Revolut facing extortion threat after hackers steal customers’ data September 14, 2026 A group of Revolut hackers are threatening to release stolen customer data unless they receive payment from the fintech, after the company inadvertently handed over a trove of users’ private information. The digital banking giant said over the weekend a “very limited” number of customers had been affected by an impersonation scam, which compromised data including [...]
Mike Ashley’s Frasers ousts Hugo Boss chairman September 14, 2026 Frasers Group, the retail empire run by Mike Ashley, has overthrown the chairman of Hugo Boss as it seeks control of the German fashion house. The UK fashion group, which owns Sports Direct, Jack Wills and Flannels, told investors on Monday that Stephan Sturm, chairman of Hugo Boss’ supervisory board, has agreed to step aside. [...]
Athlos: Founders head to Downing Street as athletics meet eyes London future September 14, 2026 Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian will visit Downing Street as his all-female athletics event Athlos eyes a long-term future in London ahead of this week’s inaugural event in the capital. The track and field showcase, which began in 2024 and has been run thus far in New York, will head to Saracens’ Stone X stadium on [...]
Fintech leaders still back the UK. Don’t make them regret it September 14, 2026 Fintech is one of the UK’s great success stories. But there is a danger in assuming it will remain that way, writes Nick Murray-Leslie.
Burnham 1-0 Khan: Cardiff right place for Fury vs Joshua boxing bout September 13, 2026 Cardiff is a wonderful city in which to watch sport; the Millenium Principality Stadium is one of the world’s great arenas, the adjacent Cardiff Arms Park one of the country’s most historic grounds and Sophia Gardens will always be one of the nation’s premium Test cricket hosts. Throw in the famous Chippy Lane, an often [...]
Crystal Palace agree deal with HSBC that paves way for new training ground September 11, 2026 Crystal Palace FC have agreed to buy the 27-acre HSBC Sports Ground in Beckenham, South London, in a move that will allow the club to significantly expand their training facilities. The HSBC grounds, which currently comprise cricket and football pitches as well as a pavilion, border Palace’s academy complex, which is itself across the road [...]
Claridge’s swings to £10m loss as luxury hotel warns on ‘adverse impact’ of tax hikes September 11, 2026 Claridge’s has suffered a loss of just under £10m as the iconic London business warned government tax hikes were taking their toll. The five-star Mayfair hotel, which opened its doors in 1898 before expanding via a five storey ‘mega basement’ in 2021, recorded a loss after tax of £9.7m for 2025, reversing a £2m profit [...]
How can a politician run London if they’ve never run a business? September 11, 2026 Our politicians all agree on the need for economic growth, yet none of them seems to have even worked in the private sector let alone actually run a business. Should we be surprised that growth continues to elude us, asks Alex Challoner. What do a dance producer, a lecturer in social psychology, a footballer, an [...]
Why middle eastern capital is becoming part of London’s fintech story September 11, 2026 London has spent years building one of the world’s most sophisticated fintech ecosystems. Its strength comes not only from technology, but from the combination of capital, financial expertise, regulation, legal infrastructure and access to international markets. Increasingly, another element is becoming part of that story: investment and commercial interest from the Middle East. Across the [...]
London’s unicorn boom is masking an early-stage funding crisis September 11, 2026 European tech is experiencing two diametrically opposed extremes. On paper, there has never been a better time to build, writes Christoph Klink A new breed of rocketship unicorns are reaching billion-dollar valuations in record time. London sits at the absolute centre of this surge, home to 43 per cent of all European rocketship unicorns – [...]