Team GB Selects Options as Official IT Provider Ahead of the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games February 4, 2026 Options Technology (Options), a leading provider of cloud-enabled managed services for global financial markets, today announced it has been selected as the Official IT Provider to Team GB. The partnership will support Team GB through the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games and the Los Angeles 2028 Summer Olympic Games, encompassing all competition events, training [...]
Mandelson branded a ‘naive sucker’ as he tried to build career post-government February 4, 2026 Peter Mandelson was branded “naive” and a “sucker” in new revelations from the Epstein files that shine a light on Mandelson’s efforts to build a career post-government. The Labour veteran told convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein that he had sought the advice of financier Nathaniel Rothschild as he weighed up a role at advisory and investment banking [...]
Hawksmoor: London St Pancras opening is deliciously opulent February 4, 2026 There’s more testosterone in Hawksmoor in the Square Mile than there is in the Virgin Active around the corner. Men obsess over meat, didn’t you know, and over the last two decades, childhood friends Will Beckett and Huw Gott, the pair behind Hawksmoor, have obsessed more than most. Their enthusiasm has paid off, winning the [...]
LSEG, Sage, Rightmove shares fall as Anthropic AI rattles markets February 4, 2026 Shares in global software giants tumbled again on Wednesday morning as the latest AI innovation from Anthropic rattled global markets. The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) extended Tuesday’s losses falling near two per cent in early trading to lows of 6,774.00p before clawing back some gains. Meanwhile Rightmove led the index’s fallers, with a slump [...]
UK Retailers Eye Online Growth as AI Transforms Shopping and Delivery February 4, 2026 80% of UK retailers expect online sales growth in 2026 as AI enhances end-to-end customer experiences
Expereo and Cato Networks Collaborate to Set New Standard for Global Enterprise Connectivity February 4, 2026 One Network. One Partner. Zero Complexity.
Alinea Customs Selected for Customs Brokerage Services to the Carrington Plant by Highview February 4, 2026 Alinea Customs has been selected to provide customs brokerage services to Highview for the Carrington plant, the world’s largest commercial-scale liquid air energy storage plant – at Trafford Low Carbon Energy Park near Carrington, Greater Manchester. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260204567327/en/ Alinea Customs is an independent UK customs brokerage [...]
Zurich to acquire Beazley in landmark £8bn specialty insurance merger February 4, 2026 Following two previous rejections last month, Lloyd’s of London underwriter Beazley has confirmed in a joint statement on Wednesday morning that it has reached an agreement in principle with Zurich. The offer proposed by Zurich has a total value of 1,335 pence per share. This is composed of a 1,310p cash payment from Zurich and [...]
FTSE 100 Live: Beazley seals $15bn Zurich deal, Santander in $12bn takeover February 4, 2026 Good morning and welcome back to the City AM liveblog. Shares in Europe’s biggest data, publishing and legal software groups slumped on Tuesday after AI giant Anthropic unveiled a new tool aimed directly at in-house lawyers. The move rattled investors who had long viewed the sector as an AI winner. In London, Relx fell close [...]
Lime policy chief: Retime traffic lights to make London cyclists safer February 4, 2026 London should follow Copengahen and Amsterdam by retiming traffic lights to reward safe cyclists, writes Lime policy director Hal Stevenson.