Duncan Bannatyne: Former Dragons’ Den star’s empire toasts record sales April 11, 2025 The health club and hotels empire run by former Dragons’ Den star Duncan Bannatyne has posted record sales as its profits surged in 2024, it has been revealed. The Bannatyne Group has reported a revenue of £149.6m for its latest financial year, up from the previous record of £138.9m which it achieved in 2023. The Darlington-headquartered group’s [...]
Peloton: Eye-watering UK losses continue as more jobs cut March 31, 2025 The UK arm of Peloton has reported another eye-watering loss as it continued to significantly cut jobs, it has been revealed. The London-headquartered division has posted a pre-tax loss of £94.3m for the 12 months to 30 June, 2024, after having also lost £115.2m in the prior year. The latest loss comes after Peloton UK [...]
The Debate: Should we abolish daylight saving time? March 27, 2025 Twice a year we change the clocks - and twice a year we ask why. We get two writers to hash it out in this week's Debate.
Keir Starmer to scrap NHS England March 13, 2025 Sir Keir Starmer has announced plans to abolish NHS England and bring the health service under government control. Giving a speech on his plans for civil service reform today, the Prime Minister has confirmed he will scrap the “arms-length body” NHS England. Sir Keir said the decision will see the management of the health service [...]
The Debate: Should we stop eating avocados? March 12, 2025 Alan Titchmarsh has waged war on the avocado, but do we really need to stop eating them? Two writers hash in out in this week's debate.
The investment gap in healthcare is making women sick March 8, 2025 Underinvestment in women’s healthcare has real-world consequences that we can no longer ignore, writes Jessica Espinoza.
Vitality: Profit on the up at health and life insurance giant March 4, 2025 Health and life insurer Vitality returned to profit growth during the first six months of its current financial year, it has been revealed. The company, which is UK’s third-largest health insurer behind Bupa and Axa, has posted a normalised profit from £40m for the final six months of 2024. Its UK health division reported a [...]
Vitality: ‘Why your health and life insurance premium won’t go down’ February 18, 2025 In this episode of Boardroom Uncovered, Neville Koopowitz, the chief executive of health and life insurance giant Vitality.
Vitality to offer discounted weight loss drugs in UK first February 12, 2025 Customers are to be offered discounted weight loss treatments through insurance giant Vitality in a UK first. The group, which is UK’s third-largest health insurer behind Bupa and Axa, is to offer discounts of up to 20 per cent for medications such as Wegovy and Mounjaro to its 1.9 million members. The offer is to [...]
Celebrity luxury spa group Champneys slips further into the red February 4, 2025 Celebrity luxury spa group Champneys slipped further into the red despite its turnover edging closer to a milestone, it has been revealed. The group, which has several sites across the country and was founded 100 years ago, has posted a pre-tax loss of £8.4m for the 12 months to 30 April, 2024. The figure has [...]