UK and US top destinations as Capitec clients increase travel

“Most international card activity comes from clients who are at the point in their lives where they can enjoy either group vacations or the high-value trips they’ve been saving up for,” said Francois Viviers, group executive: marketing and...

Crowd Connected Named in UK Fast Growth Index 2025 for Accelerated Growth in Indoor Positioning, Smart Buildings and RTLS Technology

GUILDFORD, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 15, 2025-- Crowd Connected, the Guildford-based technology company pioneering indoor positioning and real-time location systems, has been recognised in the UK Fast Growth Index 2025 for exceptional revenue...

RAKEZ powers ahead in Q3 2025 with over 3,490 new businesses

RAS AL KHAIMAH - Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone (RAKEZ) has welcomed more than 3,490 new companies in the third quarter of 2025. This robust performance reinforces RAKEZ’s standing as a preferred destination for entrepreneurs, SMEs, and...

Kevin Federline Says Britney Spears Called Justin Timberlake Before Wedding

Britney Spears apparently had some unfinished business before her wedding to Kevin Federline. In a new interview, Federline, 47, claimed Spears, 43, tearfully called her ex-boyfriend Justin Timberlake the night before they walked down the aisle in...

Faulty towers: Whitehall loses its grip on the business of buying

Britain’s first secure school for young offenders opened in Kent in August last year. Oasis Restore was trialling a new approach to youth custody that put the emphasis on education and therapeutic care rather than punishment and retribution. There...

Infosys multiplies UK public sector revenue by 160 with £1.2bn NHS deal

Infosys has been selected to deliver an HR system to the NHS in a 15-year, £1.2bn deal, which increases the supplier’s UK public sector business more than 160 times over. Before signing the £1.2bn deal to provide what is described as an integrated...

Rachel Reeves to pitch UK as ‘beacon of stability and growth’ at IMF, amid budget pressure – business live

Introduction: Reeves to pitch UK as ‘beacon of stability and growth’ at IMFGood morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of business, the financial markets and the world economy. Rachel Reeves is jetting across the Atlantic to pitch the UK as...

Not Only Gaza: When Britain Aided Genocide in Indonesia

Sixty years ago, Harold Wilson’s Labour government secretly conspired with the Indonesian military as it conducted one of the postwar world’s worst bloodbaths. President Lyndon B. Johnson meets with Prime Minister Harold Wilson. Location at the...

Rachel Reeves to pitch UK as ‘beacon of stability and growth’ at IMF, amid budget pressure

Introduction: Reeves to pitch UK as ‘beacon of stability and growth’ at IMFGood morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of business, the financial markets and the world economy. Rachel Reeves is jetting across the Atlantic to pitch the UK as...

Politics latest: Reeves hints at tax rises and spending cuts to break out of Britain’s ‘doom loop’

Defence secretary at Nato meeting Away from the UK, John Healey is currently in Brussels for a Nato summit. The defence secretary is meeting other minister’s of defence as he warned the UK and Nato members will ramp up their response to Putin’s...

Bitcoin worth $14bn seized in US-UK crackdown on alleged scammers

OCT 15 – The US government has seized over $14bn (£10.5bn) in bitcoin and charged the founder of a Cambodian business empire with allegedly masterminding a massive cryptocurrency scam. UK and Cambodian national Chen Zhi was charged on Tuesday in...

Deli founders chosen as South West Ambassadors by British Business Bank

An enterprising couple who turned their passion for food into a thriving Mexican deli in the heart of a Cornish market town have been named among 14 businesses recognised as ambassadors for the British Business Bank’s Start Up Loans programme in...

Brexit has had ‘severe and long lasting’ impact on economy, says Reeves, as she confirms budget tax rises – UK politics live

Good morning. In a much-praised FT column yesterday, Stephen Bush argued that one problem facing the Conservatives today is that “an essential condition for entry into the upper echelons of [the party] is being willing to at least pretend that you...

Seventh edition of the Who’s Who in Guyana Business Directory in circulation

Oct 15, 2025 News (Kaieteur News) – The Who’s Who in Guyana Business Directory celebrated the launch of its 2026 Edition, marking the seventh annual publication of this leading national business reference. The event, held at the Guyana Marriott...

Three ways to make the UK’s food system more resilient – according to new report by 150 experts

In 2022, six days before Russian tanks rolled into Ukraine and destabilised energy and food supplies, my colleagues and I started building a network of researchers, practitioners and policymakers to identify ways to create a more sustainable...

Tata Motors demerger: The making of two global auto businesses

On 14 October, Tata Motors Ltd formally became Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Ltd (TMPVL) and began trading separately from its commercial vehicle unit. The discovered value of the passenger vehicle business came at around ₹395 per share, roughly...

Real British values

An upper-middle-class former banker friend recently attended a Reform UK selection meeting for council candidates in a decaying southern coastal town. Although he is a man of the world who once worked on oil rigs and in a shoe shop, my banker...

Entry to UK now becomes tough as new English language tests for skilled visa applicants imposed

The UK government on Tuesday tabled tougher new English language test requirements on visa applicants, including from India, in Parliament as part of a wider crackdown on soaring levels of immigration into the country.The new “Secure English...

Vets could be made to cap prescription prices after UK watchdog investigation

Vets in the UK could be forced to cap prescription prices after an investigation by the markets watchdog found pet owners may be paying twice as much for some common medicines from practices than online. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)...

Young professionals see business travel as a lifestyle upgrade, study shows

Hotels.com research reveals that for younger professionals, business travel is far more than a job requirement — it’s a chance to elevate their everyday experiences. According to a new Hotels.com Business Trip Report released last week (9), 86% of...