Brighton-based Helix Law is representing US software firm Arkeyo in a $20m High Court battle against Metro Bank, using AI tools to slash disclosure costs and prove how smaller firms can take on legal giants.
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Clarkson’s Hawkstone crowned England’s best at 2025 World Beer and Cider Awards
Jeremy Clarkson’s Hawkstone has scooped multiple medals at the 2025 World Beer and Cider Awards, with Hawkstone IPA and Hedgerow named England Country Winners, building on last year’s success for Hawkstone Lager.
AI profiling of social media will boost HMRC’s tax compliance, say advisers
Blick Rothenberg says HMRC’s use of AI through its CONNECT system, which has already recovered over £3bn in unpaid tax, will be strengthened by profiling people’s social media activity.
Poll finds MPs back electricity tax cuts to boost heat pump adoption
Aira’s new cross-party study shows 48% of MPs support cutting levies on electricity to make heat pumps more affordable, but awareness of the Boiler Upgrade Scheme remains low among politicians.
Farmers warn of crisis as poll shows 80% fear for survival and none back Labour
A new poll shows 80% of farmers fear their businesses won’t survive the next decade, with many pausing investment or considering selling land amid Labour’s inheritance tax reforms.
UK steel industry given digital roadmap to reach net zero
A new study has set out a strategic digital roadmap to fast-track the UK steel industry’s transition to net zero, warning that overcoming skills shortages, regulatory hurdles and investment uncertainty is vital if the sector is to meet its climate goals.
UK retailers risk £146m annual losses without net zero upgrades
Aging energy systems could leave a third of stores unlettable by 2030
Most UK millionaires think they’d be better off abroad
A majority of Britain’s millionaires believe they would enjoy a better quality of life overseas, as higher taxes and the rising cost of living fuel unease among the wealthy.
Pensioners to make up a quarter of Britain’s adults by 2075, review warns
Britain is heading towards a demographic tipping point, with pensioners set to make up more than a quarter of the adult population by 2075, according to an official review into the state pension age.
Visa refusals rise as UK risks losing global talent
New analysis shows the UK Home Office refused 664,000 visas in 12 months. Indian, Nigerian, Ghanaian and Pakistani workers face highest rejection rates.
AI ‘helper’ for jobseekers sparks fears of surge in junk applications
The UK government plans to launch an AI chatbot to help unemployed people fill in job applications, but critics warn it could flood employers with irrelevant CVs as firms already struggle with AI-driven spam.
BrewDog’s reliance on JD Wetherspoon shows a brand in retreat
BrewDog’s shrinking pub presence has left it reliant on JD Wetherspoon for distribution. Can the once-dominant craft beer pioneer reinvent itself, or is this the beginning of a long decline?
ASA bans online pharmacy adverts for weight loss injections in major enforcement drive
The UK’s advertising watchdog has banned online pharmacy ads promoting prescription-only weight loss jabs such as Wegovy, closing loopholes and targeting social media influencers.
Norway restarts North Sea drilling licences as UK faces calls to lift ban
Norway has reopened North Sea oil and gas exploration for the first time since 2021, prompting calls for the UK to follow suit and scrap its ban on new licences.
GMB urges government to showcase UK pottery in embassies worldwide to support ceramics industry
The GMB union has called on the government to commit to using UK-made pottery and tableware in all British embassies and High Commissions around the world, as part of a push to back the country’s struggling ceramics sector.
