Doug Richard, a former “Dragon†from the BBC TV show Dragons’ Den and founder of School For Startups that teaches people how to launch a company, calls the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme “potentially one of the most extraordinary incentives ever createdâ€.
Business News- Oil price heading for biggest weekly gain in four years, as strait of Hormuz traffic grinds to a halt – business live 06/03/2026Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsIran war live updates: US temporarily lets India buy Russian oil amid energy fears; Israeli military launches strikes on Beirut‘We’re powerless … and hoping nothing hits us’: trapped on a tanker as Iran war escalatesThe Guardian spoke to a crew member on one of the stranded tankers […]
- ‘Geopolitical uncertainties’ amid Iran war could slow fall in mortgage rates, says Halifax 06/03/2026UK house price growth slowed in February as value of typical home rose 0.3% to £301,151Business live – latest updatesHalifax has warned that the US-Israel war on Iran could slow mortgage rate decreases this year, as it said that house price growth eased dramatically in February.Halifax, which is part of Lloyds – Britain’s biggest mortgage […]
- Influencers sold the world a fantasy Dubai – and now it’s gone in a puff of missile smoke | Gaby Hinsliff 06/03/2026The city was portrayed as an aspirational place to live, but now those who moved there are realising the precarity that comes with being an economic migrantTo be fooled by a mirage, you needn’t be lost in the desert. Sometimes, the illusion is strongest just when you thought you were safely home, posting from the […]
- From byelections to regime change: how gambling on any event fuelled the rise of prediction markets 06/03/2026What are Polymarket and Kalshi? What are the odds on US-style exchanges taking off in the UK? Here’s the lowdownAs ballistic missiles and kamikaze drones rained down on the Middle East, one of the world’s most talked-about businesses was inviting wagers on whether nuclear Armageddon might be imminent.Polymarket is a prediction market, a relatively new […]
- Homes for sale in new commuter hotspots in England – in pictures 06/03/2026In the run-up to our commuter special report, we pick five properties in places with great rail links. Read the full list on Saturday Continue reading...
- Oil price heading for biggest weekly gain in four years, as strait of Hormuz traffic grinds to a halt – business live 06/03/2026