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‘Theft on a high scale’: Bill which sparked Sir Elton John ire passes

A bill which caused a major clash between famous artists and the UK government has finally passed wi...

Ten finalists for second round of Manchester Prize revealed

The ten finalists for the second round of the Manchester Prize have been announced, with firms on th...

EDF swoop values Pod Point, once priced at £350m, at just £10m

Pod Point, which floated in London in 2021 at a valuation of £350m, has been acquired by Paris-base...

THG Fulfil robot deal to boost daily capacity to 1m

THG Ingenuity’s fulfilment and courier management solution has partnered with intelligent robotics...

Shein ‘dark marketing’ complaint should be ‘heads up’ to SMEs

Chinese fast fashion giant Shein has been hit with a consumer watchdog complaint over alleged ‘dar...

Manchester spinout raises £1.8m to treat chronic diseases

Apini, a small molecule drug development programme being advanced by Syncona’s accelerator Slingsh...

Recycling company continues to Impact market as it raises £3.3m

Falkirk-based Impact Recycling has raised a £3.3m follow-on investment from IW Capital to scale its...

WSP Global to acquire 110-year-old listed London firm for £281m

London-based environmental, engineering and strategic consulting company Ricardo is set to be acquir...

FinTech CEO falls on sword as investment deal falls though

The CEO of a listed FinTech business has stepped down after an investment deal fell through. Nick...

Debenhams Group partners with Peak in AI-focused shift

Debenhams Group has partnered with Manchester-founded firm Peak to implement AI at scale in order to...

MedTech given £860k Innovate UK grant to detect colorectal cancer

A biomarker discovery and diagnostics startup has been awarded £860,000 in funding from Innovate UK...

TikTok to open new London office after reaching 30m UK users

Short-form video giant TikTok has confirmed it will be further investing into the UK, expanding its ...

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