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News

  • Businesses welcome Tory pledge to restore tax-free shopping

    Business

    Top UK business leaders have welcomed Tory plans to bring back tax-free shopping for overseas visitors if they reenter government in a bid to end the tourism shopping slump. The Conservatives said it would restore VAT refunds for eligible visitors from outside the EU after the tax-break was stripped away in 2021 under former chancellor […]

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  • FTSE 100 Live: Stocks to gain as oil prices slip

    FTSE 100 Live
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  • Energy costs and rate hikes to weigh on growth

    Economics
    London rents are rising faster than expected
  • The return of VAT-free shopping will boost Britain’s towns and cities

    Retail
    Bond Street
  • British tycoons raise the alarm over state of UK economy

    Politics
    Manchester United minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos has announced a “significant strategic investment” into premium apparel brand Castore.
  • Summer of sorrow: Property sector bears brunt of August administration spike

    Business
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  • Labour mansion tax raid to hit homes worth £1.5m

    Politics
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  • London AI infrastructure firm Nscale files for $35bn US listing

    AI
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  • City watchdog targets London crypto traders in latest clampdown

    Crypto
    The FCA has been urged to show change in its motor finance redress scheme.
  • Drone strikes and noise disputes: The soaring risks of the global data centre boom

    Insurance
    AI data center with rows of servers and cooling systems, showcasing advanced technology and infrastructure innovation
  • Labour warned UK at risk of foreign tech giants ‘pulling the plug’

    Tech
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  • Nationalise Thames Water and block private rescue deal, MPs tell Burnham

    Politics
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  • Putney Pusher suspect’s sisters slam Met: ‘Our brother was innocent’

    News
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  • Tories consult senior barrister over ‘outrageous’ Wandsworth tax hike

    Legal
    Badenoch has insisted her approach will work as she battles dwindling voter support and pressure from Reform
  • Next boss Wolfson tells Healey: ‘You can’t spend your way out of a crisis’

    Retail
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  • ‘We prefer the US’: Revolut’s Storonksy confirms plan for dual US-UK listing

    Banking
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  • China’s EV brands are all over sport in the west. Why?

    Sport Business
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  • We’re walking an economic tightrope and the wind is picking up

    Economics
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  • Natwest chair: Boost investment in UK or risk ‘inter-generational crisis’

    Economics
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  • Explainer: What on Earth has the Bank of England done with its bond sale programme?

    Economics
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Opinion

  • The return of VAT-free shopping will boost Britain’s towns and cities

    Retail

    Britain has so much to offer. It is no surprise that more than forty million overseas visitors choose to visit our country every year. Walk down Bond Street in London or Princes Street in Edinburgh and you will see visitors from around the world drawn to some of our most iconic retailers. Our high streets […]

    Bond Street
  • London cannot afford an ‘Autumn of Discontent’ of Tube strikes

    Opinion
    No 10 has called on Sadiq Khan to take action to end tube strikes.
  • Ignorance is no excuse for Labour’s economic failures

    Opinion
  • On This Day: Scotland says “nae thanks” to independence

    Opinion
  • James Watt: Andy Burnham blames everyone but himself for the NEETs crisis

    Opinion
  • In defence of Ealing Broadway’s ‘calm space’

    Opinion
  • Loveholidays CEO: Travel is no longer discretionary, it’s an essential part of people’s lives

    Opinion
  • Britain needs tax devolution, but beware of fiscal war

    Opinion
  • Is Canary Wharf Back? Barclays' Mega Bet
  • The City should prepare for Burnham's tax raid
  • Motor finance compensation in doutbt, Thatcher aide on 'No. 10 North' and: what is co-living?
  • Why Andy Burnham Could Spell Disaster for the UK Economy
  • Sky buys chunk of ITV, what the City makes of Burnham, and $8m World Cup tickets
  • Is Canary Wharf Back? Barclays' Mega Bet

    Is Canary Wharf Back? Barclays' Mega Bet

  • The City should prepare for Burnham's tax raid

    The City should prepare for Burnham's tax raid

  • Motor finance compensation in doutbt, Thatcher aide on 'No. 10 North' and: what is co-living?

    Motor finance compensation in doutbt, Thatcher aide on 'No. 10 North' and: what is co-living?

  • Why Andy Burnham Could Spell Disaster for the UK Economy

    Why Andy Burnham Could Spell Disaster for the UK Economy

  • Sky buys chunk of ITV, what the City makes of Burnham, and $8m World Cup tickets

    Sky buys chunk of ITV, what the City makes of Burnham, and $8m World Cup tickets

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  • London hotels call on GLA to halt overnight visitor levy plans

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  • London can’t leave young people behind

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  • Selling to Corporate Giants – Tessa Clarke on taking 3.5 years to land Tesco

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Sport

  • What London losing athletics to Nairobi tells us about future World Cup and Olympic bids

    Sport Business

    England winning a World Cup in our lifetime. This may appear as elusive as ever, but hosting it may be more achievable. Particularly given our stadia, infrastructure and track record for hosting major global events.  The signals from Downing Street suggest a similar plan. There’s talk of a potential 2042 World Cup in Great Britain, […]

    Olympic Rings display with fireworks over Tower Bridge and the River Thames at night, London.
  • Sydney Sweeney Novig ad backlash shows how much women’s sport has changed

    Sport Business
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  • Kylian Mbappe receives shares in On as he jumps ship from Nike deal

    Sport Business
  • Rishi Sunak calls on PM Andy Burnham to restore £35m pledge for cricket domes

    Sport Business
  • China’s EV brands are all over sport in the west. Why?

    Sport Business
  • Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur criticised for unlicensed gambling deals

    Sport Business
  • Is Henry Pollock’s biggest problem Eddie Hearn?

    Sport Business
  • Cristiano Ronaldo can cash in from Saudi Pro League streaming initiative

    Sport Business

Life&Style

  • Scotch is missing its Can-Do spirit

    Whisky
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  • XPeng G6 vs Tesla Model Y, which is worth your money?

    Motoring
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  • XPeng G6: The Electric SUV with Business Appeal

    Motoring
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  • What is Polestar’s Formula 2030, and why does it matter?

    Motoring
  • ‘Bankers are people too’: Inside tongue-in-cheek bar The Pregnant Man

    Life&Style
  • London Tube exhibition celebrates ghosts of the Underground and screeching sound of tracks

    Life&Style
  • How The Light Gets In founder: Here’s the one exception to our free speech rule

    Life&Style
  • Northumberland’s bold producers reinventing English whisky and gin

    Whisky
  • Motorway eyes first profit as Premier League deal grows customer base

    Motoring

The Punter

  • Episode 106: Ayr and Newbury

    Sport

    Tom Marriott and Bill Esdaile are back to preview the weekend’s action, featuring the Ayr Gold Cup at the Scottish track as well as Group action from Newbury.  The Punter ‘The Punter’ has been City AM’s dedicated sports betting section for over a decade with a primary focus on horse racing.

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  • Interview has Fine chance of landing Ayr gold

    Sport
    James Doyle, a jockey, in a red helmet and blue and gold silks, smiling and clenching his fist.
  • Great expectations for Dickensian and Paddy at Newbury

    Sport
    Jockeys on racehorses gallop neck and neck towards the finish line on a green turf track.

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  • How AI-powered compliance could fight financial crime

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