All news by author: Lawrence Matheson

Fujitsu Europe director Paul Patterson faced a grilling by MPs on Tuesday alongside Post Office boss Nick Read, as public and political anger continues over the Horizon scandal

The average quoted price of motor insurance jumped by 67.2% in the year to November 2023, according to an index

The business said that it had agreed for Holland & Barrett to use its Ingenuity platform, a system which works closely together with warehouses to manage online sales

The newly named Panmure Liberum will be led by Mr Ricci as chief executive and Liberum founder Shane Le Prevost as non-executive chairman

The deal will see Vodafone invest 1.5 billion dollars (£1.2 billion) over the next 10 years in customer-facing generative AI using Microsoft's technologies, as well as digitise its data centres using the US firm's Azure cloud platform

The online supermarket said it would meet its forecast to return to earnings for the full year to November 26 after the fourth-quarter performance saw annual sales rise 7% overall

The resolution, led by Dutch activist group Follow This, has been backed 27 institutions, including Nest, Rathbones, Brunel Pension Partnership and Amundi

The Scotch Whisky Association said the industry is worth £5.3 billion to Scotland alone

The guidance sets out how to establish, implement, maintain and continually improve an AI management system, with a focus on safeguards

Gillian Keegan said she worries about young people not engaging and not learning from their seniors because they're working from home

It is the lowest rate since the three months to January last year and one of the steepest falls in earnings growth since during the pandemic

The retailer said it was 'exceptionally pleased' with the performance

The group, which has about 160 stores in the UK, said higher living costs has led to more consumers looking for short-term credit

The gift aid scheme means registered charities can reclaim income tax on donations made by UK taxpayers, effectively increasing the amount of the donation

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that artificial intelligence (AI) will impact 40% of jobs around the world, with 60% of roles affected in advanced economies

The research also indicated slightly more people (41%) feel confident about achieving their financial goals this year than those who are not confident (36%)

The housebuilder also said it is expecting a legal bill for a fire at one of its sites in 2021

The company said it shed 224, or 3.7%, of its fee-earning roles and 57 back office jobs in the final three months of 2023, with reductions made across all its regions worldwide

Unite members at the Alexander Dennis plant near Falkirk have rejected a pay offer from management

Some 84% of people said they expected this January to be the hardest yet financially, according to research for Nationwide Building Society

Accounting and business advisory firm BDO said it has recorded UK employment at its weakest since August 2013 in its latest employment index report

The number of potential buyers contacting estate agents about homes for sale in the first week of 2024 was 5% higher than in the same period last year, with the growth in activity strongest in London and the North East of England, Rightmove said

The company's shares will start trading in New York on the last Monday of January