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  • ‘Time to worry about recession’ – Bank faces pressure to cut rates as economy shrinks

    Economics

    The Bank of England is coming under mounting pressure to give a shot in the arm to the ailing UK economy after fresh data revealed it suffered another contraction in October. The central bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) will meet next Thursday where economists are pencilling a 25 basis point reduction to interest rates taking […]

    The Bank of England is expected to go ahead with an interest rate cut despite high inflation.
  • Nationwide hit with fine after failing to flag Covid furlough fraud 

    Banking
    Nationwide has been slapped with a fine by the City watchdog.
  • ‘Petrified’ publicans call on government for urgent support

    Business
    Bosses at pubs and restaurants have become frustrated with Labour's high tax agenda.
  • 2025: It’s been one hell of a year for UK business

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  • UK on ‘recession watch’ as economy contracts amid Budget chaos

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  • Tribunal backlog hits record high ahead of workers’ rights bill

    Legal
    LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 19: A statue of the Scales of Justice stands above the Old Bailey on January 19, 2021 in London, England. Criminal watchdogs representing England and Wales have expressed concern over the backlog of cases, caused by the Coronavirus pandemic. Figures have revealed that the backlog of unheard cases in the crown courts has reached 54,000. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
  • Is Microsoft becoming the new Vodafone?

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  • Will the land of the free take a dim view of my social media posts?

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  • Martin Lewis discovers the stock market

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  • Millions more to get financial advice as part of FCA red tape shake-up

    Regulation
    The FCA has introduced new proposals to close the financial advice gap.
  • Landlords bar Labour MPs from pubs as hospitality backlash mounts

    hospitality
    67 pubs went bust in April, the highest monthly total since last July
  • Labour rail pledge in doubt after £3bn private contract to run London Overground 

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  • Britain’s nuclear lag could cost its AI crown

    Energy
    National Grid has raised billions from investors for the energy transition
  • The Capitalist: Feeling Bullish Lord Cameron?

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  • Rachel Reeves’ Budget was ‘monumentally mishandled,’ says London-listed bank

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  • Silicon Valley has invented its own form of central planning

    Tech

    With so much capital focused on a small select group of companies like OpenAI and Microsoft we’ve created our own form of central planning, just with corporate overlords instead of government ones, says Lewis Liu The US stock market continues to march toward record territory, with everyone from Big Tech CEOs to Goldman Sachs speculating […]

    At the centre of Microsoft’s pitch is the idea of agents - small, specialised AI systems trained to take on specific security tasks.
  • How Natwest, Lloyds, Barclays and HSBC fired up the FTSE 100 in 2025

    Banking

    If 2025 was supposed to be the year of the AI bubble, nobody told Britain’s banking giants. Amidst the noise of the US tech boom, the UK’s FTSE 100 banking heavyweights, Natwest, Lloyds, Barclays, and HSBC, have staged a formidable, if understated, rally. Lloyds delivered an astonishing 75.8 per cent gain, while Barclays surged 65 […]

    City banks could be in for a tax raid come the Autumn Budget.

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  • Sumer Group, champions of SMEs, leading the way towards economic growth

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    They tackled Brexit head-on, survived Covid, coped with the impact of the war in Ukraine and battled rising costs.  The latest growth forecast from the Office for Budget Responsibility presents a further challenge with the OBR reducing their expectations for productivity growth by 0.3ppts to 1 per cent. In times of uncertainty these businesses have […]

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Opinion

  • Janine Hirt: Brits network differently to Americans

    Opinion

    Each week, we dig into the memory bank of the City’s great and good. Today, Janine Hirt, CEO of Innovate Finance takes us through her career in Square Mile and Me What was your first job?  I held down several odd jobs while working my way through university, including being a librarian, legal assistant, and a […]

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  • Why this Californian company is listing in London

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    London's AIM stock exchange has struggled to attract IPOs in recent years.
  • Rachel Reeves is running out of places to hide

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  • On this day: the arrest of Bernie Madoff

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  • Will the land of the free take a dim view of my social media posts?

    Politics
  • How AI hoaxes could move markets

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  • The Capitalist: Feeling Bullish Lord Cameron?

    Opinion
  • Shabana Mahmood should seize control of the Met police from failing Khan

    Opinion

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  • Liberal Democrats leader engaging with London city voters ahead of the upcoming elections, discussing urban economic policies

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  • Business week in review: financial crisis looming, economic instability signs, market volatility, and corporate challenges.

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The Mag

  • Inside London’s occult bookshops

    Life&Style

    As I stood outside Watkins Books, the oldest occult bookshop in London, an old man approached me. “Number 23 is the one you want,” he said, pointing down the street. I looked confused. “Murder! A woman stabbed in the basement!”  The man, who quickly walked on, was referring to the 1961 murder of Elsie Batten, […]

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  • Always Remember: The Boy, The Mole and the Millennial Losers buying this drivel

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  • Michael Johnson refuses to give up on Grand Slam Track despite bankruptcy

    Sport Business
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    Sport Business
  • Everton’s Hill Dickinson Stadium Beats Fulham’s Riverside Stand to top award

    Sport Business
  • Mondo Duplantis: Pole vault star driving Bolt-like interest in athletics tickets

    Sport Business
  • Greedy Fifa rinsing fans over World Cup tickets – even Americans are baulking

    Sport Business
  • Abramovich hits out at UK government over frozen £2.3bn Chelsea proceeds

    Sport Business

    Former Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has criticised the government over moves that have “paralysed” his £2.3bn windfall from the sale of the Premier League club. Following the invasion of Ukraine, the Russian billionaire sold the Stamford Bridge club to a consortium fronted by American Todd Boehly, with the proceeds placed in a frozen bank account […]

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Life&Style

  • Lotus Esprit is back as a £430k carbon fibre restomod

    Life&Style

    This is the Lotus Esprit as you’ve never seen it before. Fifty years after its debut at the Paris Motor Show, the classic British sports car has been resurrected for the 21st century. Forget Noel and Liam, this is the biggest comeback we’ve witnessed all year.  Encor’s stated aim with its new Series 1 restomod […]

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  • Whisky Business: A New Zealand brand blazing a trail

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  • Why Sartoria Launceston Place is THE restaurant this Christmas

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  • Sartoria Dei Duchi at The Royal Exchange: Redefining Luxury

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  • Somerset Cider Brandy: The UK’s most sustainable spirit

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  • London Museum: inside the £400m cultural development at West Smithfield

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  • Inside London’s occult bookshops

    Life&Style
  • Woodford Reserve teams up with fashion house Markarian for 2025 holiday bottle

    Life&Style
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The Punter

  • Fabre poised to hit target again in the Hong Kong Vase with Sosie

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    GET SET for Hong Kong’s blockbuster race meeting of the year, the LONGINES Hong Kong International races at Sha Tin on Sunday. Four elite Group One races, with 20 Group One winners on show, competing for around £13m in prize money. With an eight-hour time difference in the UK, racing fans are going to need […]

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