These are the best restaurants in the City of London August 11, 2026 Bank is almost unrecognisable from when I began my career here with Gaucho in 2004. Fast forward to today and I am the CEO of the Evolv Collection, overseeing 33 venues, nine of which are in the Square Mile. It’s fair to say I love running restaurants in the heart of London. So when it [...]
ILiAD Biotechnologies Expands Board of Directors and Appoints Chief Business Officer August 11, 2026 Suha Jhaveri, Bill Warren and Jim Wassil added to ILiAD Board of Directors; Antony Blanc appointed Chief Business Officer Appointments deepen vaccine development expertise and enhance global commercial and strategic leadership
GXP-Storage Expands UK Capacity with Third Restricted-Access Facility at Raunds, Northamptonshire August 11, 2026 The company’s third UK facility adds 95,000+ cubic feet of GxP-compliant, environmentally controlled storage capacity and serves as a consolidation point for regulated materials across the UK, EMEA, and beyond.
Alfasigma to Acquire Nordic Group B.V. Expanding Its Specialty Care Portfolio and Presence in Europe August 11, 2026 Transaction highlights Advances Alfasigma’s M&A-led global growth strategy, purposely focused on immunology and gastroenterology. Synergy with Alfasigma’s specialty rheumatology portfolio, adding Nordic Pharma’s rheumatoid arthritis business, including the Nordimet® franchise. Expands footprint by adding Canada and Japan; strengthens presence in Europe, with direct operations in 18 countries, with 265 employees. Adds approximately €190 million in 2025 revenue. Financial terms of the transaction are not disclosed.
Can John Healey deliver Burnham’s make-or-break devolution agenda? August 11, 2026 Devolution is Andy Burnham’s preferred growth lever. Maurício Alencar explores how devolution under Chancellor John Healey could save Britain – or destroy it. In 1998, two of the closest aides of then-chancellor Gordon Brown produced a report into the regional economic divide in Britain. The report, called ‘Towards a new regional policy: Delivering growth and [...]
English Football League ‘concerned and disappointed’ at PFA legal challenge August 11, 2026 The English Football League (EFL) has criticised player union the PFA for taking legal action to block new cost controls for clubs in League One. The PFA is opposing the Squad Cost Management Protocol on the basis it could damage players’ earning potential, having previously defeated a previous rule change in 2021 on the basis [...]
Heathrow overtaken by Istanbul as Europe’s busiest airport August 11, 2026 Heathrow said the case for expansion has “never been clearer” after it was overtaken by Istanbul as Europe’s busiest airport. The West London transport hub has long been Europe’s busiest travel destination, and is currently locked in a dispute with the regulator over its plans for a third runway. “The case for expansion has never [...]
Housebuilder Bellway calls for ‘immediate’ cut to stamp duty August 11, 2026 Housebuilder Bellway has called on the government to slash stamp duty immediately and roll out a first-time buyer scheme to revive Britain’s flagging housing industry. The FTSE 250 firm said on Tuesday that housing demand has been hammered by last year’s pre-Budget speculation and the recent rising mortgage rates triggered by the Iran war. Jason [...]
London AI car firm records surge in revenue on demand for driver-tracking software August 11, 2026 Car tech firm Seeing Machines has accelerated into profitability after new European safety legislation triggered a surge in demand for its driver-tracking software. The AIM-listed group, which builds camera and AI software that tracks drivers’ eyes and heads in real time, reported a 45 per cent jump in revenue to $76.3m, up from $52.8m the [...]
Holiday Inn owner suffers Middle East slowdown as Iran war hits tourism August 11, 2026 The owner of Holiday Inn has suffered a slump in revenue at its Middle Eastern business as the Iran war knocked the region’s tourist economy. Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG) said its revenue per available room in the Middle East slipped by 19 per cent in the three months to June. This followed a two per [...]