Brewdog founder James Watt launches ‘equity punk’ comeback May 23, 2026 Brewdog founder James Watt has launched a comeback after the craft beer firm he co-founded collapsed earlier this year. Watt said on Friday he will launch Second Best, a new crowdfunded beer venture, in a bid to win back the “equity punks” who were left empty handed in Brewdog’s sale. The divisive entrepreneur said he [...]
Enhanced Games sells drugs and true cost won’t be known for many years May 23, 2026 The first Enhanced Games takes place in Las Vegas on Sunday. For the unfamiliar, the Enhanced Games, as its website proclaims, “celebrates human potential through safe, transparent enhancement, offering fair play, record pay and unmatched athlete care”. Or, as CNN called it, “a doping free-for-all”. It’s actually somewhere in the middle, as Enhanced athletes are [...]
The road to growth: Why motorway services are key to EV revolution May 22, 2026 Motorway services will be central to the EV transition, but urgent action is needed to unlocl grid capacity, writes Tim Gittins.
Trainline boss pay hits the buffers after missing bonuses May 22, 2026 Trainline boss Jody Ford has seen his pay packet go off the rails in what will likely be his last year in the job, almost halving to £2.5m. Chief executive Jody Ford’s total pay packet fell by 44 per cent from £4.5m in the firm’s 2026 financial year, after he and executive director Peter Wood [...]
ICE Brent and ICE WTI Perpetual Futures to Launch on OKX May 22, 2026 OKX, a blockchain technology and trading company serving more than 120 million customers globally, and Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE), one of the world’s leading providers of financial market technology and data powering global capital markets including the New York Stock Exchange, today announced plans for OKX to launch perpetual futures based on ICE’s Brent Crude [...]
Pep Guardiola to stay on CFG payroll after quitting Manchester City May 22, 2026 Pep Guardiola is to continue working for City Football Group despite confirming his departure as manager of its flagship club, Manchester City. Guardiola will take charge of his final match on Sunday, having become the most successful manager in City history during a 10-year spell that gleaned six Premier League titles. The former Barcelona and [...]
Oyster Shed: Jeremy Clarkson’s Hawkstone helps pub chain Young’s to biggest day of takings in 200 years May 22, 2026 One of the Square Mile’s best-known watering holes has marked the biggest single day of takings of any venue owned by pub chain Young’s since it was founded nearly 200 years ago, City AM can reveal. And the Oyster Shed had a helping hand from one of the best-known names in UK television: Jeremy Clarkson, [...]
Southampton ‘Spygate’ expulsion ‘severe’, admits commission member May 22, 2026 One of the members of the independent panel that kicked Southampton out of the Championship play-off final for spying says the punishment was “severe” but “necessary”. The unprecedented decision was upheld by the panel on Wednesday following a fast-tracked disciplinary process triggered when Middlesbrough spotted a Southampton staff member filming their training session ahead of [...]
Businesses brace for more layoffs as redundancy warnings climb to post-Pandemic high May 22, 2026 Last year emerged as the most severe year for redundancy warnings since the height of the Covid pandemic, and early 2026 is already accelerating that trend. According to new data from the Liquidation Centre, sourced via an FOI, 2025 was the most severe year for redundancy warnings since 2020, with 315,605 jobs flagged for potential [...]
Estée Lauder and Charlotte Tilbury owner walk away from merger talks May 22, 2026 Cosmetics giant Estée Lauder has abandoned talks with the Spanish owner of Charlotte Tilbury over a merger which would have created a $40bn fashion powerhouse. Talks between the US cosmetics giant and Spanish beauty giant Puig ended on Thursday despite hopes that the merger could have helped both brands to compete with rival L’Oreal. Estée [...]