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Barclays’ Q1 2026 Business Prosperity Index reveals that the vast majority of UK businesses (85 per cent) remain confident in the strength of their business, despite 80 per cent reporting a negative impact from the Middle East conflict.

Stuart Dantzic, Managing Director of Caribbean, welcomes the Climate Change Committee’s latest adaptation report, arguing that external shading and passive cooling must become central to the UK’s response to rising overheating risk.

A 110-strong display ‘slab wall’ has become the major attraction of Solus Ceramics’ new showroom transformation at its headquarters in Tyseley.

Calculus, one of the UK’s longest-established EIS and VCT fund managers with over 25 years backing innovative growth companies, announces a £2.5m investment into Edify, the AI-powered operations platform built for quick service restaurants (QSRs) and hospitality chains.

Leading law firm Clifton Ingram is delighted to announce the appointment of Sam Fellows as a Partner within its Dispute Resolution team, effective May 5th.

An Edinburgh-based entrepreneur is turning creativity into commercial success, as her handcrafted candle business continues to grow with support from Business Gateway.

Nottinghamshire drivers are now in pole position for electric driving after the all new Kia EV2 arrived at NK Motors in Chilwell for the first time.

A Solihull entrepreneur, who credits numerology with getting his life back on track, is believed to be the first in the UK to now offer it as part of his landscape gardening service.

A local journalist of three decades has been named an Influential Woman In Business after celebrating her latest award.

The Manor House Golf Club’s position among Europe’s premier golf destinations has been recognised within a new industry ranking of the continent’s most luxurious venues.

Visit Leicester has officially announced its Green Days, Green Stays and Green Ways campaign, a major initiative designed to highlight the benefits of regenerative tourism and encourage eco-friendly travel throughout the city and county.

ScottishPower and Masdar’s East Anglia THREE offshore windfarm has set a UK offshore wind record with the installation of its first turbine – the first in the UK to feature 115 metre blades, each one longer than a Premier League football pitch.

A Dundee entrepreneur has successfully launched his own cycle repair business with support from Business Gateway after more than two decades working in the local cycling trade.

Illustrator Lauren Morsley, a graduate of Duncan of Jordanstone Collage of Art & Design, part of the University of Dundee, and Dundee and Fife based Fisher & Donaldson have together launched a new range of mechanise.

Hendy Group is the headline sponsors of the Steeleford Supercar Show being held at Stansted House in Hampshire on Sunday 31 May, joining a celebration of some of the world’s most iconic supercars.

England Rugby and Castore unveil the new men's and women's Home, Training and Travel collections for the 2026/27 season, introducing a bold new visual identity inspired by the forces of nature and engineered for elite performance.

Norwich-based industrial engineering supplier Lamberts has been acquired by South Wales’ Flocon Valves & Fittings Ltd.

A University of Dundee scientist whose discoveries are transforming drug discovery has received national recognition for his ground-breaking research.

In this year’s Equity Gilt Study, Barclays Research examines how physical AI will move beyond the digital realm and into the real economy, with humanoid robots set to reshape productivity, labour markets, geopolitics, and long-term asset returns.

Leading UK food distributor, RH Amar has celebrated the opening of its new headquarters in High Wycombe, with Dame Mary Berry joining colleagues and guests at a special lunch to mark the occasion.