A flagship government initiative to support female entrepreneurs has come under fire from MPs for delays in delivering promised funding, with members of the women and equalities committee accusing ministers of lacking urgency and vision. The Invest in Women Taskforce, set up under the previous government to improve access to capital for female-led businesses, has raised over £250 million. However, ministers now say the fund will not begin investing until the end of 2025 —...
Electric parcel delivery startup Hived has raised $42 million in fresh funding to expand its all-electric courier operations beyond London, marking a significant milestone in its mission to disrupt the UK’s legacy logistics sector. The London-based firm, co-founded in 2021 by former Manchester City women’s youth team captain Murvah Iqbal and Mathias Krieger, plans to use the funding to expand to Bristol, Bath, and Brighton by September, with further rollouts in Birmingham and Manchester set...
Tesla has posted a modest rebound in UK sales, with 7,700 new vehicles registered in June—up 3.7% on the same month last year, according to the latest data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Despite the improvement, the electric carmaker’s UK performance remains slightly down for the year. Between January and June 2025, Tesla registered 22,700 vehicles, a 1.3% year-on-year decline. The uptick in June follows a sluggish start to the year,...
Former BBC Dragon and entrepreneur James Caan CBE has issued a powerful call for urgent reform in the UK’s education system, as he launched the landmark National Education Futures 2025 report at the House of Lords last week. Hosted by The Rt Hon the Lord Knight of Weymouth, the event brought together parliamentarians, policymakers, and education leaders to address the growing crisis across schools, colleges and training systems. Describing the moment as “a kite dancing...
The United Kingdom has been named the worst country in Europe for commuting, tied with Greece, according to a new report by cross-border e-commerce platform Ubuy. The ranking – based on commuting costs, travel times, paid leave, working hours and national happiness – places the UK bottom of a 34-country index. The UK scored 107 out of a possible 136 points, where a lower score indicates a better commuting experience. The report highlights soaring costs,...
A pioneering climate satellite designed to track methane emissions from space has gone missing, dealing a major blow to global efforts to curb one of the most potent greenhouse gases. The $88 million MethaneSat satellite—developed by the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and backed by Google and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos—has lost contact with Earth just one year after launch. The EDF confirmed this week that communication with the spacecraft was lost ten days ago and...
Foreign students applying to study in the United States will now be required to make their social media profiles public so that American diplomats can vet their online activity for signs of “hostility” towards the US or threats to national security. Under new guidance issued by the US State Department this week, consular officials will carry out social media checks on all applicants for F, M, and J category visas — covering academic studies, vocational...
As crowds descend on Silverstone this weekend for the sold-out British Grand Prix, the spectacle of F1 masks a much deeper economic and technological engine humming beneath the surface. With more than 480,000 fans expected through the gates and 160,000 in attendance on race day alone, the UK’s flagship motorsport event is a major draw. But its broader significance lies in its role at the centre of a world-leading ecosystem that blends motorsport, high-performance engineering,...
Day trading isn’t just for people with multiple monitors and entire days blocked out for charts. If you’re someone with a full calendar, running a business, juggling meetings, or working in a demanding role, there’s still room for it. With the right approach, forex day trading can fit into your routine without becoming overwhelming. It doesn’t mean watching every price move or reacting to every blip on the screen. What matters more is having a...
In many businesses, leadership is seen as something that happens in boardrooms or during quarterly reviews – a responsibility held by the few. But for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) facing fast-changing markets, staffing pressures and rising customer expectations, that top-down model simply doesn’t hold up. Instead, leadership must be shared. Whether it’s a customer-facing technician solving a problem on the spot, or an administrator improving a clunky process, leadership can – and should –...
