Openreach eyes further fibre discounts after Ofcom blocks price cut September 28, 2026 Openreach is considering further targeted fibre discounts over the next five years after Ofcom blocked its most aggressive attempt to cut wholesale prices, the BT-owned network told City AM. The broadband giant said it remained open to competition in different parts of the country after the regulator approved a separate £50 rebate for new full-fibre [...]
Josh O’Connor shines in Golden Boy, a boxing epic at the Almeida September 28, 2026 Golden Boy | Almeida | ★★★★★ Boxing – and fighting more generally – has always made for thrilling pop culture. Raging Bull, Rocky, The Fighter, The Wrestler, The Smashing Machine: there is something inherently dramatic about stepping into the ring: two people, cordoned off from the world, engaged in a violent battle of wills. One [...]
Claimant law firms seek appeal in Diesel emissions legal battle September 28, 2026 A group of car manufacturing giants may be forced back to the High Court to defend allegations that they installed devices to curb diesel emissions tests. In the case nicknamed ‘Dieselgate’, the High Court handed down a judgment in July ruling in favour of the carmakers, but claimants, over a million motorists, a law firm [...]
‘Resilience or reliance’ – Tech chiefs urge Burnham to spend £20bn on ‘sovereign AI’ September 28, 2026 British tech bosses have called on the government to commit more than £20bn to sovereign AI infrastructure, warning the UK risks becoming dependent on foreign technology in one of the most important industries of the coming decades. Senior figures from BT, Telefónica Tech, Leonardo, HPE, Kainos and Sopra Steria are among the signatories to an [...]
Revolut and Monzo urge Healey to raise bank tax threshold September 28, 2026 Revolut, Monzo and Shawbrook are among a raft of challenger banks calling for John Healey to raise the threshold at which UK lenders are hit with an additional tax grab. The group – which also includes Investec, Aldemore and OSB – have written to the Chancellor ahead of the Budget in a bid to remove [...]
NFL London games set to contribute £90m to capital September 28, 2026 Fans attending the upcoming NFL London games are set to contribute more than £90m to the capital’s coffers, according to a new study. The NFL London Games return to the capital this weekend at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with the UK set to stage its 43rd, 44th and 45th matches since hosting a first in 2007. [...]
Aldi says rival supermarkets pushing up prices as shoppers feel pinch September 28, 2026 The boss of discount grocer Aldi has accused its rivals of driving growth by raising food prices, as the supermarket committed to fending off “persistent” price inflation. Giles Hurley, chief executive of the UK’s fourth-biggest supermarket, hit out at the grocer’s competitors, insisting that Aldi is the only operator whose prices have fallen year-on-year. He [...]
Manchester City could be sued by players for lost earnings over 115 charges guilty verdict September 28, 2026 The ramifications of Manchester City’s mass guilty verdict in the 115 charges case could extend to being sued for compensation by players from rival teams, say leading sports lawyers. City are facing a devastating fallout after being found guilty, pending an appeal, of all but one of the charges of breaching financial rules over a [...]
Burnham must kill off bonkers Chagos deal for good September 28, 2026 The proposal to cede sovereignty over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius and pay for the privilege appeals to no voters and has lost the support of Donald Trump. Andy Burnham should pull the plug, says Eliot Wilson It became clear early in Sir Keir Starmer’s brief premiership that here was a leader of unusual political [...]
JCB billionaire names youngest son chair in end to succession saga September 28, 2026 The billionaire boss of JCB has appointed his youngest son co-chairman, ending a succession saga at the top of the digger manufacturer. The appointment of George Bamford, Lord Bamford’s third son, to co-chair from deputy chairman, ends a long-running race to take the reins of one of Britain’s most recognisable companies. Jo Bamford, the elder [...]