Soho home to new three-story sports bar in boost for London October 25, 2025 Soho this week welcomed a new three-story sports bar in a boost to central London’s offering as Box opened its doors to punters. The 33-screen Shaftesbury Avenue opened this week and is expected to form a key pillar of Soho’s sporting nightlife. Split over three floors, Box Piccadilly has 33 screens, karaoke booths, shuffleboard and [...]
MPs raise alarm as Rachel Reeves set to slash cash ISA limit October 25, 2025 Rachel Reeves has been urged to avoid slashing the cash ISA limit in the coming Autumn Budget as she looks to drive investment into the London stock market. The Chancellor is reportedly set to revive plans to cut the tax-free limit after putting previous proposals on ice after the move faced fierce backlash. The tax-free [...]
Sheffield Wednesday: What happens next as administrators called in? October 24, 2025 With Sheffield Wednesday filing for administration on Friday, what happens next for the Owls? The club – who are bottom of the Championship – have received a 12-point deduction from the EFL, with the governors of England’s second league saying this step “presents Sheffield Wednesday with the opportunity to move matters towards a successful sale [...]
Stablecoin regulation: UK urged to act faster on crypto or fall behind October 24, 2025 Over one thousand crypto supporters gathered in East London at the E1 club on Wednesday for Stand With Crypto’s inaugural UK rally. The rally followed the close of the Zebu Live Conference and the London Blockchain Conference, bringing crypto enthusiasts from all over the world to London. Stand With Crypto’s movement Stand With Crypto, a [...]
JP Morgan set to loosen crypto rules allowing Bitcoin as collateral October 24, 2025 JP Morgan is set to shake up its crypto rules with plans to allow institutional clients to use Bitcoin and Ether holdings as lending collateral. The new scheme will work with a third party to safeguard the crypto assets and follows the banking giant’s delving deeper into the world of digital assets. The US lender [...]
Private equity in NFL incredibly successful, commissioner Goodell says October 24, 2025 Private equity sales in the NFL have been “incredibly successful”, according to the American football league’s commissioner Roger Goodell. It comes after the league voted to allow NFL franchise stakes to be sold to the sector for the first time in 2024. Those stakes are capped at 10 per cent of a franchise but are [...]
Sheffield Wednesday enter administration owing £1m in unpaid tax October 24, 2025 Struggling Championship club Sheffield Wednesday have filed for administration amid mounting financial issues under the stewardship of Dejphon Chansiri. Thai tuna tycoon Chansiri has owned the Hillsborough club for a decade but the Owls have been under pressure to pay staff for a number of months, and reportedly owe around £1m in unpaid tax to [...]
Flash of ‘hope’ ahead of Budget as manufacturing roars back to life October 24, 2025 The UK economy had a flash of “hope” in October after manufacturing roared back to life ending a year-long slump. The latest ‘flash’ PMI from S&P Global showed business activity jumped to a two-month high at 51.1, this was up from 50.1 in September. The growth was driven by a sharp uptick from the manufacturing sector which hit [...]
Messi signs new Inter Miami deal with $1bn stadium project in final stages October 24, 2025 Lionel Messi has signed a three-year deal to extend his spell in the United States with MLS club Inter Miami. The Argentine joined Inter Miami – owned by David Beckham, Jorge Mas and Jose Mas – in 2023 on a deal reportedly worth $60m a year and over $150m in total. It also promised the [...]
Black interns fill Emirates to mark charity milestone October 24, 2025 Thousands of black professionals packed out the Emirates Stadium on Thursday to celebrate the 10,000 Interns Foundation achieving its mission just five years on from being established in 2020. The non-profit organisation, which works with major employers to improve opportunities for underrepresented talent Britain, managed to fill the Arsenal ground with 10,000 current interns, alumni [...]