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Linklaters Raises UK Lawyer Pay 20%, Matching Freshfields Move (1)

Linklaters boosted pay for newly qualified lawyers in London by 20%, matching the standard set weeks earlier by rival Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. New qualified...

UK engineering firm Arup falls victim to £20m deepfake scam

The British engineering company Arup has confirmed it was the victim of a deepfake fraud after an employee was duped into sending HK$200m (£20m)...

RedBird IMI completes $1.45bn acquisition of UK TV production company All3Media

RedBird IMI, a joint venture between RedBird Capital Partners and Abu Dhabi's International Media Investments, has completed its acquisition of All3Media for £1.15 billion...

Support new businesses at pilot Kickstart market

Published: Fri 17th May, 2024 People are being encouraged to visit a pilot market in Loughborough which aims to support young traders with budding businesses. Loughborough...

UK and partners target Russia-DPRK ‘arms-for-oil’ trade with new sanctions

the UK announces new package of sanctions to target the Russia-North Korea (DPRK) ‘arms-for-oil’ trade, alongside international partners 3 companies and...

Can troubled Thames Water avoid collapse?

The water company that supplies clean water and removes waste for a quarter of the UK is, quite simply, drowning in debt.When the company...

Bank of England plans sevenfold expansion of Leeds operation

The Bank of England governor, Andrew Bailey, has announced a big expansion of its operations in Leeds, with one in 10 officials to be...

UK DfT Submits Proposal to Attract Young Train Drivers

The UK Department for Transport has submitted a new proposal to consider the lowering of the minimum age for train drivers in Great Britain...

Bank of England to grow ‘northern hub’ with 500 staff

The Bank of England has revealed a major expansion of its presence...

Residents say parasite outbreak in Devon’s water network has ‘destroyed’ business

Business owners in Devon have said the outbreak of a waterborne disease...

Businesses set to benefit as UK concludes tax agreement with Peru and ratifies deal to join major Indo-Pacific trade bloc

UK wraps up key step to joining CPTPP – worth £12 trillion in global GDP upon our entry - by ratifying the...

British asylum housing tycoon breaks into Sunday Times rich list

An Essex businessman who won government contracts paying his firm £3.5m a day for transporting and accommodating asylum seekers has been named among the...

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