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UK Private Capital Markets Subjected to Macroeconomic Pressures and Shifting Investment Strategies : Research
Crowdfund Insider
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September 9, 2025
The UK’s private capital markets in 2025, as detailed in PitchBook’s recent UK Private Capital Breakdown, present a complex environment shaped by macroeconomic pressures, shifting investment strategies, and sectoral resilience. The report...
North East couple given lifetime animal ban after starving dog to death
Chronicle Live
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September 10, 2025
A North East couple have been given lifetime animal bans after starving their dog to death in what magistrates described as "one of the worst cases of animal cruelty they had ever seen". Bull breed Oreo weighed less than half his expected body...
Rachel Reeves' brutal tax moves could spell the end of UK charity shops
Daily Express
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September 9, 2025
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been urged to cut “eye-watering” employer National Insurance taxes at the next Budget or risk losing charity shops from Britain's high street. Individual charities and industry sector bosses have sounded the alarm over...
Man United must address worrying transfer concern as Rasmus Hojlund primed to repeat trend
Manchester Evening News
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September 10, 2025
Manchester United's recruitment in recent years can best be described as embarrassing. The fact that you can count on one hand, potentially two if you are feeling generous, the number of new signings that have made a lasting and respectable impact...
Failings by doctors led to ‘shocking and unacceptable’ death of rough sleeper, inquest finds
Windsor Express
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September 10, 2025
Failings and ‘negligent communication’ by several doctors and nurses contributed to the ‘shocking and unacceptable’ death of a vulnerable Wexham Park Hospital patient, an inquest has found. Wayne Merchant died aged 51 as a result of a perforated...
Rachel Ruto urges African leaders to champion clean cooking at Climate Summit
The Standard
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Kenya’s First Lady, Rachel Ruto, speaking during a high-level side event at the Africa Climate Summit (ACS2) in Addis Ababa.[Courtesy] Kenya’s First Lady, Rachel Ruto, has called for urgent, decisive action to close Africa’s $4 billion annual...
New minister must not kowtow to the social housing mafia like Angela Rayner
City A.M.
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September 10, 2025
Wednesday 10 September 2025 3:08 pm | Updated: Wednesday 10 September 2025 3:13 pm Share Facebook Share on Facebook X Share on Twitter LinkedIn Share on LinkedIn WhatsApp Share on WhatsApp Email Share on Email Angela Rayner’s tax affairs have...
Pupils return to high school seven months after it was forced to shut doors over safety concerns
Chronicle Live
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September 10, 2025
Students in Prudhoe have returned to the town’s high school for the first time since it was forced to close due to safety concerns. Cracks were discovered in Prudhoe Community High School’s building in February, with pupils unable to be taught at...
How to watch The Great British Bake Off tonight from anywhere in the world
GB News
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September 9, 2025
If you don't want to miss a single episode of The Great British Bake Off, there's a clever solution to make sure you never miss an episode, no matter where you are in the world. The 16th season of GBBO started last week (September 2) from 8pm on...
UK retail sales volumes in July 2025 up 0.6%
Retail Insight Network
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September 8, 2025
UK retail sales volumes in July 2025 saw a 0.6% uptick, building on the previous month’s 0.3% growth, according to the latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The surge was particularly evident in non-store retail and clothing...
UK-Backed Lender Calls on Funds to Champion Defense Investment
Mint
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September 9, 2025
(Bloomberg) -- UK pension funds should be proud to declare investments in defense companies because the political climate has changed and reputational risks are diminishing, the chief executive of the state-owned British Business Bank said. Fund...
Gamma, O2 Daisy Forge Multi-Year Deal to Accelerate UCaaS Growth in the UK
The Fast Mode
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September 8, 2025
Gamma Communications, a leading provider of technology-based communication solutions across Europe, and O2 Daisy, the new UK Telecommunications powerhouse formed by the merger of Virgin Media O2 Business and Daisy Group, announced a new multi-year...
Britain's £240 Billion Green Superpower Plan Faces Crucial Test
Yahoo Finance
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Electricity pylons and solar panels at Cleve Hill Solar Park near Faversham, UK. (Bloomberg) -- It’s an ambitious project by any measure: 70 million solar panels, 6,000 wind turbines, and 4,500 kilometers of underwater electricity cables. Most...
Travel warning issued for British tourists as France plunged into chaos amid looming widespread strikes
GB News
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September 9, 2025
A travel warning has been issued for France amid looming widespread strikes against the French President Emmanuel Macron. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) alerted Britons to the strikes, with two planned across the course of...
Steve Bannon predicts THIS is who will be the next Prime Minister of the UK - and it may surprise you
GB News
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September 9, 2025
Donald Trump’s former chief strategist Steve Bannon has claimed Sadiq Khan could become the next Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Speaking to GB News, Mr Bannon said Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer “doesn’t have the firepower” to win long-term...
JLR Cyberattack Halts UK Production and IT Systems
Manufacturing Digital
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September 9, 2025
The cyberattack has not only disrupted JLR's internal operations but has also had a significant impact on its global supply chain. This halt in production has affected suppliers worldwide who rely on JLR's systems for orders, inventory and...
Will Jacob Rees-Mogg finally defect to Reform UK? This is my honest verdict - Ann Widdecombe
GB News
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September 9, 2025
Well, it will certainly make the other party's conferences look boring. Fireworks abounded at the Reform Party Conference, both in the literal and metaphorical sense. I was at the Conservative Party Conferences in Blackpool, Brighton and...
We are health care workers. We’re already seeing the impacts of climate inaction
Canadian Centre For Policy Alternatives
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September 9, 2025
The summer of 2025 will be remembered in Canada as the year that wildfires threatened our health and our homes, from coast to coast to coast, from Northwest Territories to Nova Scotia, from Manitoba to BC. The area burned this year is larger than...
Why basement waterproofing is 'now as much about climate resilience as it is about comfort,' and how to get it right
Ideal Home
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September 9, 2025
Waterproofing a basement is arguably the most important thing you can do with a subterranean space. And it's not just something that you need to do if you plan on carrying out a basement conversion to create a new habitable space – even if you...
Serbia vs England predictions and betting tips – Three Lions strong favourites
talkSPORT
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September 9, 2025
England beat Andorra 2-0 at the weekend to take another step closer to World Cup 2026. Thomas Tuchel’s team are not over the line just yet, however, and this trip to Serbia is probably their toughest game of the qualification campaign. Defeat on...