Everyman to become the first company to ditch Aim for Pisces market October 14, 2026 Luxury cinema chain Everyman is set to ditch its London listing for a private markets platform, after facing heavy pressure from key shareholders. The London-headquartered group is set to join Asset Match’s Private Intermittent Securities and Capital Exchange System (Pisces) on 12 November, subject to shareholder approval on 30 October. The move would make Everyman [...]
Wayfair among firms hit with £6m fine for ‘misleading’ sales tactics October 14, 2026 Online retail giant Wayfair is among three firms fined £6m by the competition watchdog for misleading sales tactics. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said on Wednesday it fined Wayfair £4.8m for misleading customers with false limited-time offers that did not end when they said they would. This follows an investigation in which the CMA [...]
Board member of Royal designer threatens to sue activist investor October 14, 2026 A board member of the under-fire interior designer favoured by the King threatened to sue the founder of its biggest shareholder in a tussle over pay. Patrick Lewis, who sits on the board of London-listed Sanderson Design Group, warned the boss of LBV Asset Management against “potentially defamatory allegations” after he questioned the pay packets [...]
Activist investor urges storage firm Big Yellow to put itself up for sale October 14, 2026 Shares in storage firm Big Yellow bounced on Wednesday after an activist investor urged the company to put itself up for sale. The FTSE 250 self-storage provider jumped more than five per cent to 844p after Ancora Alternatives, which owns four per cent of the group, told it to consider a take-private deal. The Ohio-based [...]
UK state growing at faster pace than France after spending splurge and tax hikes October 14, 2026 The size of the British state is growing by a larger amount than any other G7 nation apart from Germany since the pandemic in 2020, figures on government spending from the International Monetary Fund have shown. The IMF’s latest report on countries’ fiscal outlook shows that UK government spending is set to rise by 5.2 [...]
Dispatch from David Cameron’s 60th bash: Party talk turns to politics October 14, 2026 Should Andy Burnham call a snap election? Emily Sheffield reports from the political tittle tattle field of David Cameron's 60th party.
NFL tickets discounted to fill Wembley Stadium October 14, 2026 A 90,000-strong Wembley Stadium crowd for this weekend’s NFL fixture is under threat, prompting ticket discounts in areas of the London stadium. The fixture between the Jacksonville Jaguars and Houston Texans has not yet sold out, after a struggle to shift tickets for the first of three NFL matches – at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium [...]
Women’s British and Irish Lions to play first match in Cardiff October 14, 2026 The first ever women’s British and Irish Lions team will look to sell out the 74,000-capacity Principality Stadium before an inaugural tour to New Zealand. The touring team – made up of players from the Home Nations and the Republic of Ireland – will play France in a send-off match sponsored by insurance giant Howden [...]
Healey plans £1bn e-commerce crackdown to fund retail tax breaks October 14, 2026 John Healey is preparing to announce a £1bn tax crackdown on online marketplaces like Amazon and Temu to fund tax cuts for high street shops. At the Budget later this month, the Chancellor is expected to make e-commerce platforms like Amazon, Ebay and Temu responsible for collecting tax owed by the sellers using their site, [...]
Arrests after police and City watchdog smash ‘criminal insider dealing ring’ October 14, 2026 Three people have been arrested following a joint operation between top cops and the City watchdog following an investigation into a “criminal insider dealing ring”. Over 100 staff from the City watchdog and National Crime Agency (NCA) took part in raids on five residential premises across London and Manchester on Tuesday. Authorities seized more than [...]