In a dramatic departure from its traditional focus on calorie counting and group weigh-ins, WeightWatchers has announced a new strategic partnership in the UK with CheqUp, a provider of GLP-1 weight-loss medications such as Wegovy and Mounjaro. The move marks ...

Strava, the fitness tracking app that has become a lockdown staple for millions of runners and cyclists, has confirmed a new valuation of $2.2 billion following its recent acquisition of Runna, a UK-based running coaching platform. The deal, announced in ...

ScaleWise, the go-to-market (GTM) and talent partner for scaling B2B tech companies, has announced its role in supporting BGF’s £15 million investment in Cronofy, the fast-growing scheduling infrastructure platform. As part of the deal, BGF enlisted ScaleWise to deliver a ...

The UK government is considering selling the Sevington border control post in Kent, a facility built for post-Brexit customs checks, following this week’s UK-EU trade pact that could render dozens of similar sites redundant. Constructed in 2021 at a cost ...

Fast-growing self storage operator Pink Storage has completed a £1.5 million investment into a newly acquired site in Nottingham, marking the latest milestone in its ambitious UK expansion strategy. The deal includes the £1.1 million acquisition of StoreWise, a 102-unit ...

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Public sector borrowing in the UK surged past expectations last month, hitting £20.2 billion, as higher spending on public services and increased benefit payments drove up government outlays. The figure, released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), came in ...

OpenAI has announced a major strategic move to accelerate its expansion into hardware, with the acquisition of io, the San Francisco-based tech start-up founded by Sir Jony Ive, the former chief design officer at Apple. The merger, valued at $6.5 ...

HSBC has told thousands of UK employees that their pay could be cut if they fail to meet new in-office attendance requirements, as the bank steps up efforts to tighten its hybrid working policy. In a memo sent to employees ...

The UK government’s continued focus on traditional free trade agreements (FTAs) is misaligned with the country’s service-based economy, according to a new report from the Tony Blair Institute (TBI), which calls for a fundamental rethink of Britain’s trade policy. The ...