Exclusive: Manchester United stadium plan set to get £200m boost January 27, 2026 Manchester United could earn £200m from selling the naming rights to their new stadium, according to a new report. Manchester United’s 100,000-seater plan for a project dubbed New Trafford, adjacent to the iconic but crumbling Old Trafford, would create the biggest stadium in Britain and command a premium naming rights price. Research by industry title [...]
Private medical insurance claims rise as City workers seek quicker care January 26, 2026 Diagnostic tests top private medical insurance claims as City workers increasingly seek coverage for everyday health needs. According to data from Howden, diagnostic tests and scans are number one across all categories, except for those over 65. This comes as the NHS waiting list has started to fall in recent months, yet 7.31m people across [...]
Revolution Bars owner appoints administrators as hospitality crisis deepens January 26, 2026 Dozens of bars up and down the country could soon shut their doors for the last time as one of Britain’s best-known hospitality groups prepares to appoint administrators. Revel Collective, which owns more than sixty venues comprising the Revolution Bars group as well as the Peach pub chain, said it expects to appoint administrators within [...]
Lincoln City owner Ron Fowler: ‘Wrexham is a one-off but shows what can be done’ January 26, 2026 US money pouring into English football is no new phenomenon, but for an illustration of the appetite among American investors for a slice of our national game you can’t do much better than Lincoln City. A club that plays in a 130-year-old stadium and has bounced in and out of the English Football League is [...]
2026 Japan Prize: Two U.S. Scientists and One Japanese Scientist Awarded January 26, 2026 Presentation Ceremony to Take Place in Tokyo in April
Simpro Group Accelerates AI-First Platform Strategy with Delight Acquisition January 26, 2026 Acquisition of AI-driven customer engagement solution enables trade businesses to turn completed jobs into repeat business
Suella Braverman defects to Reform UK January 26, 2026 Former home secretary Suella Braverman has defected to Reform UK, the latest transfer from the Conservative benches to Nigel Farage’s party. Braverman, a former Tory leadership contender, had been a critic of policy positions held by the Tories. She was not a member of Kemi Badenoch’s shadow cabinet. The total number of Reform MPs is [...]
Flight prices to jump as regional airports hit by rocketing tax bills January 26, 2026 Air passengers are being warned to brace for ticket hikes as regional airports across the UK face “unprecedented” rises in property tax next year. Regional airports are among the sectors facing the steepest increases in business rates in the UK amid an overhaul of property valuations underpinning the tax. While London’s Heathrow and Gatwick are [...]
Dallas Mavericks owner-backed Orreco acquires Ennis-Hill’s Jennis January 26, 2026 A women’s hormone health platform founded by Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill has been acquired by AI bio-analytics platform Orreco. Jennis, the health and performance platform, was founded by London 2012 gold medal winner Ennis-Hill, joins parent firm Orreco AI and subsidiaries FitrWoman – a platform used by England’s Lionesses – and DDSA Computer Vision – a [...]
Hargreaves Lansdown overhauls fees in face of rising competition January 26, 2026 The UK’s largest DIY investment platform is reducing fees for roughly half of its 2m-plus customers as it continues to face escalating competition within the industry. Hargreaves Lansdown said it will cut its annual account and share dealing fees, but add a charge for fund trading in its first overhaul of pricing in more than [...]