Business Leaders Call for Bold Tax Reform and Pro-Growth Policies at Central London Forum November 12, 2025 Hundreds of senior business leaders, policymakers, and innovators gathered last month at The Emmanuel Centre in Westminster for London – Opportunities and Obstacles for Growth, a major public forum hosted by Central London Alliance CIC. The event featured six high-level panel discussions exploring critical issues shaping the capital’s future, including London’s economy, property and infrastructure, [...]
FTSE 100 closes in on 10,000 after outperforming US indices November 12, 2025 The FTSE 100 is inching a step closer to the magic 10,000 mark after almost a year of outperforming counterparts across the Atlantic. London’s blue-chip index rallied on the open before giving up some gains to settle on a broadly flat level. It follows two consecutive record closes with the City shrugging off bubbling tensions [...]
Motorpoint sold hundreds of cars using AI agent as profits jump November 12, 2025 Motorpoint has revealed it sold hundreds of cars using its new AI agent as the car dealer reported a jump in profits. Chief executive Mark Carpenter said the use of the agent allowed the London-listed firm to be more persistent with its sales strategy when human sales agents might have given up. “We’ve sold about [...]
The Debate: Should the BBC licence fee be scrapped? November 12, 2025 The BBC is facing an 'existential crisis' according to some. But is it time to scrap the licence fee altogether?
Gorse: A star is born in Cardiff November 12, 2025 After winning Cardiff’s first Michelin star, Gorse is opening a new chapter for fine dining in the Welsh capital, writes Carys Sharkey On a quiet street in the leafy Pontcanna neighbourhood of Cardiff is Gorse. A small, unassuming restaurant with an open kitchen and just a handful of tables, Gorse is the first place to [...]
Fuller’s boss hits out at ‘lack of clear plan’ from Chancellor amid Budget fears November 12, 2025 The boss of one of Britain’s biggest pub chains has taken aim at a “lack of clear plan” from the Chancellor as the hospitality sector braces for another round of tax rises at the forthcoming Budget. Simon Emeny, executive chair of Fuller’s, said the government needed “new ideas, new thinking” if it is to live [...]
Exstent Appoints Matt Thompson as CEO to Drive Global Growth in Personalised Aortic Support November 12, 2025 Exstent, a UK-based medical device company, developing personalised external aortic support to preserve the native aorta, today announced the appointment of Matt Thompson as Chief Executive Officer to lead its next phase of global growth. Matt brings more than two decades of combined clinical and commercial leadership to Exstent. He previously held leadership roles including [...]
Cask whisky investment: Why it’s the ‘Liquid Safeguard’ your portfolio needs November 12, 2025 Cask whisky has established itself as an alternative asset in recent years, offering investors a tangible product that matures over time and has seen surging global demand, while acting as a hedge against risk assets. Speaking to City AM Studios, Daniel Walker, chief executive of London’s oldest whisky investment firm, Tomoka Fine and Rare, explains [...]
Exclusive: Middlesex to play just two T20 Blast games at Lord’s in 2026 November 12, 2025 Middlesex will play just two Twenty20 Blast matches at Lord’s next year in a further indication of their declining foothold at the Home of Cricket. The 13-time county champions have been tenants at Lord’s since 1864 and have a 12-month rental agreement with the Marylebone Cricket Club that is renewed on an annual basis, but [...]
Exclusive: Volleyball World boss hails involvement in CVC’s Global Sport Group November 12, 2025 The chief executive of Volleyball World has described his organisation’s integration into CVC Capital Partners’ Global Sport Group as an “immediate win”. The private equity giants who count the Six Nations, LaLiga, Prem Rugby, and Ligue 1 as part of their sporting portfolio have pooled their assets into one mega sport fund chaired by former [...]