Shein shapes up for cut-price IPO as dominance slows August 31, 2026 Shein will list in Hong Kong this week in a cut-price initial public offering following two previous failed attempts in London and New York. The Chinese retailer will begin trading in Hong Kong on Tuesday in a debut set to value the firm at around $27bn (£19.8bn), about a quarter of its highest private-market valuation. [...]
Why London’s AI engineers are worth £360,000+ August 31, 2026 Jack & Jill co-founder Saaras Mehan just hiked the minimum salary for engineers from £240,000 to £360,000. He says that's what London’s AI talent is worth.
Treasury ‘tells Healey’ to consider tax on banks and oil August 30, 2026 Chancellor John Healey has been presented with a plan to tax oil firms and banks further as bosses in the sectors have posted huge profits, according to reports. Healey may look to tax businesses at this year’s Budget in order to rebuild a partly-eroded £22.7bn fiscal buffer, and fill spending pledges for defence and the [...]
Cleverly announces bid to run for London mayor August 29, 2026 James Cleverly has quit from Kemi Badenoch’s shadow cabinet in order to launch his bid to run for mayor of London. Cleverly, who was the shadow housing and local government secretary, said he would put himself forward for the Conservatives’ candidacy for London mayor. He said the capital needed someone who “is prepared to fight [...]
Xenom: Hyrox and CrossFit mash-up backed by tech moguls set for London bow August 28, 2026 Fresh from providing the backdrop to elite padel’s London debut, Kensington Olympia is playing host this weekend to another sport with a rising participation base: Xenom. Xenom has been dubbed “Hyrox for CrossFitters” – like Hyrox, it has a set format designed to test many of the attributes honed in CrossFit and other functional fitness [...]
Big-spending Chelsea sign up crypto firm Circle as shirt sponsor August 28, 2026 Chelsea have tapped the crypto industry in their search for a new main sponsor by agreeing a one-year front-of-shirt deal with Circle Internet Group. The New York-listed company is best known as the issuer of stablecoin USDC, which is pegged 1:1 to the US dollar and will also appear on the shirts of Chelsea’s men’s, [...]
Scotch Malt Whisky Society’s Caskmaster 2026 championship comes to London August 28, 2026 London whisky enthusiasts have a chance to compete for a spot in the Scotch Malt Whisky Society’s national blind tasting final at 19 Greville Street on Wednesday 02 September 2026 as part of the Society’s inaugural Caskmaster 2026 championship. Competitors will receive 30 minutes to evaluate eight Society drams and match them against nine potential [...]
Inside Cheese & Peppers, legendary City sandwich shop of 50 years August 28, 2026 Nominated in the ‘Best Sandwich’ category at the Toast Awards, we go inside City institution Cheese & Peppers The Toast Awards are back this October for a second year running, honouring the bars, green spaces, restaurants and cafes that make the Square Mile an incredible place to live and work. Nominated in the ‘Best Sandwich’ [...]
Barts North Wing would be a worthy Toast Award winner August 27, 2026 Barts North Wing houses the restored Hogarth Stair and Great Hall, a free City landmark up for Toast the City Awards. The public voting for the Toast the City Awards is over but the judges have yet to cast their votes for their favourite bars, restaurants, hotels, coffee shops, cultural venues and more. As the [...]
Wine to buy this week: The very best Pinot Noir on the shelves August 27, 2026 Last week it was Pinot Noir Day and, though I am sorry not to have forewarned you, I can reassure you that I thoroughly celebrated and am able to recommend the best to buy right now. Pinot Noir is known as the ‘Heartbreak Grape’. It is stubborn, unpredictable, sensitive and tantrum-inducingly difficult to grow. Yet [...]