AI companies are racing to rescue the NHS
An official review by Lord Darzi revealed recently that the NHS is in “critical condition” following years of underfunding. The review found that the NHS is battling soaring demand, poor productiv
Meet the fund managers: Biotech investing under the microscope
In this weekly series, investment reporter Elliot Gulliver-Needham sits down with a fund manager for a Q&A. This week, we’re hearing from Ailsa Craig, co-portfolio manager of International Biotechno
Linklaters early bet on competition law sees it leading in class action trend
Law firms are racing to grab work defending businesses during the class actions surge but Linklaters sees itself at the 'forefront'
Optimism among UK SMEs rises for third straight year
Optimism among the UK’s small and medium-sized businesses has grown for a third consecutive year in a positive sign for the domestic economy, according to fresh data. Around seven in ten SMEs said t
The UK economy is suffering from long Covid and a short memory
We may have ditched the testing swabs and face masks, but the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic is still being felt. Quite understandably, we’d rather consign that era to history, but the scale of the
Tall tails: The story of a city couple, a Siberian cat and a litter box
When entrepreneur Aneisha Soobroyen adopted her Siberian cat Boo, the last thing she expected was never-ending stomach issues stinking up the litter box.
Pubs face ‘double whammy’ of tax hikes as hundreds call last orders for good
Around 50 pubs per month ‘vanished’ from England and Wales in the first half of the year as hospitality struggled with costs and tax rates. The overall number of pubs in England and Wales, includi
‘It has changed my whole life’: Inside London’s Tiktok famous jewellery warehouse
Jon Goldsmith struck upon gold when he discovered an abandoned jewellery warehouse in west London. Now Tiktok's changed the game again.
Misery index gives cause for hope
There is an unmistakable inverse correlation between emiserating factors like unemployment, wages and house prices and consumer confidence, but new analysis suggests things may be looking up, says Jam
