Britain’s oldest brewery mulls future as cost pressures bite September 30, 2026 The family-run company behind Britain’s oldest brewery is exploring its future after wrestling with soaring costs and sliding sales. Shepherd Neame, which was founded in 1698 in Faversham, Kent and is the firm behind classic British beers Spitfire, Bishop’s Finger and Whitstable Bay, said it had begun a strategic review into its brewing operations “to [...]
Andrew Griffith: Burnham’s only belief is that the state knows best September 30, 2026 Andy Burnham has offered up a ten-year plan for socialism. Conservatives would do things differently, says Andrew Griffith I sat down to watch Andy Burnham’s conference speech on Tuesday with trepidation but a genuine interest in what he was going to lay out for people who create jobs, take risks in starting their own businesses [...]
CENTRAL LONDON ALLIANCE BREAKS WORLD RECORDS™ TITLE FOR MOST PEOPLE PERFORMING CPR IN ONE HOUR September 30, 2026 London, 23 September 2026 – Central London Alliance has broken a new GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ for the most people performing CPR in one hour. The achievement, held at Tower Suites by Blue Orchid Hospitality property – the lead sponsors of the initiative – saw a marathon CPR session for 36 hours, culminating in a finale, [...]
NFL cut ticket prices to fill Tottenham Hotspur Stadium September 30, 2026 The NFL has cut ticket prices for this weekend’s fixture between the Indianapolis Colts and Washington Commanders in a bid to fill the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Some high-end category seats at Sunday’s game – the first of three across London in October – have been reduced to less than £80 each. It follows concerns that [...]
Can Brewdog get ‘equity punks’ onside in bid to move on from James Watt? September 30, 2026 Craft beer giant Brewdog has launched a reset under its American owners Tilray. Felix Armstrong explores whether the company can truly move on from James Watt Dessert-flavoured beer, provocative ad campaigns, waxy-mustached artisans – much about Brewdog’s long-anticipated reset feels familiar, as if the recently-collapsed craft brewer is really getting back to its roots. But [...]
InfraBridge Completes Sale of 50% Stake in 5.4 GW North American Power Portfolio September 30, 2026 InfraBridge, a division of DigitalBridge Group, Inc. (NYSE: DBRG), today announced that it has completed the previously announced sale of its 50% stake in Invenergy AMPCI Thermal Power (“IATP”) to funds of ArcLight Capital Partners, LLC. IATP is a large-scale, diversified portfolio of 11 power infrastructure assets representing approximately 5.4 GW of generation capacity across [...]
MI5 warns UK academics have been aiding Chinese spies September 30, 2026 British academics have been taking part in Chinese-funded research designed to enhance Beijing’s espionage capabilities, according to a dramatic intervention from the UK’s security services. Chinese intelligence tried to “covertly benefit” from British AI and technology research, security minister Dan Jarvis has warned, after MI5 accused a Beijing-linked institute of using UK academics to boost [...]
Zilch leaning towards London IPO as UK fintech calls in bankers September 30, 2026 UK fintech Zilch is leaning towards a public debut on the London Stock Exchange as it kickstarts plans for a potential $2bn listing as soon as next year. The payments firm, founded in London in 2018, views London as the favoured venue for a listing, likely to take place in the second half of 2027 [...]
Studio behind Danny Dyer and Hugh Jackman films calls in administrators September 30, 2026 A British film studio founded by an ex-Lionsgate boss has folded into administration just a few years after taking $150m in start-up financing. True Brit Entertainment, which was founded by former Lionsgate UK chief executive Zygi Kamasa, appointed administrators on Monday, according to filings. The distributor was set up in 2023 hoping to boost the [...]
San Francisco tech firm expands London footprint with new City office September 30, 2026 US design software group Figma has expanded its London headquarters as it looks to double down on its growth in Britain, where firms created more than 15 million files on its platform over the past year. The New York listed tech firm has moved into an office at Elder Yard in Norton Foldgate, near Liverpool [...]