Former Whitbread bosses mastermind takeover of Beefeater restaurants October 7, 2026 Former senior managers at Whitbread have advised on a deal to buy back nearly 60 restaurants from the group, after it wound up its Beefeater and Brewers Fayre chains last month. Common Table Group, a British hospitality firm, has agreed to buy 57 restaurant sites and one Premier Inn hotel from the FTSE 100 hotels [...]
Yapı Kredi Kripto Selects Integral to Power Digital Asset Trading Services in Türkiye October 7, 2026 Integral's institutional-grade digital asset trading technology will support Yapı Kredi Kripto's regulated cryptocurrency offering as Türkiye's new digital asset framework comes into effect.
Shell eyes profit windfall from surging fuel prices October 7, 2026 Shell is poised to reap major gains from its refining operations after the global surge in fuel prices dramatically ramped up the group’s profit margins. The blue-chip energy giant said on Wednesday it expects its indicative refining margin – the difference between the cost of crude oil and the market value of finished fuels like [...]
House prices fall faster in London as property market stays ‘subdued’ October 7, 2026 House prices in London fell at a faster rate last month, as homeowners in the capital continue to bear the brunt of the property market slowdown caused by the Iran war. The average house price in London fell by 2.2 per cent to £531,548 in the year to September, according to the Lloyds house price [...]
As it happened: FTSE 100 slide as oil price jumps; Global bond yields higher October 7, 2026 Welcome back to City AM‘s FTSE 100 liveblog. Global markets are swimming in the red as the price of oil trends higher following tensions in the Middle East offsetting a rise in supply. Brent crude – the international benchmark for oil prices – tipped over $101 per barrel on Wednesday following intensified attacks on tankers in the [...]
Why British entrepreneurs hold the key to the cost-of-living crisis October 7, 2026 Ahead of the upcoming Budget, entrepreneur Tom Inskip explains why rewarding risk-taking is the only way to build a thriving, future-proof British economy. For better or worse, most people in my life would call me a ferocious optimist. Someone once joked, “when Skippy sees a shit on the road, he’s immediately looking around the corner [...]
Watch collecting and the search for the white whale October 7, 2026 In the world of watch collecting, time does not stand still. That’s the joy of it: you never know what might be the prize of tomorrow, says Andy Blackmore In the 1996 Christmas special of Only Fools and Horses, lovable Cockney Derek Trotter was still dreaming of getting rich. “This time next year, Rodney, we’ll [...]
Three years on from October 7, British Jews are asking: Are we safe here? October 7, 2026 Three years on from the October 7 massacre, Benjamin Bell writes how life has changed for him as a Jewish Londoner.
Lobbying giants weighed deal for Mandelson’s Global Counsel October 7, 2026 Two of London’s top advisory firms considered buying Global Counsel out of administration after the lobbying shop founded by Peter Mandelson collapsed amid revelations over its ties with Jeffrey Epstein. FGS Global and Flint Global were among several major consultancies presented with an offer to acquire Mandelson’s failed boutique by administrators, two people familiar with [...]
Nottingham Forest facing backlash as City Ground expansion set to hit residents in pocket October 7, 2026 Nottingham Forest are facing a backlash from local residents who could be left out of pocket by the club’s £790m expansion of the City Ground. As part of the planning permission granted to increase the capacity of their 31,000-seater stadium to 52,000, Forest have agreed to contribute £4.17m towards improving surrounding travel and transport infrastructure. [...]