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Rents across the UK have fallen slightly for the first time in more than five years—although tenants in London are still seeing new highs, according to fresh data from Rightmove.Outside the capital, advertised rental prices dipped by 0.2% to an

Steep price cuts in furniture and fashion have driven retail prices in Britain down this month, though the broader rate of decline has begun to slow.According to the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and market research firm NielsenIQ, shop prices slipped

Whilst the job title may be the same, startup CEOs face very different challenges to CEOs of multinational businesses, pushing them to make use of skills that many other positions may overlook.The skillset needed for a successful CEO is both

Two hundred British companies have now made the four-day working week a permanent fixture for all staff—without cutting salaries—a move heralded by supporters as a fundamental reinvention of the country’s work culture.The latest figures from the 4 Day Week Foundation

The rapid automation of millions of jobs through artificial intelligence could intensify economic inequality across the UK unless the government steps in with targeted support, according to a new study by the Institute for the Future of Work (IFOW). The three-year

British companies fear a “significant fall” in their trading prospects over the next few months, raising concerns about further job losses and derailing Labour’s ambitions to reboot economic growth.A survey by the CBI found that a net 22 per cent

London-based solar tech startup GRYD Energy has secured £1 million in pre-seed funding to scale its subscription-based solar and battery systems across the UK. Investors in the round include Black Seed VC, an early-stage fund dedicated to Black founders, and SFC