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News

  • ‘Economic anaesthetic’ of welfare spending dwarfed capital investment by £1.1 trillion

    Politics

    Spending on benefits for working-age people dwarfed investment in key infrastructure such as schools and trains by £1.1 trillion between 2006 and 2025, new research has found.  The Centre for Social Justice said that spending on disability support and other forms of welfare racked up to £1.1 trillion more than capital expenditure in the same […]

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  • FTSE 100 Live: Stocks surge; oil slips as Trump hits out at ‘misbehaving’ Houthis

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  • Burnham speaks with all the confidence of a mayor but without the gravitas of a Prime Minister

    Politics
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  • UK economy to suffer second-highest inflation in G7 

    Economics
    John Healey, MP, at a table with a woman and child, looking concerned about inflation
  • Battersea Power Station nears completion with £280m new loan

    Property
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  • AI film Artificial is the talking point of 2026. Here’s why

    Life&Style
    Andrew Garfield (left) in sunglasses and another man toast with shot glasses at a dinner table.
  • AI minister warns of ‘inevitable’ cyber attack on UK as he tells labs to ‘be honest’

    AI
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  • Retail sales ‘sluggish’ as shoppers feel cautious ahead of Budget

    Retail
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  • Bank of England targeted in inflation installation stunt

    Economics
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  • McKinsey senior partner demoted over controversial social media post

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  • ‘Slow-moving tsunami’ – IMF warns AI could hit 60 per cent of jobs in advanced economies

    AI
    London has defied national trends as job postings in the capital rose.
  • HMV shuts flagship Oxford Street store just three years after comeback

    Retail
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  • ‘Moral hazard’ – Lawyers warn SFO whistleblowing rewards could backfire

    Legal
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  • Triple lock reform and scrapping IHT: Voters give thumbs up to Labour and Tory policies

    Politics
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  • Big Four giant Deloitte accused of faking paperwork to hide Roman Abramovich wealth

    Big Four
    The proceeds totalling £2.5bn from Roman Abramovich’s sale of Chelsea FC still remain unused two years on.
  • London Stock Exchange faces ‘material depopulation’

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  • Asos hackers claim responsibility for Air France-KLM data breach

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  • ‘It’s a s**t show’ – Legal 500 accidentally publishes damning barrister reviews

    Legal
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  • The search for Nigel Farage’s elusive wristwatch

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  • The story of how Simpsons Tavern became Cloth Cornhill

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Opinion

  • Burnham speaks with all the confidence of a mayor but without the gravitas of a Prime Minister

    Politics

    Andy Burnham earned his spurs as a great communicator on the back of a few summer TikToks, but is the shine coming off just a couple of months into the new job? While some people still appreciate the supposedly down to earth ‘tell it like it is’ approach, there can be no denying that the […]

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  • Central banks, bond markets and fiscal credibility – why market stability had become political

    Opinion
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  • Closer to Europe? Fine but please don’t align us down

    Opinion
  • Burnham may have already missed his best chance to call an early election

    Opinion
  • I’m a tech founder – here’s why I chose rats in London over robotaxis in San Francisco

    Opinion
  • Do you own your voice? As AI voice tech booms, UK law needs an answer

    Opinion
  • Britain’s wealth exodus is only going to get worse

    Opinion
  • Zack Polanski’s Greens are a toxic mix of hatred and economic illiteracy

    Opinion
  • Christian May and another man, Brilliant or Dangerous text, Week in Business title, City AM logo.
  • Concerned businessman in suit with a red tie, with bond market charts and BOND MARKET CRISIS text.
  • Christian May with Tax The Rich! headline and protesters holding Tax The Rich signs.
  • Prominent British politicians Gordon Brown, Andy Burnham, Rachel Reeves, and George Osborne with Britain Is Bust! headline.
  • Elon Musk, Demis Hassabis, and another AI chief with text AI CHIEFS SAY: SLOW DOWN and EXPLAINER
  • Christian May in Week in Business with text Brilliant or Dangerous? over a London skyline background.

    The Burnham Agenda: Brilliant or Dangerous?

  • Man in suit looking concerned, with Bond Market Crisis text and financial charts in the background.

    Bond Market Crisis?

  • Christian May in glasses with Tax the Rich text, protesting crowd, and signs in background for business news.

    Will Labour Hit The Rich With New Taxes?

  • Gordon Brown, Andy Burnham, Rachel Reeves, and George Osborne with Britain Is Bust! text.

    Interview: Britain is Bust!

  • Sam Altman, Elon Musk, and a third AI chief with text AI Chiefs Say: Slow Down - Explainer

    AI Chiefs Warn: SLOW DOWN!

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Sport

  • A Rugby League World Cup starts this week and you didn’t know. That’s a huge problem

    Sport Business

    Did you know the Rugby League World Cup starts this week? If you’re reading this in the north of England then the answer is probably yes. If down south then I suspect the answer is much more likely to be no. This is a huge problem. Rugby league has one of the most watchable products […]

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  • AJ-Fury tickets in Cardiff on sale for £20,000

    Sport Business
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  • Manchester City need a nine-year sanction, says architect of Premier League

    Sport Business
  • Prem Rugby: Attendances down but Newcastle Red Bulls see ticket surge

    Sport Business
  • LIV Golf players to be banned from DP World Tour and Ryder Cup

    Sport Business
  • Rocket Padel raises £7m ahead of West London and East Croydon club openings

    Sport Business
  • Manchester City owners must get messaging right or risk own fans turning against them

    Sport Business
  • Bagatelle: Is exclusive Chelsea offering future of Premier League hospitality?

    Sport Business

Life&Style

  • AI film Artificial is the talking point of 2026. Here’s why

    Life&Style
    Andrew Garfield (left) in sunglasses and another man toast with shot glasses at a dinner table.
  • Wild Horse Nine review: Martin McDonagh plays the hits in crime caper

    Life&Style
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  • Scraping the barrel: The gold rush in whisky cask investment schemes

    Whisky
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  • Where to eat Greek food in central London

    Food
  • Inherit film review: Thai horror explores society’s Faustian pact

    Life&Style
  • Into the Woods, London review: Magical, overwhelming meta musical

    Life&Style
  • Rent musical review: This dated show is admittedly full of bangers

    Life&Style
  • Is the XPeng G6 a smarter buy than a German SUV?

    Motoring
  • Why do so many Brits keep buying the Ford Puma?

    Motoring

The Punter

  • Take the Rising Mountain Road to Ces glory

    Sport

    THERE are two days of high-class racing from Newmarket to look forward to this week, with Future Champions Festival beginning on Friday. The feature on day one is the Group One Fillies’ Mile (2.57pm), where unbeaten Godolphin filly Musical Times is likely to go off a very short price and take plenty of beating. Saturday’s […]

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  • No reason to mask Annaf’s chance on the Knavesmire

    Sport
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  • Chance Poet and Bill to rise to Ascot challenge

    Sport
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