4 h. ago BBC News’s chief executive says broadcaster must act as a ‘town square’ for UK

Deborah Turness also said impartial journalism is needed now ‘more than ever’ while speaking at the Royal Television Society Convention in Cambridge.

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4 h. ago Deliveroo founder Will Shu to step down as boss amid DoorDash takeover

Mr Shu said he will step down as chief executive officer once Deliveroo completes its £2.9 billion takeover by rival DoorDash.

Politics

6 h. ago Next boss warns Britain faces a year of 'anaemic' economic growth thanks to 'rising tax burden'

The chief executive of Next has warned Britain faces another year of 'anaemic' economic growth and falling employment.

Economics

6 h. ago North Lanarkshire Council chief set for top job at South Ayrshire Council

Stephen Penman is the new Chief Executive of South Ayrshire Council and will take up the role when leaving his position as Strategy and Engagement chief at North Lanarkshire later this year.

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25 h. ago UK is going to be ‘AI superpower’, says Nvidia boss as he invests £500m

Jensen Huang says UK is ‘too humble’ as he announces equity stake in British cloud computing firm NScaleJensen Huang, the co-founder and chief executive of the US AI chipmaker Nvidia, has predicted “the UK is going to be an AI superpower” as he announced a new £500m investment in a British firm.Huang, who is due to join Donald Trump at Wednesday night’s state banquet with the king, said he was taking an equity stake in NScale, a UK cloud computing company, and predicted it would earn revenues of up to £50bn over the next six years. Continue reading...

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26 h. ago Former sports journalist Stephen Penman becomes South Ayrshire Council's new Chief Executive

Penman will leave his post as Strategy and Engagement boss at North Lanarkshire Council.

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27 h. ago New chief executive appointed to oversee further integration of Lothian Buses and Edinburgh Trams

Sarah Boyd, who has led Lothian as managing director since 2022, brings extensive leadership experience in the transport sector.

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30 h. ago Trump’s tariffs have hurt tea exports to the US, says Fortnum & Mason boss

Tom Athron says stricter rules on country of origin and end of ‘de minimis’ exemptions are up and sales downThe boss of upmarket retailer Fortnum & Mason has said Donald Trump’s trade war has hit sales of its luxury tea exports to the US and forced up prices.Tom Athron, the London-based retailer’s chief executive, said Trump’s stricter country of origin rules and the end of the “de minimis” cost exemption for parcels worth less than $800 (£587) had hit customers across the Atlantic. Continue reading...

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32 h. ago ChatGPT developing age verification system to identify under

Sam Altman said if there is doubt the system will default to the under-18 experience putting ‘safety ahead of privacy and freedom for teens’OpenAI will restrict how ChatGPT responds to a user it suspects is under 18, unless that user passes the company’s age estimation technology or provides ID, following legal action from the family of a 16-year-old who killed himself in April after months of conversations with the chatbot.OpenAI was prioritising “safety ahead of privacy and freedom for teens”, chief executive Sam Altman said in a blog post on Tuesday, stating “minors need significant protection. Continue reading...

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2 d. ago Welsh cricket clubs forced to pay up to £100k to stop stray balls damaging homes

The chief executive of Cricket Wales told a Senedd committee that planning decisions are threatening the viability and safety of cricket clubs

Economics

5 d. ago Motherwell woman appointed CEO of Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow

A Motherwell woman has been appointed the new chief executive officer of the UK’s only multi-disciplinary Royal College.

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6 d. ago Barclays chief urges Government to limit wage rises and avoid hiking bank taxes

CS Venkatakrishnan, chief executive of the banking group, told the Financial Times that wage inflation was a problem across the UK economy.

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6 d. ago Glasgow council leader urges fat cat bosses to return £1m of golden goodbyes

EXCLUSIVE: Susan Aitken said four former officials should follow the example of ex chief executive Annemarie O'Donnell in giving up their packages.

Economics

7 d. ago Big pharma will stop investing in UK, warns eminent scientist Sir John Bell

Warning follows news of US drugmaker Merck’s decision to scrap planned £1bn London research centreSir John Bell, a prominent scientist who brought business and government together during the Covid-19 vaccine rollout, has warned that other big pharmaceutical companies will stop investing in the UK, after Merck’s decision to scrap its planned £1bn London research centre.Bell, a former regius professor of medicine at the University of Oxford, told the BBC’s Today programme that he had spoken to several chief executives of large companies in the past six months “and they’re all in the same space, and that is, they’re not going to do any more investing in the UK”. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Big pharma will stop investing in UK, top scientist warns after Merck’s £1bn exit

Comments by former professor of medicine at Oxford follow scrapping of planned London research centre Sir John Bell, a prominent scientist who brought business and government together during the Covid-19 vaccine rollout, has warned that other big pharmaceutical companies will stop investing in the UK, after Merck’s decision to scrap its planned £1bn London research centre.Bell, a former regius professor of medicine at the University of Oxford, told Today on BBC Radio 4 that he had spoken to several chief executives of large companies in the past six months “and they’re all in the same space, and that is, they’re not going to do any more investing in the UK”. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Conservative group to hold vigil in London after Trump ally shot dead

Charlie Kirk, 31, the co-founder and chief executive of the youth organisation Turning Point USA, was killed at a Utah Valley University show.

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7 d. ago Shrinking states: a positive future with fewer people? – podcast

The fertility rate in England and Wales has fallen for the third year in a row – a trend mirrored across the world, with two-thirds of the global population now living in countries with below-replacement-level fertility. In the second episode of a two-part series, Madeleine Finlay speaks to Dean Spears, assistant professor of economics at the University of Texas at Austin, and Dr Jennifer Sciubba, chief executive of the Population Reference Bureau, to ask whether declining birth rates are really something to worry about – and how societies can adapt to a future with fewer children.Watch the new Guardian documentary Between Moon TidesListen to episode one: are we on a path to depopulation?Support the Guardian: theguardian.com/sciencepod Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Larry Ellison briefly overtakes Elon Musk as world’s richest person

Oracle co-founder’s shares rose by 40% in early trading, valuing his fortune at $393bn, just ahead of Musk’s $384bnUS tech billionaire Larry Ellison is neck-and-neck with Elon Musk in the contest to be the world’s richest person after briefly overtaking the Tesla chief executive on WednesdayEllison’s wealth surged after Oracle, the business software company in which he owns a stake of 41%, reported better than expected financial results. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Failing NHS bosses earning more than the Prime Minister could be sacked in new plans

The worst offending chief executives at failing NHS Trusts across the country could be sacked or have their pay docked in radical new plans for improvement

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9 d. ago Car finance deal compensation could start next year, says FCA boss

Nikhil Rathi, chief executive of the Financial Conduct Authority, said he hopes that most payouts to drivers will be made during 2026.

Economics