London Broncos signs deal with Australian fintech OFX February 27, 2026 London Broncos have expanded their sponsorship portfolio, signing a deal with global financial operations company OFX. It comes as London Broncos, the only major English rugby league club south of the sport’s northern heartlands, seek promotion to the Super League having been acquired by an Australian consortium fronted by former Brisbane Broncos legend Darren Lockyer. [...]
Greens win Gorton and Denton by-election in humiliating defeat for Keir Starmer February 27, 2026 Sir Keir Starmer has said that Labour’s defeat in the Gorton and Denton by-election is “very disappointing” and promised to “keep fighting”. The Greens won the by-election with more than 40 per cent of the vote, in a humiliating defeat for the Prime Minister. Hannah Spencer has been elected the new MP for the Greater [...]
Paramount outguns Netflix for Warner Bros February 27, 2026 Paramount Skydance has emerged victorious in the months-long battle for Warner Bros Discovery, after Netflix refused to raise its offer for the Hollywood giant. The streaming group confirmed it would not match Paramount’s latest $31 (£23)-per-share bid, ending an $83bn pursuit that had threatened to reshape the entertainment sector. “We’ve always been disciplined, and at [...]
Rightmove profit grows as it doubles down on unpopular AI plans February 27, 2026 Rightmove has reported growing profit and revenue as it stood by AI plans which had proved divisive with investors. The UK’s top property portal reported profit before tax of £290m, up 12 per cent from last year, in its financial results for the year ended December 2025. The FTSE-100 listed firm recently launched a conversational [...]
FTSE 100 Live: Pound hits two month low after byelection, Flutter shares tumble February 27, 2026 Good morning and welcome back to the City AM liveblog. We were treated to a whole host of corporate updates yesterday and investors in some of the City’s biggest blue-chips were handed plans for bumper returns. Aerospace giant Rolls-Royce revealed ambitions to dish out up to £9bn to shareholders through from 2026 to 2028. The [...]
Project Forge: Does the plan to save English rugby stack up? February 27, 2026 This morning a plan that could alter the future of club rugby in England is expected to be nodded through by the RFU Council. The plan, dubbed Project Forge, could be the tonic for a domestic game that is in need of revenue boost. Based on the various reports I have read this week on [...]
Universal handed £6m of taxpayer cash to film Hamnet despite raking in profits of £810m February 27, 2026 American filmmaking giant Universal was handed a £5.7 million government subsidy to make period drama Hamnet even though the studio generated £810 million in profit last year. The blockbuster’s cost to taxpayers is revealed in filings for the film which won the coveted honour of Outstanding British Film at the Baftas on Sunday. The heartbreaking [...]
UK media giants join forces to curb AI’s use of their journalism February 27, 2026 Sky News has teamed up with the BBC, the Financial Times, the Guardian and the Daily Telegraph to form a new coalition aimed at setting industry standards for how AI uses news content. The group, under the name the Standards for Publisher Usage Rights coalition (SPUR), has been launched in response to growing concern that [...]
Consumer confidence slips in latest setback for Labour February 27, 2026 Consumer confidence slipped slightly in February despite hopes of a turnaround, adding to fears the UK economy could slump this year. A closely-monitored survey conducted by the research firm GfK said consumer confidence dropped by three points to -19. The reading reflects dampened spirits among British consumers in what will likely worry Labour strategists keen [...]
Nearly 1m young Brits not in work as Reeves told to help youth February 26, 2026 The number of Neets, or young people not in education, employment or training, has increased to nearly 1m, official data has indicated, heightening fears over the long-term health of the UK economy. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has suggested there were 957,000 people aged between 16 and 24 not working as of December in [...]