Can Steven Bartlett and a rebrand save PrettyLittleThing?
Tearful Umar Kamani is hoping a fresh start – and a Dragon’s help – can breathe new life into the ailing fashion brand.

Moulding’s joy at THG’s FTSE 250 listing
Online retailer’s inclusion into the coveted FTSE 250 Index on March 21st has been hailed as a ‘total game-changer’

Inflexion set to sell ANS for reported £400m
Inflexion first invested in UKFast in 2018 before acquiring ANS in 2021 and combining the two companies before rebranding as ANS

Revealing BusinessCloud’s EdTech 50 for 2025
Innovation ranking celebrates businesses of all sizes creating tech for education and workplace development

Electric Sheep set to raise the baa after landing Innovate UK grant
London-based AI tech startup secures prestigious £500,000 Smart Grant to support development of its fastest rotoscoping tool to date

‘Heartbreaking’: In The Style founder slams firm amid celebrity backlash
EastEnders star claims she hasn’t been paid for months as Adam Frisby says pregnant women among employees being sacked without pay

Sara Davies MBE to leave Dragons’ Den

Which Dragons’ Den star has invested most in series 22?
Peter Jones, Deborah Meaden, Touker Suleyman, Sara Davies and Steven Bartlett all returned to the Den, but which Dragon was the busiest?

Search begins for GM’s Rising Stars of Business in 2025
We’ve again joined forces with GM Business Growth Hub to shine a light on Greater Manchester’s most exciting companies. Nominate now!

Embattled founder of unicorn Builder.ai replaced as CEO
Sachin Dev Duggal, named in criminal probe last year, steps down from top job at Microsoft-backed firm but remains as ‘chief wizard’

Dealmaker admits: ‘I fear tall poppy syndrome’
In the week of International Women’s Day, Nicola Merritt says women shouldn’t be embarrassed to celebrate success

Mistakes, arguments & tears – my verdict on latest series of Dragons’ Den
As the curtain comes down on the first half of series 22 of the hit BBC show, Patrick Killeen reflects on the highs and lows

MAD//FEST: ‘A sh*t show more packed than my nan’s front room’
Organisers of MAD//UpNorth apologise for length of queues as attendees vent anger at overcrowded two-day festival in Manchester

Can Anisa break The Apprentice curse?
Anisa Khan is the frontrunner to win the BBC show after volunteering to be project manager for the first two weeks

AI leader Quantexa valued at £2bn by fresh investment
London decision intelligence company raises £137m Series F round to harness opportunity around “once-in-a-generation technology”

Pure Blis as LDC exits £136m-valued firm to T-Mobile
Private equity investor exits investment in advertising solutions provider after three years in which turnover increased 75%

£335m deal agreed for UK-based Spirent’s business lines
Wells Fargo loan to fund deal as Nasdaq-listed US giant swoops for high-speed ethernet and network security testing arms

Former Liverpool Mayor Joe Anderson charged with bribery