The poll found that 50% of Brits would turn to AI over a traditional solicitor for legal decision-making, and a further 56% would trust it to interpret contracts or terms and conditions. That figure rose among younger respondents and men, with 55% of men and

Opening London Tech Week this morning, the prime minister said the investment would form part of the government’s long-term ambition to be “the best state partner for tech entrepreneurs anywhere in the world.”The funding boost is expected to play a central role in the forthcoming

Global business leaders are becoming increasingly paralysed by a relentless cycle of crises, with their excessive caution now posing a significant threat to growth, according to BDO’s Global Risk Landscape Report 2025.The annual report, based on a survey of 500 C-suite executives at firms with

Electric vehicle charge point operator Believ has secured £300 million in funding to install at least 30,000 public EV chargers across the UK, in a move that cements its position as one of the country’s best-backed providers and significantly boosts Britain’s charging infrastructure.The investment—led by

The number of inheritance tax (IHT) investigations launched by HM Revenue & Customs has soared by more than a third over the past year, as the government intensifies efforts to crack down on underpayment and boost Treasury revenues.New figures obtained through a Freedom of Information

Organised by campaign group the Dad Shift, the protest will see fathers and babies gather outside the Department for Business and Trade in London on 11 June to demand better rights and pay for new dads and non-birthing partners.The strike comes in response to what

Senior US and Chinese officials are meeting in London today for high-level talks aimed at easing trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies, amid growing market optimism and mounting pressure from slowing export growth and political unrest.Scott Bessent, the US Treasury Secretary, is expected

The Bank of England has dismissed calls from Reform UK to end interest payments to commercial banks on reserves, despite mounting political pressure over what critics claim is a vast and unnecessary drain on the public purse.In a letter to the Bank’s governor, Andrew Bailey,

A motion passed on Sunday calls for new legislation to protect the rights of parents going through fertility treatment, amid growing concern that current employment policies are failing to support the thousands of people undertaking IVF each year.More than 50,000 people undergo fertility treatment annually