BT powers ahead as UK tech services offer rare growth signal July 11, 2025 BT Group has become one of the standout performers of the FTSE 100 this year, with its share price climbing over 34 per cent since January, and hitting a near five-year high. The telecoms and broadband giant is being closely watched as it ramps up fibre roll-out, explores strategic moves around its Openreach infrastructure arm, [...]
Labour’s pre-loved tech charter won’t fix the UK’s digital divide, say experts July 11, 2025 The UK government’s new ‘IT reuse for good’ charter has drawn corporate backing, and a chorus of applause from Whitehall to Vodafone HQ for tackling major issues of digital exclusion and electronic waste. But donating devices is not a digital inclusion strategy – and certainly not enough to fix a broken, unequal system. The charter, [...]
I’m the only disabled director in the FTSE 100 – these are three questions every CEO must ask July 7, 2025 In most organisations 15-20 per cent of employees will classify as disabled, they just aren’t telling you who they are, says Sara Weller As the only FTSE 100 director who has openly declared having a disability, I am convinced about the opportunity to drive strong commercial and social outcomes, in parallel, by greater inclusion of [...]
Exclusive: Starmer and Macron assemble top bosses for summit July 4, 2025 Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron are planning to bring together 20 of their countries’ top business leaders for a cross-sector gathering as part of the French President’s first state visit to the UK, City AM can reveal. Set to take place on Wednesday, chief executives and founders from France and Britain will convene in London [...]
Gordon Murray Automotive: The supercar stars of Goodwood July 4, 2025 This week’s Goodwood Festival of Speed will celebrate the 60-year career of Gordon Murray CBE. From his early days at the Brabham F1 team to establishing his own car company, Murray is one of the motoring world’s greatest innovators. Born in South Africa, the young Murray designed, built and raced his own ‘IGM-Ford’ sports car. [...]
Vodafone and Virgin Media O2 strike £343m deal June 30, 2025 Vodafone has received a boots worth £343m from Virgin Media O2 just a few weeks after its mega merger with Three was finally approved. Virgin Media O2 has agreed to pay £343m for a tranche of mobile spectrum from Vodafone UK in a deal which is hoped will help shore up its network capacity amid [...]
FTSE 100 seals record high after shaking off investor nerves June 12, 2025 The FTSE 100 finally sealed a new record closing high on Thursday after falling a whisker short the previous two trading sessions. The UK’s flagship index rose 0.2 per cent to – besting March’s record of 8,871.31. The index also beat its previous intraday high after hitting 8,892.36 in afternoon trading. Endeavour mining topped the [...]
Nvidia’s Jensen Huang: ‘Praise and promise are useless’ without UK AI infrastructure June 12, 2025 “Praise and promise are completely useless” without AI infrastructure, Nvidia’s chief executive, Jensen Huang, told City AM when asked about the effusive comments he made on Britain’s AI capabilities just a couple of days prior. At London Tech Week on Monday, the tech heavyweight dubbed ‘AI godfather’ lauded the UK’s AI talent, but flagged a critical lack [...]
Lunchtime tourism: Visit the amazing Postman’s Park June 11, 2025 In our new regular feature Lunchtime Tourism we will bring you a guide to the best hidden spots you can visit in your lunch break Nestled between King William Street and St Martin’s le Grand in the Square Mile is the serene oasis of Postman’s Park. Once global in significance, it is now simply a [...]
Ouch: Three tech firms bail out of the UK in a single day June 10, 2025 The Prime Minister did his best to sound bullish about the future of the UK tech sector yesterday as he opened London Tech Week. Some awkward technical issues with his autocue didn’t put him off his stride as he declared that Britain was “unequivocally, unashamedly and defiantly open for business.” Leaving aside the bizarre idea [...]