City law firm lands record £36bn BHP case June 25, 2026 City-based law firm Quinn Emmanuel has been appointed to lead litigation on a £36bn claim against BHP, one of the largest class action claims in UK history. Another London-based law firm, Pogust Goodhead, is leading the claim against the mining giant over a 2015 collapse of a dam in Brazil, and said on Wednesday it [...]
Meet the woman who won $500,000 playing Candy Crush June 25, 2026 Candy Crush is a garish game that can make winners incredibly rich. Anna Moloney attends the world finals and meets the new champion.
Ynyshir: Gareth Ward’s shrine to heavy metal cooking June 25, 2026 Years ago, a spoonful of Gareth Ward’s blew her mind, now Carys Sharkey makes a pilgrimage to his two Michelin-starred restaurant Ynyshir Many, many years ago, when I had just finished university and was listlessly waiting around to be headhunted, I supported myself by picking up the occasional hospitality odd job. This was normally hours [...]
KBRA Assigns Preliminary Ratings for RRE 31 Loan Management DAC June 25, 2026 KBRA UK (KBRA) assigns preliminary ratings to five classes of Notes issued by RRE 31 Loan Management DAC, a cash flow collateralised loan obligation (CLO) backed primarily by a diversified portfolio of Euro-denominated corporate loans. RRE 31 Loan Management DAC is managed by Redding Ridge Asset Management (UK) LLP (“RRAM UK” or the “collateral manager”). [...]
Eckuity Capital Launches Fund II and Backs Automata Technologies June 25, 2026 Fund II reaches first close and is already deploying capital Fund II leads Automata Technologies’ Series C, alongside global science and technology leader Danaher Fund II builds on a first fund fully deployed across 14 high growth life sciences companies
Overture Life Launches Global ICSI.A Center of Excellence Program, Bringing the World’s First Automated ICSI into Clinical Use Across Five Leading Global Fertility Centers June 25, 2026 CERAS (Peru), Memorial Hospital (Turkey), CENALFES (Bolivia), Seoul IVF (South Korea), and Procrearte (Argentina) are among the first clinics in the world to replace manual intracytoplasmic sperm injection with Overture Life's automated, standardized ICSI.A platform, setting a new benchmark for reproducible IVF outcomes.
Halfords shares rev up as garage growth drives return to profit June 25, 2026 Halfords shares have boomed after it smashed analyst expectations to turn a £44m profit, in a sign that the motoring and cycling retailer’s turnaround is beginning to gain pace. The company notched a £43.6m pre-tax profit in the year to April, returning to the black after last year’s £30m loss, as revenue grew five per [...]
London Indian Film Festival Returns with Star-Studded 2026 Programme Led by Aamir Khan June 25, 2026 London, United Kingdom – July 2026 – The London Indian Film Festival (LIFF), Europe’s largest South Asian film festival, returns for its 17th edition this July with an expanded UK-wide programme led by Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan and a special Goodness Gracious Me reunion, alongside UK premieres and industry events across five cities. The London [...]
US glue maker swoops on AIM-listed manufacturer in £659m deal June 25, 2026 A US glue maker is set to hand London’s junior stock market another blow after snapping up medtech firm Advanced Medical Solutions. HB Fuller said on Thursday it would acquire the AIM-listed company in a deal that values it at £659m. The US manufacturer – which specialises in industrial adhesives and chemical products – offered [...]
Is football eating itself? Not before it eats other sports first June 25, 2026 The World Cup has become so big that it now puts all other sports in the shade, laments Ed Warner. I remember the summer of 1976 as a swathe of bleached playing fields, jumpers for goalposts and pick-up games of cricket. There happened to be an international football tournament that June, but I defy anyone [...]