Press Digest: British Business - February 25
25/02/2026 05:01
Feb 25 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories on the business pages of British newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. The Times - PwC has brought in lawyers to stop former COO Marissa Thomas from allegedly poaching partners for her new consultancy, Unity Advisory. - Wayve, the driverless car company, has raised $1.5 billion in the largest funding round yet for a British artificial intelligence start-up. The Guardian - Political donations in cryptocurrency should be subject to an urgent temporary ban to stop foreign interference in British elections, Matt Western, chair of the national security committee has said. - British citizens with a second nationality risk being blocked from entering the UK from Wednesday, the Home Office has confirmed. The Telegraph - A new tax on ferries to Northern Ireland, set to be introduced this summer, will swell freight rates – weighing on the economy and driving up prices. - British Gas owner Centrica CNA.L is planning to keep its oldest nuclear plants running into the 2030s to help strengthen the UK’s energy supplies. The Independent - Households are set for lower energy bills from April in a shake-up of costs after the Government promised they will receive an average 150 pound($202.71)cut. ($1 = 0.7400 pounds) (Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom) ((globalnewsmonitoring@thomsonreuters.com))