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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UK less ready for next pandemic than before Covid – Oxford vaccinologist

July 3, 2024

The UK's state apparatus is less prepared to deal with a pandemic today than it was before Covid, one of the professors in charge of the Oxford Astrazeneca vaccine rollout has warned.
System1 claims it ‘hasn’t scratched the surface’ with bumper results

July 3, 2024

Ad testing firm System1 pointed to the 260 clients it had won in the past year as being the driving force behind growth in profit and revenve.
South Yorkshire firm Intelliam AI floats on the Aquis Stock Exchange

July 3, 2024

South Yorkshire AI firm Intelliam AI made its stock market debut this morning, floating on the Aquis stock exchange in a move that valued the firm at nearly £18m.
Hawksmoor restaurant chain reportedly looking for buyer

July 3, 2024

Since 2013, the chain has been majority-owned by private equity firm Graphite Capital, which, according to the Financial Times, has instructed the US investment bank Stephens to run a sales process.
Tower set to be the tallest in the City of London, 1 Undershaft held up by planning row

July 2, 2024

The City of London Planning Applications Sub-Committee voted to defer its decision on the grounds that the current design infringed too much on the adjacent St Helens Square communal space.
Tritax Eurobox extends bid deadline as other interest parties emerge

July 2, 2024

The deadline for Brookfield Asset Management to make a formal offer for the European real estate investment trust (REIT) Tritax Eurobox has been extended, as more companies were revealed to have expressed an interest in the trust.
Craneware signs landmark deal with Microsoft

July 2, 2024

Healthcare software provider Craneware has signed a landmark deal Microsoft that will provide the Scottish firm with access to the tech giant's Azure platform, improving customer access to its software and 'expanded cloud capabilities, and boosting its AI capabilities.
Kitwave sees profit slide despite uptick in revenue

July 2, 2024

Kitwave Group, a wholesale delivery business listed on the Aim market, has blamed falling demand for its foodservice and hospitality division and being behind a small drop in profit in the first major set of results since its founder and CEO Paul Young retired.
Profit soars at Supreme thanks to growing demand for disposable vapes

July 2, 2024

Vape-maker Supreme has lauded an "outstanding" financial performance that saw profitability at the Aim-listed firm almost double in the space of a year despite a "challenging" backdrop, prompting it to announce a bumper dividend.
‘Nobel prize of engineering’ finalist Sunamp to raise Series B as it mulls public offering

July 2, 2024

An innovative battery firm nominated for the "nobel prize of engineering" is set to raise a Series B funding round in a few months with a future IPO becoming an increasingly "realistic proposition", its boss has said.

Gloucester Rugby asks fans for £300k as it seeks investors at £36.5m valuation

Bath sell-out bright spark as Champions Cup attendances fall

Barbican Centre: the brutalist landmark weaving art into everyday London life.

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