Inside the Wes Anderson exhibition at the Design Museum: ‘fans will be blown away’ May 1, 2025 The Wes Anderson exhibition at London’s Design Museum opens in November Somewhere in Kent, on the edge of a field, stands a warehouse full of old props from Wes Anderson films. Ahead of the launch of the new Wes Anderson exhibition at the Design Museum this November, curator Johanna Agerman Ross got to do what [...]
Major London venue to host 2026 World Cup final May 1, 2025 Major London venue Lord’s will host the Women’s Cricket T20 World Cup this year as the tournament’s venues were revealed. The Home of Cricket will stage the showpiece final in next year’s World Cup in a win for the capital amid competition from other major UK Test arenas. Manchester’s Old Trafford, Leeds’ Headingley, Birmingham’s Edgbaston, [...]
Lego to relocate 1,500 staff to new landmark headquarters May 1, 2025 Lego is set to move its London headquarters from Farringdon to the iconic 76 Southbank in 2027, it has been confirmed. The Danish company will occupy 192,000sqft across three-and-a-half floors in the riverside building, originally designed by famed brutalist architect Sir Denys Lasdun. The redeveloped site, next to the National Theatre, has been modernised by [...]
City of London to host padel and football during London Sports Festival May 1, 2025 The Square Mile will this summer bask in the opportunity to get active with the launch of the London Sports Festival across the capital from this month. Beginning later this month and running through until October, iconic London landmarks will play host to a number of sports to merge the City’s working engine with the [...]
Rio Tinto shareholders reject move to ditch primary London listing May 1, 2025 Rio Tinto will keep its primary London listing after the mining giant’s shareholders voted comprehensively to reject an activist investor’s push for the firm to abandon its current dual-listed structure. More than eight in 10 shareholders voted against the motion proposed by London-based Palliser Capital, which called for a review into whether the miner should [...]
Gary Neville’s university UA92 plots move to ‘stronger footing’ in 2026 May 1, 2025 Accounts show income has increased at University Academy 92 (UA92), the higher education institution set up by Gary Neville and other members of the Class of ’92, amid a rise in costs and “a tough financial climate.” UA92, which has bases in Trafford as well as the city centre, has reported a deficit before tax of [...]
2025 London Marathon raises world record £75m for charity May 1, 2025 The London Marathon has broken its own record for the world’s biggest one-day fundraising event after the 2025 race generated more than £75m for charity. The final total won’t be revealed until later this year but has already eclipsed the £73.5m raised last year, which set a new global benchmark for contributing to good causes. [...]
Bentley Flying Spur Speed review: Luxury limo or super saloon? May 1, 2025 Finally, the car industry has some clarity. The prime minister confirmed this month that hybrid cars – i.e. those that combine a petrol or diesel engine with an electric motor – can still be sold in the UK until 2035. Going fully electric from 2030 would be “too soon”, said Keir Starmer, who expressed his [...]
Rolls-Royce eyes nearly £3bn profit despite tariffs May 1, 2025 Rolls-Royce said it is confident it will hit underlying profit of nearly £3bn in 2025, despite ongoing tariff uncertainty. The London-listed engineering giant on Thursday held a previously guided underlying profit range of between £2.7bn and £2.9bn. It is also looking at between £2.7bn and £2.9bn of free cash flow. In a statement to markets, [...]
Mowgli Street Food returns to profit as it creates over 100 jobs May 1, 2025 Mowgli Street Food, the restaurant chain run by celebrity chef Nisha Katona, has returned to profit and created more than 100 jobs. The Liverpool-headquartered business has reported a pre-tax profit of £512,178 for the year to 31 July, 2024, new accounts filed with Companies House have revealed. The total comes after Mowgli Street Food posted [...]