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13 hours ago
UK politics

Tice happy to put things right' after he failed to pay 100k in corporation tax'

The Independent provides critical journalism on key issues without paywalls, relying on donations to support its reporting efforts.
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 weeks ago

HS2 trains could run slower' to cut costs on embattled project

The Independent provides critical journalism on various issues without paywalls, relying on donations to support their reporting efforts.
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
13 hours ago

Tice happy to put things right' after he failed to pay 100k in corporation tax'

The Independent provides critical journalism on key issues without paywalls, relying on donations to support its reporting efforts.
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 weeks ago

HS2 trains could run slower' to cut costs on embattled project

The Independent provides critical journalism on various issues without paywalls, relying on donations to support their reporting efforts.
fromBusiness Matters
2 days ago

Desmond's 1.3bn national lottery battle collapses as High Court sides with Gambling Commission

The claimants have failed to make out any case of manifest error on the part of the commission in their process claim. Neither Camelot nor Allwyn ought to have been disqualified from the tender.
UK news
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

UK's largest housebuilder to buy less land, in blow to Labour's homes target

Barratt Redrow stated, 'Now, with a less certain backdrop, given recent geopolitical events and their likely impact on mortgage rates and build cost, we are being even more selective.'
Boston real estate
Chelsea
fromwww.fourfourtwo.com
5 days ago

Chelsea financial accounts reveal why Blues must become a selling club immediately

Chelsea's financial strategy involves selling assets to its parent company for immediate profits, raising concerns about compliance and operational losses.
London politics
fromwww.bbc.com
5 days ago

Reform UK seeks breakthrough in fragmented Havering Council

Havering's political landscape is complex, with no single party in control and ongoing financial challenges.
#nhs
Healthcare
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days ago

Private firms providing services to NHS made 1.6bn profit in two years, research finds

Private firms made £1.6 billion in profits from NHS contracts, raising concerns about profiteering and calls for profit caps.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

Labour and Lib Dem MPs demand shameful' Palantir NHS contract be scrapped

MPs demand the government terminate its NHS contract with Palantir due to concerns over trust and the company's political affiliations.
UK news
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
2 days ago

Personal insolvencies surge 30% as debt relief orders hit record high - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Personal insolvencies in England and Wales surged by 30% year-on-year in March, with record debt relief orders indicating financial strain on households.
London politics
fromwww.standard.co.uk
1 week ago

Troubled waters: Will Hammersmith Bridge ever reopen?

Hammersmith Bridge faces a funding deadlock for repairs, with costs reaching £250 million and no clear resolution in sight after seven years.
#peter-mandelson
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Pure shock': how ministers reacted to revelation of Mandelson vetting failure

Peter Mandelson's appointment as British ambassador to Washington surprised senior UK government officials due to failed vetting checks.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Pure shock': how ministers reacted to revelation of Mandelson vetting failure

Peter Mandelson's appointment as British ambassador to Washington surprised senior UK government officials due to failed vetting checks.
UK news
fromTheregister
5 days ago

UK state bank considers lengthening disastrous IT program

The UK's NS&I faces a £3 billion overhaul crisis, with delays and budget overruns prompting a review of its digital transformation plans.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

Starmer should face Commons inquiry over Mandelson vetting, says Ed Davey

Keir Starmer is under investigation for potentially misleading parliament regarding Peter Mandelson's appointment as ambassador to Washington.
Tech industry
fromComputerWeekly.com
3 weeks ago

Flaws in government procurement show in HMRC 473m AWS award | Computer Weekly

AWS has secured a £473m contract with HMRC, raising concerns over competition and potential government leverage loss.
EU data protection
fromComputerWeekly.com
3 weeks ago

UK government lacks ambition to fight tax fraud, says PAC | Computer Weekly

The UK's PAC criticizes the government for failing to modernize technology to combat tax fraud and error, costing taxpayers billions annually.
#capita
UK politics
fromTheregister
2 days ago

Capita won troubled UK pensions gig after performance checks

Capita was awarded a £239 million contract for the Civil Service Pension Scheme despite issues causing payment delays for retirees.
UK politics
fromTheregister
2 days ago

Capita won troubled UK pensions gig after performance checks

Capita was awarded a £239 million contract for the Civil Service Pension Scheme despite issues causing payment delays for retirees.
fromwww.bbc.com
2 weeks ago

Leisure centre and lido operator enters administration

Fusion Lifestyle announced on 1 April that it had appointed administrators after a prolonged period of financial difficulty. The charity cited rising operational costs, reduced government funding, and post-pandemic recovery challenges as the causes of its financial struggles.
London politics
London startup
fromBBC News
4 weeks ago

NCP: Where did it all go wrong for the car park operator?

National Car Parks collapsed due to reduced demand from flexible working, rising costs, and changing consumer habits.
EU data protection
fromBusiness Matters
3 weeks ago

Companies House disciplines over 100 staff amid compliance concerns

Companies House disciplined 132 employees for policy breaches, highlighting operational challenges and the need for stronger data security measures.
from24/7 Wall St.
1 month ago

Centuri's Backlog Is Booming, But Its Debt and Valuation Still Loom Large

Centuri ended 2025 with a $5.9 billion backlog, up 59% from the prior year, 82% of which was MSA work. For 2026, the company already has approximately $1.1 billion in year-to-date bookings, covering over 85% of the midpoint of its 2026 base revenue guidance.
Business
fromwww.bbc.com
4 days ago

Thames Water 'sleepwalking' into bad deal for customers, investor says

Thames Water should be put into administration rather than 'sleepwalking' into a deal that is bad for customers, according to an investor which wants to buy the business.
UK politics
Law
fromBusiness Matters
1 month ago

HMRC investigations into big businesses now last nearly three and a half years on average

HMRC tax investigations into UK's largest companies average 41 months to resolve, with over 2,100 active cases affecting roughly half of Britain's largest enterprises.
fromwww.bbc.com
4 days ago

Former footballers to meet government over 'financial abuse'

Working-class footballers lost hundreds of millions to financial mis-selling, but the V11 group is still being pursued for tax on money they never had.
UK politics
UK news
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

UK defence firms bleeding cash' as delayed spending plan leaves industry in paralysis'

Defence manufacturers face severe challenges due to delays in the UK military spending plan, leading to business failures and industry paralysis.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

Government's 1.5m housebuilding target in England is suffering subsidence | Nils Pratley

The government's target of 1.5 million new homes in England is increasingly unlikely due to reduced land purchases by major housebuilders.
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
5 days ago

How the government is getting tough on UK councils over pothole failures

Funding for local road maintenance is contingent on councils demonstrating effective spending to avoid losing significant financial support.
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
6 days ago

More than 170,000 miss out on 800 HMRC tax rebate due to problematic' system

Hundreds of thousands of taxpayers are missing out on HMRC refunds averaging 800 due to uncashed cheques and overpayment of taxes.
#corporate-administration
UK news
fromBusiness Matters
1 month ago

NCP faces administration as Britain's largest car park operator files court notice

National Car Parks, Britain's largest car park operator, has filed notice of intention to appoint administrators, putting over 1,000 jobs at risk and threatening services at hundreds of UK parking facilities.
UK news
fromBusiness Matters
1 month ago

NCP faces administration as Britain's largest car park operator files court notice

National Car Parks, Britain's largest car park operator, has filed notice of intention to appoint administrators, putting over 1,000 jobs at risk and threatening services at hundreds of UK parking facilities.
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

Major UK car park firm collapses into administration

NCP, a major UK car park operator managing 340 sites, entered administration due to post-pandemic occupancy decline and mounting losses, affecting 682 jobs.
Business
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

UK recruiter emerges from insolvency for third time, avoiding millions owed in tax

A UK recruitment business has been acquired out of administration for the third time in four years, with former management retained and millions owed to HMRC, exemplifying phoenixism practices that cost the exchequer billions annually.
#government-outsourcing
European startups
fromTheregister
1 month ago

Capita 370M Whitehall outsourcing deal challenged in court

Capita won a £370 million ten-year UK government outsourcing contract for HR and finance services across four departments, significantly below the £958.7 million estimated value, facing a legal challenge from rival Sopra Steria over abnormally low bidding.
European startups
fromTheregister
1 month ago

Capita 370M Whitehall outsourcing deal challenged in court

Capita won a £370 million ten-year UK government outsourcing contract for HR and finance services across four departments, significantly below the £958.7 million estimated value, facing a legal challenge from rival Sopra Steria over abnormally low bidding.
UK politics
fromIndependent
2 weeks ago

Metrolink officials rushed to reassure investors as project director Sean Sweeney headed for early exit

Ireland is serious about building a metro for Dublin, but faces challenges in gaining firm support.
EU data protection
fromTheregister
1 month ago

UK's Shared Services Strategy is entering the danger zone

The UK government's Shared Services Strategy faces legal challenges and implementation risks as it pursues a £1.7 billion consolidation of 17 departments into five cloud-based shared services centers by 2028.
Education
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
2 months ago

SEND crisis: Vast majority of councils warn of insolvency and call for reform amid huge deficits - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Eight in ten councils expect insolvency by 2028/29 due to rising SEND high-needs deficits unless the Government writes off deficits and reforms the system.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Dirty water, death and decline: the inside story of a privatisation scandal

Sarah Lambert took her usual morning swim for 40 minutes off Exmouth town beach before her volunteer shift helping disabled people get access to the water. A wheelchair user herself, Lambert's regular sea swims twice a week between the lifeboat station and HeyDays restaurant were the perfect form of exercise for her disability.
Public health
US politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

Private equity firms are cashing in' on broken Send system, Lib Dems say

Liberal Democrats call for SEND to be designated critical national infrastructure with legal protections amid concerns private firms profit from EHCPs and planned reassessments.
Miscellaneous
fromIrish Independent
2 months ago

At least 3.7m unaccounted for as liquidators appointed to investment firm

Provisional liquidators were appointed to Strand Investments & Finance Ltd (123 Financial Services) after suspected misappropriation left at least €3.7m unaccounted and clients affected.
UK news
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
1 month ago

Less than 10% of pothole compensation claims are successfully paid to drivers - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

English motorists filed over £10 million in pothole damage claims during 2024/25, but fewer than 10% were approved, with only £666,712 paid out from nearly 10,000 claims.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Listen to a grieving mother and have no doubts: water privatisation has been a lethal scandal | Clive Lewis

A meeting with families affected by water pollution highlighted the urgent need for public ownership of water services.
fromTheregister
3 weeks ago

Wales used Copilot to justify axing publicly funded body

I was alarmed and made a point to the board that the review refers to Microsoft Copilot as being used to evaluate the returns. I don't think you can rely on artificial intelligence to do that. It's just wrong.
UK politics
Miscellaneous
fromBusiness Matters
1 month ago

Complaints about HMRC surge to five-year high as redress payments rise

HMRC complaints reached 93,589 in 2024/25, up 19.2% over five years, with compensation cases rising 35% and reaching 16.4% of all complaints.
#post-office-horizon-scandal
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Redress schemes for Post Office Horizon scandal have serious failings, MPs find

Post Office Horizon scandal redress schemes have critical structural failings causing unacceptable delays, inadequate compensation offers, and retraumatization of wrongly prosecuted operators.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Redress schemes for Post Office Horizon scandal have serious failings, MPs find

Post Office Horizon scandal redress schemes have critical structural failings causing unacceptable delays, inadequate compensation offers, and retraumatization of wrongly prosecuted operators.
UK politics
fromBusiness Matters
3 weeks ago

HS2 speeds could be cut as government seeks to rein in spiralling costs

The government is considering reducing HS2 train speeds to save costs and avoid delays on the high-speed rail project.
Miscellaneous
fromIndependent
2 months ago

Watchdog hits out at 'cartels' that are rigging their bids for big state projects

Law is too weak and detection risk too low to deter bid-rigging that fixes prices on publicly funded projects in Ireland.
London politics
fromwww.standard.co.uk
1 month ago

The scandal of London councils' spending black holes

Local government councils raise council tax without demonstrating clear value or exploring efficiency improvements that private sector organizations routinely implement.
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 weeks ago

Minister claimed thousands of pounds on expenses for promotional videos

Al Carns claimed about £3,000 for the production of 17 videos that show him interacting with local businesses, including a pull-up challenge with a firefighter.
UK politics
#road-infrastructure
UK politics
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
1 month ago

Cost of fixing Britain's pothole crisis hits record 18.6bn - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

England and Wales road repair costs reach record £18.6 billion with only 51% of local roads in good condition, despite increased government funding failing to prevent continued deterioration.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

National disgrace': pothole repair backlog hits record 18.6bn in England and Wales

England and Wales face a record 18.6bn pothole repair backlog, with new damage accumulating faster than government funding can address despite councils filling 1.9m holes annually.
UK politics
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
1 month ago

Cost of fixing Britain's pothole crisis hits record 18.6bn - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

England and Wales road repair costs reach record £18.6 billion with only 51% of local roads in good condition, despite increased government funding failing to prevent continued deterioration.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

National disgrace': pothole repair backlog hits record 18.6bn in England and Wales

England and Wales face a record 18.6bn pothole repair backlog, with new damage accumulating faster than government funding can address despite councils filling 1.9m holes annually.
fromTheregister
1 month ago

Sopra Steria sues UK over 958M Capita outsourcing award

Sopra Steria claims the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), which leads the shared services program for multiple departments, failed to spot that Capita's bid for the contract was "abnormally low" relative to Sopra Steria's tender for the same work. It also alleges that after the UK outsourcer was named preferred bidder for the contract, the DWP conducted further renegotiations around Capita's tender.
UK news
fromComputerWeekly.com
2 months ago

Post Office offered bailout to cover 104.4m IR35 tax bill linked to Horizon IT scandal | Computer Weekly

This population [of contractors] had been unusually large to enable the provision of information and documents to the public inquiry, handle thousands of remediation claims and the development of systems to move off Horizon,
UK news
UK news
fromBusiness Matters
2 months ago

Post Office to receive 104m taxpayer bailout to cover historic IR35 breach

Government will provide up to £104,441,881 to pay Post Office's historic IR35 tax liability to HMRC because the Post Office cannot fund it.
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

Perilous' financial position of NHS trusts laid bare as 780m deficit revealed

NHS trusts collectively ran a deficit exceeding 780 million pounds in 2024/25, forcing health leaders to make difficult choices impacting patient care and potentially resulting in job cuts.
UK news
fromTheregister
2 months ago

UK watchdog to rule on 246M Post Office subsidy

The UK plans £246 million in subsidies to the Post Office: £141.8m for Horizon scandal remediation and £104.4m to cover IR35-related tax liability.
fromComputerWeekly.com
2 months ago

College of Policing accounts 'disclaimed' by auditor for second year in wake of IT failure | Computer Weekly

The accounting watchdog said that, although there had been no new financial issues, it "disclaimed" the college's latest 2024-25 accounts because of the continuing "fallout" from financial reporting problems that resulted from a problematic IT project. "We were not able to provide a complete opinion on the opening position or in-year transactions for 2024-25, both of which are heavily derived from the closing position of the prior year," it added.
UK news
UK news
fromTheregister
2 months ago

West Midlands copper chief cops it after Copilot copped out

West Midlands Police chief constable Craig Guildford retired after the force used fabricated Microsoft Copilot output to justify banning Israeli football fans.
UK news
fromBusiness Matters
2 months ago

More than 28,000 corporate insolvencies in 2025 highlight strain on UK businesses

UK companies faced sustained financial strain in 2025 with 28,616 insolvency activities, concentrated in construction, wholesale, retail, accommodation, food services, and manufacturing.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

While people feel the foundations of their lives are shaking, this deep crisis will continue | Clive Lewis

Labour faces a legitimacy crisis rooted in decades of economic marketization and financialization, requiring a decisive break with Thatcherite policies rather than superficial reforms.
#local-government-finance
fromTheregister
2 months ago

Capita pension botch forces government into damage control

Capita and the Cabinet Office are deeply sorry for the worry, frustration, and distress this has caused - particularly for those dealing with bereavement or ill health.
UK politics
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Lobbying firm co-founded by Mandelson faces collapse

Global Counsel is preparing to enter administration after major clients cut ties following revelations of links between co-founder Lord Mandelson and Jeffrey Epstein.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Most senior council officers in England say building work hit by delays

Two-thirds of senior council officers report construction project delays despite local authorities' central role in Labour's housing and infrastructure plans, with funding uncertainty and skills shortages as primary obstacles.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

There can be no exclusions': how Hillsborough law hit a roadblock

Keir Starmer personally championed and introduced the Hillsborough law but faced later rejection from bereaved families over duty-of-candour provisions.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

City minister accused of ignoring 2bn car finance tax loophole

City minister Lucy Rigby confirmed banks involved in the car finance scandal can exploit a loophole to avoid about £2bn in corporation tax on compensation.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Reform UK's Kent council faces extreme risk' after passing first budget

Reform UK-led Kent council raised council tax 3.99%, leaving reserves low and exposing the authority to £411m of immediate financial risk.
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