2 HRS AGO - Sympathy for a bookie? Most people would probably equate that with sympathy for the devil. And yet I can’t help but feel a certain amount for Philip Bowcock, whose departure as CEO of William Hill Collapse

10 HRS AGO - International digital performance marketing agency Tug has been accepted onto Cohort 14 of the Mayor’s International Business Programme (MIBP), an… | Creative | Creative | London | Digital | Marketing | Collapse

11 HRS AGO - The regulator said the ticket reseller had now taken steps to make information provided to customers much clearer. Collapse

12 HRS AGO - CYBG and Co-op Bank are the latest lenders to reveal a surge in contact from customers ahead of last month's deadline for claims. Collapse

14 HRS AGO - With wealth inequality rising the case for raising revenue via a consumption tax is compellingIs it time for the US to consider switching from income tax to a progressive consumption tax as a way of addressing growing wealth inequality? Many economists have long favoured a consumption-based tax system for raising revenue on the grounds of efficiency and simplicity. However, despite occasional vocal adherents, it has never gained political traction. Is it time to think again?One of the main objections is that switching systems would require a potentially complex transition to avoid penalising existing wealth holders, who would be taxed when they try to spend accumulated savings on which they had already paid income taxes. Yet, in an environment where wealth inequality is rising inexorably, that drawback may be a virtue. Moreover, a great strength of a consumption tax system is that it does not tax saving, and also gives firms more incentive to invest. Related: The moral case for a Collapse

14 HRS AGO - The pound has surged as the markets react to Boris Johnson losing control of Brexit. Sterling posted its biggest increases in six months on Wednesday morning after parliament voted to block the prime Collapse

15 HRS AGO - A marketplace platform aiming to make use of underused workspace has launched a six-figure seed funding round ahead of its… | Entrepreneurship | London | Funding | Property | Entrepreneur | Enterprise | Investment | Collapse

16 HRS AGO - Alison Maynard, Deputy Chief Executive of Tyne Coast College writes: With ambition as wide as the river, Tyne Coast College is… | Entrepreneurship | North East | Creative | Education | Communication | Employment | Culture | Collapse

18 HRS AGO - The announcement comes two months after the company said it was shutting 700 betting shops following gaming machine reforms. Collapse