Santander and BMW in High Court spat over motor finance dispute September 16, 2026 Santander and Volvo are taking BMW to the High Court over a dispute related to motor finance deals, City AM can reveal. The Spanish banking giant, along with Volvo Financial Services, is claiming the carmaker caused damages after auto dealers unlawfully re-sold the same luxury vehicles to BMW, leaving both firms claiming ownership over the [...]
Parachute payments boost promotion chances by 4x and should be scrapped, study finds September 16, 2026 Parachute payments make clubs four times more likely to achieve promotion to the Premier League and should be scrapped, according to a new study. The Leonard Curtis Football Finance Report 2026 found that over a 10-year period Championship clubs who received parachute payments had a 30 per cent chance of promotion, compared to just seven [...]
Burnham warns of ‘challenging’ Budget and hits back at ‘socialists with TikTok’ jibe September 16, 2026 Andy Burnham has warned Brits to expect a “challenging” Budget as he hit back at his former adviser for accusing him of being a “socialist with better TikToks”. Burnham’s comments will be interpreted as an indication that tax hikes will likely form part of October’s Budget, as his pledge to give households “breathing space” on [...]
EuroLeague CEO ‘open’ to NBA investment talks but yet to receive an offer September 16, 2026 EuroLeague Basketball chiefs are expecting a takeover approach from the NBA that would see the two organisations collaborate on a new European basketball league. CEO Chus Bueno said no offer had yet been put to the EuroLeague but NBA commissioner Adam Silver this week said that joining forces with the incumbent was now their preference. [...]
Has Apple accidentally made the perfect phone for old people? September 16, 2026 Has Apple accidentally built an age-tech device without calling it one, asks Paul Armstrong after the release of the first foldable iPhone.
The Debate: Should the City drop its ban on tower logos? September 16, 2026 A 1911 ruling by the City of London Corporation means businesses are still unable to adorn their skyscrapers with logos. Should this change?
Mike Ashley tightens grip on Hugo Boss as son-in-law made chair September 16, 2026 Mike Ashley has tightened his grip on Hugo Boss after his son-in-law, the boss of Frasers Group, was made chairman of the German fashion house. Frasers, which Ashley founded as Sports Direct, has been vying for control of Hugo Boss for months, resulting in him toppling the chairman of its supervisory board, Stefan Sturm, earlier [...]
From due diligence to market mapping: Private capital is leaning on AI September 16, 2026 Private equity and venture capital firms are handing over administrative and back-office tasks to artificial intelligence agents in order to shift staff focus to more pressing matters. AI is becoming increasingly embedded across the UK private capital industry, with nine in ten firms now using the technology to support at least one business activity, according [...]
The NEET crisis is a failure of the state, not the individual September 16, 2026 The first step in solving the NEET crisis is honesty about why so many young people are now trapped in the benefits system.
Morrisons sales rise as debt-ridden grocer cuts costs September 16, 2026 Morrisons has toasted faster sales growth as the private-equity-owned grocer nears £1bn in savings as it races to trim its huge debt pile. The grocer saw like-for-like sales jump by 3.2 per cent to £1.4bn in the three months to the end of July, as its chief executive attributed this “stronger sales momentum” to the [...]