By: Ali Lyon

Chief reporter Ali Lyon is the chief reporter at City AM, responsible for covering the full gamut of business, finance and wealth news. He has been at City AM full-time since July 2024. Get in touch with tips via email: ali.lyon@cityam.com. Follow Ali on X: @alilyon_94

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M&S cyberattack helps Next to beat expectations again

July 31, 2025

High Street darling Next has said that good weather and the disruption to Marks & Spencer caused by its recent cyberattack has helped it to beat expectations yet again. The Lord Wolfson-run fashion group said full price sales were up over 10 per cent in the first half of this year, nearly £50m ahead of [...]
Drax hikes dividend despite profit dip amid power station update

July 31, 2025

Drax has told investors it was close to agreeing a controversial contract with the government for its wood pellet power station after hiking its dividend despite revealing falling profit. The London-listed group said the energy transition was “creating significant value opportunities aligned with the UK’s energy needs” in an interim update in which it revealed [...]
Industry chief warns fresh tax grab will push ‘loved’ retailers to the wall

July 31, 2025

More of Britain’s “well-loved” retailers will go to the wall if the government unleashes another round of tax hikes on businesses in the Autumn, the boss of the British Retail Consortium (BRC) has warned, as fresh data from the body found that nearly nine in 10 high street bosses are struggling with the tax burden. [...]
Hotel billionaire launches shock bid to run Heathrow expansion

July 31, 2025

The race to manage Heathrow’s multibillion-pound third runway expansion has been thrown wide open after a rival suitor confirmed it will submit a proposal to go up against an expected bid from the airport’s current operators. The Arora Group, a hotel chain with 13 hotels in transport hubs across London and the South East, confirmed [...]
Youtube becomes UK’s second most-watched media platform

July 30, 2025

Youtube has overtaken ITV to become the second most-watched media brand in the UK – behind the BBC – thanks to an ever increasing loyalty from young audiences, according to an annual report from Ofcom. Viewers spent an average of four hours and 30 minutes a day watching either the TV or other video content [...]
Octopus heat pump ad claim row boils over

July 30, 2025

A war of words has erupted between energy providers after an Octopus Energy advert was banned for claiming that households could have a heat pump installed for as little as £500. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) upheld a complaint against the Greg Jackson-run energy giant, ruling that not enough customers were eligible for the £500 [...]
Facing low pay and rising rents, a quarter of young Brits weigh UK exit

July 29, 2025

Over a quarter of young Brits are considering leaving the UK to escape the country’s stuttering economy and unaffordable housing market. As many as 28 per cent of 18-30 year-olds are either planning to quit the UK or have seriously considered emigrating, according to a poll from free-market think tank the Adam Smith Institute (ASI). [...]
Stellantis: Vauxhall owner warns of £1.3bn tariff hit after EU-US deal

July 29, 2025

Stellantis will have to shoulder a €1.5bn (£1.3bn) hit from President Donald Trump’s swingeing tariffs on cars this year despite the trade deal struck between the European Union and United States earlier this week. The automaker, whose stable of marques includes Vauxhall and Fiat, confirmed in a half-year update that it had already incurred levies [...]
Metlen confirms £5.5bn London listing date

July 29, 2025

Greek industrial giant Metlen Energy and Metals has confirmed it will list on the London Stock Exchange next week, in a much-needed boost to the UK’s listing-starved public markets. The mining and energy firm confirmed on Tuesday it had completed its voluntary Share Exchange Offer (SEO) with an acceptance rate of over 90 per cent, [...]
Super-prime sales plunge again

July 28, 2025

The continued rise in wealthy residents leaving Britain has caused super-prime property sales in London to plunge by over £100m this year, according to a fresh study that brings the woes afoot at the upper end of London real estate into even sharper relief. During the first half of this year, the total value of [...]

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