Jersey Mike’s becomes EFL Trophy super-sub as sandwich chain serves up UK launch September 22, 2026 Jersey Mike’s may not yet be a household name in the UK but the US sandwich chain hopes to change that by becoming the latest sponsor of the EFL Trophy. The Subway competitor has agreed a five-year deal with the English Football League for title naming rights to the competition, which features clubs from the [...]
FC Barcelona debts set to surpass €2bn after fresh Camp Nou loan September 22, 2026 FC Barcelona’s debts are set to surpass €2bn after the club’s owning members sanctioned a mega €500m loan to help finally complete reconstruction of their Camp Nou stadium. The fan-owned club will use €300m of the fresh €510m injection on the long-running works to make their home a 105,000-capacity venue, while the remainder of the [...]
Mercedes rides the AI Wayve with self-driving deal September 22, 2026 Mercedes-Benz will put British start-up Wayve’s self-driving technology into its cars within two years, handing the London AI firm its third major production deal in less than nine months. The German carmaker has signed a production agreement to integrate Wayve’s AI Driver into future models, allowing cars to handle point-to-point journeys through cities with advanced [...]
AJ-Fury boxing fight won’t impact Cardiff Champions Cup rugby game September 22, 2026 Cardiff Rugby’s Investec Champions Cup match against Bath Rugby will not be moved even if it clashes with the blockbuster fight between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury. The Battle of Britain boxing bout is closing in on Cardiff’s Principality Stadium as its host, with 11 December pencilled in as the date. Bath Rugby’s trip to [...]
Burnham adviser slams ‘growth in every postcode’ pledge September 22, 2026 Andy Burnham’s pledge to deliver “growth in every postcode” will result in “wasted taxpayer money and create political problems”, according to one the PM’s most valued economic advisers. Jim O’Neill, who was tipped to take an official role in Burnham’s government, said the Prime Minister should focus on getting gilt yields to fall by 150 [...]
London rakes in record fees from overseas demand for legal services September 22, 2026 London is leading the charge of the British legal sector’s overseas exports which surged by 60 per cent over the past five years, hitting a record of almost £11bn, new data has revealed. According to data from the Law Society, the professional body for 178,000 practising solicitors in England and Wales, London “remains an international [...]
Rothschild aiding bid to take Formula 1 to South Africa September 22, 2026 Investment bank Rothschild is working with a consortium on a £300m bid to see Formula 1 return to South Africa for the first time since 1993. Appetite has grown for the world’s leading motorsport series to return to the African continent, with this Cape Town bid following proposals from Johannesburg and Rwanda. The consortium is [...]
OpenAI and Anthropic summoned to parliament on fears UK AI rules ‘not fit for future’ September 22, 2026 OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Deepmind and Meta have been summoned to an urgent parliamentary hearing on AI safety, as MPs warn Britain’s rules around the technology are “not yet fit for the future”. Liam Byrne, chair of the Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Committee, has invited senior representatives from all four AI giants to appear before [...]
Burnham: Rejoining the EU is a debate ‘for another day’ September 22, 2026 Andy Burnham has refused to rule out launching a bid for the UK to rejoin the EU, saying the debate is “for another day.” Speaking to reporters in New York at the United Nations summit on Tuesday, the Prime Minister said his priority was to “build on the good work that Keir [Starmer] did in [...]
Premier Inn owner Whitbread faces board pressure from activist investor September 22, 2026 Premier Inn owner Whitbread is facing pressure to hand a board seat to an influential activist investor after it voiced “growing concern” with the firm’s turnaround plans. The FTSE 100 hospitality giant said in April it would slash thousands of jobs and sell off all of its restaurants in a bid to keep up with [...]