Actor Micheal Ward: Football made me depressed, so I tried acting July 27, 2025 Micheal Ward talks about how acting helped him overcome a football career that almost took hold
Breadmakers Hovis and Kingsmill butter up £75m merger July 26, 2025 Bread producers Hovis and Kingsmill are set for a historic merger with their owners expected to ink an agreement after months of discussion. Kingsmill, whose immediate parent Allied Bakeries is owned by London-listed Associated British Foods (ABF), and Hovis could benefit from up to £50m of annual cost savings from a merger. The proposed agreement, [...]
Chetwood Bank surpasses £5bn after strong growth July 25, 2025 Chetwood Bank’s balance sheet has exceeded £5bn for the first time, City AM can reveal, after growing by £1bn in just three months. The digital challenger bank surpassed the milestone in July, with chief executive Paul Noble noting the bank’s “great growth trajectory” and expanding customer base to the rise, after the balance sheet stood [...]
Law firm partner hiring surges in City amid private equity boom July 25, 2025 Demand for new partners with private equity expertise has reached an all-time high, as top US law firms continue to dominate lawyers appetite
Formula E signs World Championship extension with FIA until 2048 July 25, 2025 Formula E has extended its exclusive contract with motorsport governing body the FIA, meaning it will remain the only all-electric single-seater World Championship until at least 2048. It comes ahead of the climax of Formula E’s 11th season in London this weekend, where Nissan driver Oliver Rowland is set to be crowned champion on home [...]
Brussels is cool now – we got the Eurostar to check out the new Standard hotel July 25, 2025 The Belgian capital is often referred to as ‘boring Brussels’ owing to its status as the de facto capital of the European Union and many other big political establishments. However, this stereotype and the city’s reputation for politics, doesn’t reflect the creative culture, multiculturalism or vibrancy of the city, which is exemplified with the recent [...]
‘Our guests like to eat’: The Maldives hotel with incredible food, gorgeous sealife and 24 hour butler service July 25, 2025 At Malé Seaplane Lounge on the final leg of my journey to a rather gorgeous hotel in the Maldives, I found a glossy coffee table book. Inside were photographs of tropical sunsets, grinning locals, and thoughtful essays on Maldivian culture. I wanted a copy; it was a welcome shift from the influencer reels I’d scrolled [...]
Christie’s: Contemporary art helps auction house sales surge July 25, 2025 Sales at the London showroom of auction house Christie’s have started to make a recovery after suffering a slump in 2023, it has been revealed. The group’s UK arm has posted sales of £919.4m for 2024, a rise of almost 12 per cent compared to 2023’s total. Christie’s UK sales were slashed from £1.1bn in [...]
Why on earth isn’t the pensions commission considering the triple lock? July 25, 2025 The triple lock is a glaring omission from the scope of the newly announced pension commission, says Jamie Jenkins There is much to cheer with the formation of a second pensions commission. The Pension Schemes Bill sets out the strategic direction for retirement saving over the next five years, and the Pensions Commission is largely [...]
Four City traders’ seek appeal against Libor convictions following landmark ruling July 25, 2025 Four former City traders with criminal convictions plan to appeal after the Supreme Court overturned the convictions of Tom Hayes and Carlo Palombo on Wednesday.