Sterling’s 20% appreciation to $1.4000 underlined a number of positive developments recently. However, post-Brexit tensions with Ireland and Scottish elections now threaten the 4-nation United Kingdom. In this report our FX & Macro Strategist for the UK, George Vessey, explains why the world’s 6th largest economy faces yet another critical moment in time. Click here to read the report

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Commissioner calls for Cheshire businesses to up their cyber resilience
Dan Price, Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner, has called for small businesses across the county to increase their business resilience to protect them from cyber crime.

The Downtown Den Politics Podcast | EP.85 | Have British politicians ever been so unpopular?
Have UK politicians ever been as unpopular? The polls do not make for healthy reading.

Sutcliffe, to host annual charity ball – aiming to raise over £75,000 for charities
Civil and structural engineering firm, Sutcliffe, will host its annual charity ball at the Titanic Hotel’s Rum Warehouse on 25 April, with the aim of raising over £75,000 for three local charities.