‘Pint prices are crazy’: Meet the legends ensuring London still has £5 pints May 14, 2026 Outrage this week as one Mayfair establishment was caught froth-handed charging £11 for a pint of Moretti. It wasn’t even a special craft pint, just a bog standard lager. But as our City Editor Simon Hunt points out, it’s wrong to immediately stick it to London’s pubs, which are facing insurmountable costs forcing them to [...]
Labour ‘failing’ renters: Brits work for 133 days to pay landlords May 14, 2026 Today’s the day when Brits will finally stop working just to pay their landlords and start earning money for their own pockets, with 14 May the point in the year when the average tenant has brought in enough income to pay for a year’s accommodation. Known as the “cost of rent day”, it now arrives [...]
Deliveroo takes on the high street in grocery push May 14, 2026 Deliveroo customers will soon be able to shop from multiple shops in a single order and add restaurant items after checkout, City AM can reveal, as the Doordash-owned giant attempts to elbow in on the high street. The takeaway giant’s first new feature, called Bundles, allows users to order from up to three supermarket or [...]
Housing market ‘still in grip’ of Iran war slump May 14, 2026 The UK housing market is “still in the grip” of an Iran war slump as higher mortgage rates and inflation fears weigh on buyer and seller demand. Brits are still holding back on buying homes as average house prices slip further, a market survey by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has revealed. The [...]
Fractile lands $220m as ministers hail ‘vote of confidence’ in UK AI May 13, 2026 British AI chip startup Fractile has raised $220m (£165m) in fresh funding with the government pointing to the deal as evidence the UK can produce globally competitive AI infrastructure companies. The London-founded company, which is developing next-generation chips designed to speed up AI inference – the by which AI models generate responses – said the [...]
Team behind BuzzBallz launch new shots – available in London off-licences now May 13, 2026 The team that brought BuzzBallz cocktails to the UK market has launched a new shot sized 50ml product which is available in cornershops and off-licences around London now. The shots are the equivalent of a double serving and come in three flavours, cherry sour, apple sour and raspberry sour. Called ’99’ the products are “aimed [...]
Avantia, Hoxton Ventures’ Portfolio Company, Acquired By Carta May 13, 2026 Acquisition Marks Major Milestone for AI-Native Legal-Tech Pioneer and Early Hoxton Investment
Labour’s holiday tax ‘will make staycations more expensive’ May 13, 2026 A leading trade body has attacked the government’s plans to push through a so-called holiday tax, which it says will make Brits’ staycations more expensive. Labour unveiled an Overnight Visitor Levy Bill as part of the King’s Speech, which provides the legislative framework for mayors to be handed the power to impose a tourism tax [...]
Super League set for crunch NRL investment talks at Magic Round in Brisbane May 13, 2026 Super League chiefs will hold crunch talks with NRL counterparts early next week in Australia as investment into England’s top flight rugby league competition nears. Rugby Football League interim chief Rhodri Jones and RFL chair Nigel Wood are heading to the NRL’s Magic Round in Brisbane before the next discussions on Monday. Australian rugby league [...]
Compass Pathways Announces First Quarter 2026 Financial Results and Business Highlights May 13, 2026 FDA granted Compass NDA rolling submission and review request, based on strength of Phase 3 data CNPV awarded for COMP360 in TRD, further accelerating momentum 26-week (Part B) data from COMP006, expected in early Q3 2026 Final NDA submission on track for Q4, aligned with Company’s previously defined accelerated timing to be launch ready by end of year Successful financing and warrant exercises resulted in strong cash position of $466 million at end of first quarter, providing cash runway well beyond launch and into 2028