Here we go again: The best roof terrace for yet another heatwave July 28, 2026 Just when you thought you’d got out… they drag you back in. Or up: up to London’s roof terraces to bask in yet another spell of 30 degree heat. We round up some of the top spots up top to make the most of this most clement of summers. Madison Where else to start but [...]
Options Strengthens North America Presence with New York Office Expansion In the Heart of Wall Street July 28, 2026 Options Technology (Options), the leading provider of IT infrastructure to global financial institution managed services, today announced the expansion of its New York office. This expansion comes after increased client growth and surging demand across North America for the firm’s trading infrastructure and market data solutions. The 34,000 square foot office, located in the heart [...]
Councils accused of turning e-bike operators into ‘revenue stream’ as fees surge July 28, 2026 Cash-strapped London boroughs are squeezing e-bike operators with steep fee rises and growing enforcement charges, as the industry’s heavyweights warn councils are increasingly treating them as a cash cow. One London borough increased annual operating fees more than five-fold in a single year without adding any extra parking bays, according to figures seen by City [...]
Premier League and EFL set for summit with Football Regulator over new financial deal July 28, 2026 An end to one of the longest-running saga plaguing English football could be in sight after the Premier League and English Football League (EFL) stepped up talks over a blockbuster new financial redistribution deal. Premier League CEO Richard Masters and chair Alison Brittain and their EFL counterparts Trevor Birch and Rick Parry are expected to [...]
Sweeping job cuts at GSK to fund £400m Cambridge campus July 28, 2026 GSK is poised to slash its back office headcount to help fund a £400m mega-campus in Cambridge, in a move it hopes will bolster its drugs pipeline anFd stave off a looming patent cliff-edge. In his first major update as chief executive, Luke Miels unveiled plans to find £1.9bn of savings over the next three [...]
Who’s buying your business? Don’t wait until you’ve built it to decide – here’s why July 28, 2026 Investors and founders agree: the moves that make a business genuinely sellable happen years before anyone puts an offer on the table. At SCALE London 2026, the summit for entrepreneurs, investors and growth partners, the panel The Long Game: Funding routes and paths to exit had founders glued to the stage. Founders too often treat [...]
Student housing giant Unite faces £400m loss amid property value slump July 28, 2026 Unite Students has plunged to a more-than £400m loss after being hit by a £500m revaluation of its properties and “extremely challenging” building costs. The UK’s largest student landlord slumped to a £417m pre-tax loss in the six months to June, reversing a £186m profit the year before, as its earnings slipped by two per [...]
Britain has the lowest level of millionaires since the financial crisis – and that’s no accident July 28, 2026 The number of millionaires in Britain has sunk to its lowest level since the 2008 financial crisis. Rich residents aren’t just fleeing because of policy choices like high levels of tax and the removal of non-dom status, but also a cultural hostility to wealth, says James Lawson It is no secret that the wealthy and [...]
EY and London managing partner fined over £1.3m for audit failure July 28, 2026 Big Four giant EY and its London office managing partner have been hit with a nearly £1.3m fine by the financial watchdog for audit failings related to retailer Made.com in 2021. The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) said the sanction follows an investigation into Julie Carlyle, who manages the City office and a portfolio of many [...]
Unilever turns to ‘avocado mayonnaise’ as food weighs on profit ahead of spin-off July 28, 2026 Unilever has turned to novel products including “avocado mayonnaise” in a bid to boost ailing sales in its food arm, which is poised to be spun off in a £33bn deal. The consumer goods giant upgraded its sales expectations but saw the performance of its food business and European operations drag on the group’s operating [...]