Business confidence fell again at the start of the year, according to a tracker frequently cited by Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves, dealing a blow to the government in its hopes of boosting the UK economy before difficult elections in May. Starmer and Reeves have frequently pointed to the Lloyds Bank business barometer when speaking …
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Attorneys usually analyze white-collar cases through formal legal frameworks: statutes, guidelines, charging decisions, cooperation credit, and sentencing outcomes. But they often overlook the psychological conditions—such as acute stress, fear, and disorientation—under which defendants make the most consequential decisions of their lives. Trauma-based decision making is central to white-collar cases. Trauma shapes judgment, risk tolerance, and …
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The UK approach to AI regulation – favouring sector-led oversight over statutory controls – combined with the rapid adoption of AI in legal practice, has highlighted areas where regulatory and judicial frameworks will likely evolve further. Recent cases such as Ayinde v London Borough of Haringey and Al-Haroun v Qatar National Bank (which were heard …
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Rachel Reeves was accused of doing ‘far too little, far too late’ today after she sent a junior minister to unveil her pubs bailout. After an outcry by Labour MPs at the prospect of thousands of closures, pubs are to get 15 per cent off business rates from April. However, low-ranking Treasury minister Dan Tomlinson …
Divorce is one of the most emotionally disruptive experiences a person can go through. Even under the best circumstances, it shakes your sense of safety, identity, and future. Now imagine navigating divorce in a country that is not your own. A place where the language may not be your first, the laws are unfamiliar, the …
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By ADAM LAWRENCE Updated: 12:11, 24 January 2026 Ruth Sunderland’s warning on the dangers of continually talking down London could not be more timely. This is not simply a question of reputation. Confidence matters. When it ebbs, investment decisions are delayed, risk rises and growth slows, with real consequences for people’s livelihoods. In house …
Roughly two years ago, I started dating a guy who was fresh out of a divorce. I know, never a good idea. Safe to say, he was looking war-torn after a three-year battle to finally, legally, say ‘I don’t’ – and his story was enough to scare the bejesus out of anyone considering filing for …
The UK’s private sector expanded at the fastest rate in nearly two years in the first month of 2026 but the reeling hospitality sector was still feeling the crunch from Labour policy. The latest Flash Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) from S&P Global showed a major uptick in the all-important services sector, which is often seen …
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Finding your partner unattractive is ‘not a death knell’ for a relationship – but it is a clear warning sign, according to clinical psychotherapist Stephanie Regan. She was speaking after a new survey found that eight-in-10 people believe that not finding your partner attractive anymore is not a good enough reason to get a divorce. …
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Wondering how to deal with divorce as a man? I would know. The day my ex-wife and I told our kids we were getting divorced, I did what men are trained to do: I held it together. What I didn’t know then was that “holding it together” would nearly destroy me. I’m writing this because …
