Playstation arm and close its London studio. Describing the move as an “extremely hard decision”, the gaming giant’s chief …
Bank’s Ramsden: ‘More evidence’ needed that inflation has been tamed before rates can go down
A rate-setter at the Bank of England said he was looking for “more evidence” that inflation has been tamed before cutting interest rates. In a speech delivered at the Association …
Amex dives into buy-now pay-later market in challenge to Klarna
American Express has launched a new offering for UK customers to pay off large credit card purchases in monthly instalments as it looks to capture further market share from the …
‘Like Brands. Only Cheaper’: Court throws out Aldi’s appeal over gin bottle battle with Marks and Spencer
Aldi’s appeal against a decision that it had infringed on Marks and Spencer’s registered design of its light-up gin was dismissed earlier today. Marks and Spencer launched its intellectual property …