‘Here’s a picture of a hamster’ – 4Chan ridicules Ofcom after UK regulator issues £500K fine March 19, 2026 US-based forum 4Chan has ridiculed Ofcom after the UK regulator hit them with a £520,000 fine for breaching the UK’s Online Safety Act, in a case that underlines the growing challenge of enforcing digital rules on overseas platforms as well as the increasingly combative response from parts of the tech ecosystem. The bulk of the [...]
Zack hits back – but I stand by what I said: The Green Party is dangerous March 19, 2026 After yesterday’s column on Zack Polanski (“I wouldn’t vote for his party in a million years“) the Green Party leader hit back, suggesting a lack of compassion on my part. Being firmly of a free-market persuasion I’m used to having my motives questioned, but I stand by my view that Polanski’s economic policies (wealth taxes, [...]
TITAN Group: Full Year Results 2025 March 19, 2026 Very strong performance delivers another record year
UK-First AI Case-Finding Pathway Launched to Improve Early Detection of Oesophageal and Gastric Cancer March 19, 2026 A new NHS-first, AI-enabled case-finding pathway has launched across North East Essex, aiming to improve the early detection of Oesophageal and stomach cancers, some of the hardest cancers to diagnose early and among those with the poorest outcomes in England. Delivered in partnership between AstraZeneca, C the Signs, NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated [...]
Wimbledon tennis expansion wins major battle after huge ruling on £200m plans March 19, 2026 The proposed £200m expansion of Wimbledon into an adjacent London golf course overcame a major hurdle today, with a judge ruling in favour of the All England Club. An appeal by campaign group Save Wimbledon Park resulted in a six-day hearing earlier this year, but Mr Justice Thompsell has landed on the side of the [...]
Natwest and Lloyds shares sink as Iran tensions drag FTSE 100 into red March 19, 2026 The FTSE 100 was treading slightly above the 10,000 mark on Thursday as fears grew that the index could slip underneath the milestone. London’s blue-chip index fell 2.7 per cent by the afternoon to lows of 10,002.30p. It came as shares in a number of the City’s banking giants led the FTSE 100’s downturn this [...]
Investec signals modest earnings growth March 19, 2026 South African investment and wealth management group Investec has signalled modest earnings growth in its latest update, after diverse revenue streams and ongoing investment offset macroeconomic challenges. The group expects a three to six per cent increase in earnings per share from the prior year, ranging from 81.6p to 84p. Headline earnings per share are [...]
Why Winter Olympic growth opportunity sports like skating cannot stand still March 19, 2026 Major competition is the lifeblood of all sport, where firmly laid foundations and high-class athleticism combine to deliver champions. Skating’s global stars have performed in front of massive audiences at the Olympics in Milan recently but for the sport as a whole, the Games are only the start of the story, meaning the opportunity for [...]
Sadiq Khan urges Labour to back return to EU March 19, 2026 Sadiq Khan has called for Labour to campaign for the UK to rejoin the European Union, days after Rachel Reeves delivered one of the most Europhile speeches since Brexit. The London Mayor said his party should move beyond discussions about access to the single market or joining the customs union by 2030, and instead move [...]
UK risks ‘jobless generation’ as retail hiring plummets March 19, 2026 A leading industry body has warned the UK faces a “jobless generation” as the number of jobs in retail fell to a record low. There were 2.8m retail jobs in 2025, according to the Office for National Statistics’ four-quarter average, which smooths out seasonal variations in hiring, which is 383,000 fewer than in 2015. The [...]