Thames Water is warning that it may not survive unless it’s allowed to increase water bills by almost 60% over five years and the British Retail Consortium reports that shop prices in the UK have fallen for the first time in nearly three years. Meanwhile, Telegram’s CEO Pavel Durov has been charged for allegedly allowing criminal activity on the messaging app, and vape manufacturers in the UK are adapting their products to avoid a legislative crackdown on single-use devices.

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From popular messaging app Telegram making changes to its terms of service and privacy policy to petrol prices falling, adverts being banned and cyber-attacks, there’s a bit of everything in this week’s commercial news round-up. Boost your commercial awareness with these weekly articles and head to our Commercial awareness hub, sponsored by Mayer Brown International LLP, for tips and tricks on demonstrating this top skill to your future employers!

Rachel Reeves outlined new policies and potential tax rises at the Labour Party Conference, and OpenAI has finalised a secondary share sale. Meanwhile, a new law has banned multi-buy deals for ‘unhealthy’ food and Selfridges has seen a drop in takings due to a reduction in tourist spending.

What’s going on in the news this week? US President Donald Trump has pressed pause on steep trade tariffs and UK secondary schools have been forced to cut more staff.

Where to begin… this week has seen the UK government’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda deemed unlawful by the Supreme Court, there’s been a cabinet reshuffle, Westminster voted against a ceasefire in Gaza, inflation has fallen and McDonald’s is in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. Find out more in the commercial news round-up. 

This week, like many in the UK, has been a hub for commercial news. We’re taking a look at The Sun’s handling of the BBC presenter story, the junior doctor strike, the coronation’s impact on the economy, Meta’s latest brainchild Threads and ever-increasing mortgage rates. 

There’s a lot of newsworthy information from the past week, and we’re here to put the top stories on your radar with this week’s commercial news round-up.

It’s been a week of wet weather chaos, with “danger to life” warnings issued in parts of the UK. As well as the storms, we take a look at calls for the government to consider a break-up of Heathrow Airport in light of its monopoly control of the airport’s operations; Donald Trump’s proposed trade tariffs; and reports that British bakery chain Gail’s has instructed investment bank Goldman Sachs to auction a sale of the group. 

Are you up to date on this week’s commercial news? The new Starbucks CEO is facing backlash over his use of the company jet, Rachel Reeves faces pressure to end the two-child benefit, trade unions are pushing for the government to compensate for a decade of pay cuts, and oil and gas firms have expressed concern about plans to increase windfall taxes. Read on to discover more.

Are you up to date on this week’s commercial news? The new Starbucks CEO is facing backlash over his use of the company jet, Rachel Reeves faces pressure to end the two-child benefit, trade unions are pushing for the government to compensate for a decade of pay cuts, and oil and gas firms have expressed concern about plans to increase windfall taxes. Read on to discover more.

Here’s our last round-up of 2023, covering plans to tackle spiking, a possible merger, Swiss business and 2023 awards. We’ve got it all, especially for you. 

Shell is being sued by its own shareholders over its climate plan, tighter rules are coming for companies offering buy now, pay later purchases and Subway is for sale. But that’s not all, British pubs have reached breaking point and the US Securities and Exchange Commission is swooping in with new cryptocurrency regulations.

From politics to retail, there’s been a lot of newsworthy stories this week, but which do we think should be on your radar? 

Are you up to date with this week’s commercial news? NatWest announces its purchase of Sainsbury’s Bank, Just Stop Oil targets Taylor Swift and Stonehenge, economists predict that interest rates will hold and Amazon’s Coventry warehouse takes steps towards unionisation. Read this week’s commercial news round-up to find out more. 

From the breaking news regarding the latest ruling over the government’s plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda to the latest updates on strikes in the NHS, this week we take you through the biggest commercial developments in the UK, with the aim of increasing your commercial awareness.

Its nearly Friday! Who’s enjoying and basking in this lovely sunshine today? It’s been a while since we’ve been graced with such good weather, let’s milk it!

Most newspaper front pages worldwide are dominated by refugees fleeing Ukraine, fuel prices increasing and finding out who the mega-rich Russians facing sanctions are. But there is alternative news you should also keep up with.

The US Supreme Court’s ruling to overturn the constitutional right to abortion has sent shockwaves across the world this week. It’s expected that now half of US states will introduce new restrictions or bans, making it increasingly difficult for women in the US to get abortions. As this news continues to dominate media outlets, there’s lots to consider – when you’re ready. 

A new prime minister, a new Formula 1 team, a new owner of Twitter and much more; it's been an eventful week with lots of information to digest. This commercial news round-up touches on British politics, technology, Kanye West controversy and other recent developments we felt were worthy of your radar.