Fresh tube strikes planned over four months November 6, 2026 A series of tube strikes have been planned between November and February as unionised train drivers hit out at four-day working week proposals. The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) has announced that tube drivers will launch industrial action for a total of eight days, starting on Thursday 26 November. The rolling [...]
Must Sizewell C justify itself in pounds, shillings and pence? November 6, 2026 Must every project justify itself in pounds, shillings and pence? Sizewell C critics are missing the point, writes Charlotte Nichols.
Fifa told Spain will pull out of hosting 2030 World Cup if Morocco hosts final November 6, 2026 Spain will withdraw as a co-host of the 2030 World Cup if it is not awarded the final, the country’s likely next prime minister, Alberto Nunez Feijoo, has warned. The issue has placed a strain on relations between Spanish football chiefs and Fifa, amid suspicions that Morocco will be given the honour of staging the [...]
Soaring fuel costs hit profit at British Airways owner IAG November 6, 2026 British Airways owner IAG has taken a hit to its profit due to “very high” jet fuel prices, which industry bosses have warned could force some airlines into collapse next year. The London-listed firm, which also owns airlines Vueling and Aer Lingus, saw its pre-tax profit dip 16 per cent to €3bn in the nine [...]
Burnham urges firms to publish pay in job adverts ahead of new law November 6, 2026 Andy Burnham has called on businesses to publish salaries in job adverts rather than wait for a new law to take effect which will mandate them to do so. The government said it is planning to bring forward legislation to make it compulsory for salaries to be visible on job adverts before people apply to [...]
House prices suffer biggest drop in three years November 6, 2026 House prices suffered their biggest fall in more than three years in October, with buyers’ confidence now in danger of slumping lower after Thursday’s interest rate hike. The average house price in the UK fell by 1.2 per cent to £296,285 in the 12 months to October, according to the Lloyds house price index. This [...]
Tottenham Hotspur pledge to help tackle spiralling Neets crisis November 6, 2026 Tottenham Hotspur have pledged to help tackle the spiralling Neets crisis with a flurry of measures that include a university campus at their north London stadium. In a move that Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden has called “further evidence of the leading role football has to play in helping create opportunity for young people”, [...]
As it happened: FTSE 100 losses soften after Nasdaq recovers from tech rout November 6, 2026 Welcome back to City AM‘s FTSE 100 liveblog. It’s Friday and London’s blue-chip index is suffering another big loss after the tech rout deepened on global markets overnight. The FTSE 100 was down 1.6 per cent in afternoon trading to 10,616p. The Nasdaq was reversing some losses and gained 1.6 per cent at open on [...]
HMRC bank account raid powers spark concern over burden of proof November 6, 2026 HMRC’s upcoming new powers, which allow it to recover tax debts directly from bank accounts, raises questions about how the taxman calculates debt. The new powers, unveiled by Chancellor John Healey in the Budget, effective from July 2029, will allow HMRC to automatically deduct debts from holders who fail to engage with the taxman despite being able [...]
Festus Akinbusoye: I’m more fun than Cleverly November 6, 2026 The Conservatives are on the hunt for their candidate for the London mayor elections in 2028. Mauricio Alencar spoke to one Sir James Cleverly’s challengers, Festus Akinbusoye. Festus Akinbusoye imagines what a London under his leadership would look like: outdoor cinemas set up by London’s beauty spots, thousands more police officers on the streets, celebrities [...]