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Rob Davies

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Rob Davies is a reporter for the Guardian, primarily covering business. His first book, Jackpot: How Gambling Conquered Britain, is now available to order

January 2026

  • a cathedral staff member handles the magna carta copy out of its protective glass case

    Alarm raised over Chinese CCTV cameras guarding ‘symbol of democracy’ Magna Carta

  • Pub worker pouring pint of lager in pub

    Pubs and live music venues to get support after business rates backlash

  • UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves attends the weekly Government cabinet meeting at Downing Street in London on 27 January.

    Business live
    Treasury announces business rate support package worth more than £80m a year – as it happened

  • US President Donald Trump is interviewed by Reuters in the Oval Office in the White House in Washington, DC, January 14, 2026

    Business live
    European stock markets fall as Trump renews tariff threats; trade war would be a ‘wrecking ball’ for UK manufacturing, union says

  • European industry hits out at Trump’s ‘ludicrous’ demands over Greenland

  • Ex-gambling bosses facing UK criminal trial lose civil case against regulator

  • Betfair urged to hand tens of thousands to victim of gambling fraudster

  • Football fan took his own life after using illegal ‘predatory’ betting sites, inquest told

  • Cream of the crop: small brewers take on Guinness with rival ‘nitro’ stouts

  • Reeves’s promise of pub business rates U-turn averts Labour rebellion

  • Starmer urged to scrap ‘outdated’ law limiting power to stop new gambling premises

  • UK ministers face increased pressure to restrict gambling ads

December 2025

  • Liam and Noel Gallagher hold their hands up on stage in acknowledgement of the crowd

    Oasis reunion and Taylor Swift vinyls fuel boom year for UK music industry

  • Sadiq Khan in front of Westminster sign on the tube station's platform

    Gambling firms spent nearly £5m to advertise on TfL since London mayor’s ban pledge

  • A worker holds a shelf of blank mugs at a pottery

    Help UK ceramics industry or ‘lose piece of national identity’, government told

  • The Bet365 boss Denise Coates

    Bet365 boss receives at least £280m in pay and dividends despite profit slump

  • Business live
    US economic growth surges to fastest rate in two years; Tesla’s European sales drop again – as it happened

  • UK drivers being overcharged as fuel prices fail to track oil market, watchdog finds

  • Toy touts, random spins and frantic bidding: the murky side of live auction site Whatnot

  • Former Yodel owner probably forged mother’s signature in takeover bid, judge rules

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