Business & Finance · Oct 17, 2026
Britain’s competition regulator has proposed designating Microsoft with strategic market status in its business software ecosystem, a step that could spur rules on bundling, AI tools and cloud licensing and reshape how UK firms buy productivity software.
Business & Finance · Oct 5, 2026
BT Group has agreed a deal to acquire TalkTalk’s consumer and wholesale operations after the broadband provider entered administration. The emergency sale, urged by ministers, aims to keep services running for 2.5 million customers and safeguard public sector connections while triggering a fast regulatory review.

Business & Finance · Sep 27, 2026
From September 27, 2026, new EU rules on environmental claims formally take effect across the bloc, while UK regulators are stepping up enforcement under existing consumer protection law. Companies selling into Europe or using sustainability claims in the UK face clearer blacklists, stricter substantiation tests and higher risk of enforcement action.