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Betfred ends rugby league sponsorship over gambling tax rises

Fred Done says Betfred will not renew its rugby league deal and will quit British Classics racing sponsorship if the budget raises gambling tax again ...

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Business rates relief threshold could rise in October Budget

John Healey is said to be considering business rates relief changes that could take thousands of small firms out of the tax at his Budget on 28 October. ...

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Richard Gere’s foundation signs Monaco environmental agreement

The Prince Albert II Foundation and the Gere Foundation signed a memorandum of understanding in Monaco today to explore joint work on the environment. ...

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Getting to know you: Melissa Snover, founder and CEO, Rem3dy Health

Rem3dy Health founder Melissa Snover on personalised nutrition, the spilled vitamins that started it and a £14m round to take Birmingham tech global ...

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Getting to know you: Tony Earnshaw, CEO, UK Commercial Group

UK Commercial Group CEO Tony Earnshaw on building a national facilities management business from £300 and why standards have to be earned, not claimed ...

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Getting to know you: James Cobb, CEO and founder, Crowd Connected

Crowd Connected founder James Cobb on location intelligence, counting cars in a hi-vis jacket at a licensing hearing and why he keeps the team small ...

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Getting to know you: Neeral Shah, founder and CEO, YardLink

YardLink founder Neeral Shah on digitising construction procurement, the $17.5m Series A behind it and why the industry still distrusts new technology ...

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FCA finds no evidence its rules block SME access to finance

The Financial Conduct Authority has found no evidence that its own rules are a major barrier to SME access to finance, in a review published yesterday. ...

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Bank of England warns interest rate rise likely if Iran war goes on

The monetary policy committee held rates at 3.75 per cent for a sixth meeting, but Andrew Bailey warned an interest rate rise would follow a longer war. ...

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Ian Reight: bringing surgical leadership to Mount Vernon, Maine

Ian Reight is a general surgeon who practises in Mount Vernon, Maine. He grew up in Maryland, where he worked as a volunteer firefighter and paramedic before he turned to medicine. ...

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