Nearly 6,000 entrepreneurs quit UK in past two years, say wealth managers

Nearly 6,000 owners of high-growth businesses left the UK over the past two years following changes to Britain’s tax regime and concerns over economic competitiveness, research has found. Wealth manager Rathbones found that, of business owners to have left the UK, the greatest proportion work in the technology sector. It analysed filings to Companies House […]
Northumberland company fined for illegal asbestos waste site

Reddem Ltd, based at Queens Road, Wooler, appeared at Newcastle Magistrates’ Court on Friday 13 February. It pleaded guilty to one offence of operating an illegal waste site and another of keeping or treating waste in a way likely to cause pollution to the environment or harm to human health by storing waste containing asbestos […]
New measures to help woodlands through improved deer management

Landowners, foresters and farmers across England will benefit from new measures to reduce the damaging impacts of deer on woodlands, under a new 10-year government plan announced today (Friday 20 February). An estimated one-third of England’s woodlands are now affected by deer damage, with excessive browsing and trampling preventing young trees from establishing, degrading habitats, and damaging crops. Without urgent action, […]
Belgravia waste crook forced to pay £1.4m compensation

A prolific waste criminal has been ordered to hand over more than £1.4 million for illegally dumping more than 4,000 tonnes of waste across England. A nationwide investigation by the Environment Agency uncovered a network of 16 illegal dumping sites, stretching from the South East to the North West. Places the waste was dumped included […]
Patients to benefit from improved access to dental appointments

New figures show government is on track to deliver millions more dental appointments this year, with 1.8 million additional treatments already delivered seven months in Broadening scope of extra urgent appointments will increase access to NHS dental treatment boosting earlier intervention, prevention, and continuity of care Alongside dental reforms which prioritise those with the greatest need, and pioneering […]
January 2026 Transaction Data – GOV.UK

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Two board members reappointed to the Charity Commission for England and Wales

Rory Brooks CBE Rory Brooks CBE is a British private equity investor and philanthropist who co-founded MML Capital Partners, a European mid-market growth capital firm with offices in London, Paris, Dublin, and New York. He served as its Chair until stepping down in 2023. Rory established the Rory and Elizabeth Brooks Foundation in 2005 with […]
Homes England announces refreshed Executive Leadership Team with two new appointments

The appointments will contribute to a refreshed Executive Leadership Team (ELT), designed to ensure the agency is well-positioned to deliver at pace, support partners and establish the foundations for the National Housing Bank, helping to create more homes and thriving places across England. Alison Crofton, currently Chief Property Officer, has been appointed Chief Regional Delivery […]
M25 waste dump shut – GOV.UK

As more drones in the air fight the war on waste on the ground, a suspected illegal dump near the M25 is the latest to be shut by the Environment Agency. In yet more forceful action, concrete blocks now guard the entrance to a field in the quintessentially English village of Stapleford Tawney, in unassuming […]
UK showcase demonstrates AI leadership and partnership with India

The event titled ‘Shaping Tomorrow’ brought together world-leading AI experts, frontier AI companies, and representatives from government to celebrate the UK-India technology partnership and the important momentum created by India’s AI Impact Summit 2026. The event featured some of the UK and India’s brightest AI innovators pitching their solutions at the AI Talks Stage, performances […]