AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoBusiness Funding: Soul Padel has raised £3.6m at a £30m valuation to expand from four clubs to ten, with six new sites already cleared for planning and a push toward 250 courts nationwide by 2032. Public Services Tech: The government has launched a £100m “Sovereign AI” competition to back British AI firms building demonstrator tech for departments including the NHS, MoD and the National Cyber Security Centre. UK Economy & Markets: Bond markets are rattled by a global sell-off, with UK long-term borrowing costs hitting a 28-year high as investors react to higher oil prices and wider rate pressure. Trade & Diplomacy: G20 finance chiefs (except China) backed action against “non-market” trade distortions, while Israel warned it will retaliate if the UK sanctions West Bank settlement expansion. Politics: Former Labour PM Keir Starmer will stand down as MP for Holborn and St Pancras, triggering a London by-election. Consumer & Planning: Bradford approved a two-storey expansion for a popular clothing store, described as “important investment” that will add warehouse and retail space. Security & Crime: The NCA has frozen about £10m tied to Sorare’s Premier League sponsorship as part of a civil-recovery probe.
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