Practical guides for UK founders, freelancers and small business owners.
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June 25, 2026
England stumbled to a forgettable 0–0 draw with Ghana at Boston Stadium on Tuesday 23 June 2026 — their second successive scoreless second game at a World Cup, and their fourth draw in the same fixture slot across the last four tournaments. Thomas Tuchel’s side dominated possession, registered 19 attempts to Ghana’s 2, and still […]
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June 23, 2026
Egypt ended 92 years of World Cup hurt at BC Place, Vancouver, on Sunday 22 June 2026 — turning a half-time deficit into a 3–1 win over New Zealand in front of 52,497 fans. If you were watching at 1am UK time, you earned it. The Pharaohs sit top of World Cup 2026 Group G […]
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June 22, 2026
Germany drew 0-0 with Ecuador at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on 25 June 2026 — no scorers, no breakthrough, and 90 minutes of mounting German frustration in front of a sellout crowd of 82,500. Germany dominated possession, hit the woodwork twice, and forced Alexander Domínguez into six saves. Ecuador barely left their […]
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June 19, 2026
Four goals, three points, and a performance that raised as many questions as it answered. England saw off Croatia 4-2 in their World Cup 2026 Group L opener at AT&T Stadium in Dallas on 17 June — a result built on Harry Kane’s clinical double, a second half that Croatia simply could not keep up […]
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June 18, 2026
Portugal were held to a 1-1 draw by DR Congo in their opening Group K fixture at the FIFA World Cup 2026, in a result that wrecked accumulators across the country and raised serious questions about where this Portugal side are actually heading. Joao Neves put the European side ahead inside six minutes, but Yoane […]
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June 15, 2026
Cyber Essentials is the UK government’s own cybersecurity certification — and for most small businesses, it’s the single most practical thing you can do to protect yourself. The 2025/2026 Cyber Security Breaches Survey (published April 2026) found that 43% of UK businesses experienced a cyber breach or attack in the past 12 months, and businesses […]
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May 25, 2026
Let’s start with the thing nobody wants to admit: most small business owners think cybersecurity is someone else’s problem. The thinking goes roughly like this: hackers go after banks, hospitals, and large corporations — not a twelve-person marketing agency in Nottingham or a three-person accountancy practice in Bristol. We’re not interesting enough to target. We […]
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May 25, 2026
There’s a particular kind of misery that comes from working from home in Nottingham in January. The heating’s on, the biscuits are within arm’s reach, and by 11am you’ve somehow watched forty minutes of daytime television and had three conversations with the dog. Coworking spaces exist precisely for this reason — and Nottingham’s offering is, […]
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May 25, 2026
Here’s the situation most non-technical founders find themselves in: you’ve got a product idea, some early validation, maybe even a few potential customers who’ve said “yes, I’d pay for that.” And now everyone is telling you it’s time to “get technical.” So you write a job description that you mostly copied from another job description, […]
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May 25, 2026
Nobody tells you how boring it actually is. The mythology of SaaS goes something like this: you have a clever idea, build an MVP in a weekend, launch on Product Hunt to thunderous applause, hit £10k MRR in three months, and spend the next five years explaining the business to journalists who call you “disruptive.” […]
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