Marstons shares soar as pub firm bets on sports bars October 13, 2026 Shares in Marstons soared on Tuesday after the hospitality firm said it would ramp up efforts to convert more than 100 of its pubs into sports bars. The London-listed pub company said its new “Grandstand” format, which offers big screens and match-based food and drink offers, has been its “standout” performer this year. The World [...]
TradingHub Appoints Phil Snow as Chairman October 13, 2026 TradingHub today announced the appointment of Phil Snow as Chairman, further strengthening the company’s leadership as it continues to expand its global presence and invest in innovation across trade surveillance. Phil brings three decades of experience in financial technology, data and analytics, built at FactSet, where he served as Chief Executive Officer from 2015 to [...]
Premier Inn owner Whitbread hits out at ‘destructive’ activist investor October 13, 2026 Premier Inn owner Whitbread has hit out at the activist investor seeking a seat on its board, claiming its proposals would be a “complete waste” of time and money. The FTSE 100 hospitality firm wrote to shareholders on Tuesday urging them to reject the plans put forward by Corvex Asset Management, one of the group’s [...]
TEG’s SmartPay Surpasses £478m as Early Payment Reaches Thousands of UK Haulage Businesses October 13, 2026 Payments that once took up to 90 days now clear in minutes
Bellway warns revived Help to Buy scheme could slow housing market October 13, 2026 Bellway has warned the government’s revival of the Help to Buy scheme could further slow the housing market in the near term by encouraging housebuyers to delay decisions. The FTSE 250 housebuilder said Labour’s new equity loan scheme, Your First Home, is a “welcome development” but cautioned it will not immediately solve the UK’s housing [...]
BP braces for hit of up to $4.5bn in pivot from green energy October 13, 2026 BP is bracing for a hit of up to $4.5bn after a hefty write-down in its energy transition unit, as the firm pivots away from aggressive green targets. The FTSE 100 energy giant told markets on Tuesday its third quarter update – set for the end of the month – would include a post-tax impairment [...]
TITAN Invests in Command Alkon to Accelerate Digital Transformation in the Building Materials Industry October 13, 2026 Regulatory News: Titan SA (the Company) (Euronext Brussels, Paris and Euronext Athens, TITC) announces a strategic minority investment in Command Alkon, a leading technology platform serving the building materials industry, and specializing in software solutions to manage production, dispatch, logistics, materials and commercial workflows in ready-mix, aggregates and asphalt businesses across thousands of plants worldwide. [...]
Closer to Europe? Fine but please don’t align us down October 13, 2026 Instead of rehashing old Brexit debates, the UK and EU should collaborate on mutual recognition and adopt the best elements of each other’s private market frameworks to help start-ups raise capital more efficiently, says Kieron O’Brien “Come back to the EU anytime”, French minister Roland Lescure said last week, adding that if Britain wanted to [...]
I’m a tech founder – here’s why I chose rats in London over robotaxis in San Francisco October 13, 2026 Marit Rodevand chose to build her financial crime prevention startup in London rather than San Francisco because, despite its challenges, the UK capital offers a genuine commitment to tackling money laundering In my first few days after moving to my Islington flatshare, as I watched my new rat neighbour scurry into a drainpipe, I could [...]
Do you own your voice? As AI voice tech booms, UK law needs an answer October 13, 2026 AI voice tech like ElevenLabs is booming, yet the legal framework around whether a voice can be 'owned' remains murky.