Sorry Hearn, Northampton Saints idiots if they pay Pollock £1m August 7, 2026 Is Henry Pollock worth £1m per season? No. Sorry to burst an Eddie Hearn-shaped bubble but it is just not realistic in the world of rugby union. The business of rugby – especially in England – is to fund a squad of more than 30 players within a salary cap of just over £6m, rising [...]
Policing alone won’t solve London’s shoplifting epidemic August 6, 2026 Shoplifting is damaging London’s reputation as a global city. It’s time the entire justice system pulled together to tackle it, says Dee Corsi London’s attractiveness as a globally renowned destination for culture and tourism isn’t going anywhere. But recent research from New West End Company has found that safety and policing is holding it back. [...]
Citi chief’s cowed Trump comments reveal corporate America’s tightrope August 6, 2026 Citi has become a favourite of President Trump during his second term. Chief executive Dame Jane Fraser’s comments in London yesterday may show why, writes Charlie Conchie I sat across the table from Citi’s boss Dame Jane Fraser yesterday as she delivered a blistering warning to Andy Burnham and the new Labour government. For an [...]
AM Best Upgrades Fortegra Insurance Subsidiaries to A (Excellent) August 6, 2026 Rating actions follow completion of the DB Insurance acquisition
Competition watchdog clears Paramount Warner Bros acquisition August 6, 2026 The UK competition watchdog has cleared the merger of Hollywood heavyweights Paramount and Warner Bros after concluding it does not pose an issue to competitiveness in the UK. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) confirmed it would not investigate the matter further on Wednesday, as it did not “give rise to a realistic prospect of [...]
Hiscox finance chief: London’s AI adoption is too slow August 6, 2026 Hiscox group chief financial officer Paul Cooper takes us through his career in insurance in this week's Square Mile and Me.
This Is the Moment Everything Changed: Ascensia Launches Global Art and Photography Competition for World Diabetes Day August 6, 2026 Global competition invites people to share the defining moment in their diabetes journey through original artwork and photography.
‘Hard work ahead’: Diageo shares soar as Drastic Dave’s cost savings lift investor spirits August 6, 2026 Diageo shares jumped as much as eight per cent on Thursday after the London drinks giant vowed to deliver as much as $850m (£631m) in cost savings, as new boss Dave Lewis vowed to turn around the firm’s fortunes. The FTSE 100 owner of Guinness, Johnnie Walker and Tanqueray reported a three per cent dip [...]
Serco chief hits back at New Statesman’s outsourcing jibes August 6, 2026 Serco’s boss has hit back at media criticism in the New Statesman and other outlets as the under-scrutiny firm boosted its sales and eyed more contract wins. The London-listed firm, which is one of Britain’s largest outsourcing companies running everything from bin collections to asylum accommodation, said it remained committed to bidding for contracts in [...]
Liverpool owners tipped to sell – but not to Amazon boss Bezos – by former CEO August 6, 2026 Liverpool FC’s former CEO Peter Moore believes the club’s owners may be preparing to sell up but has poured cold water on talk of Jeff Bezos buying into the Reds. Fenway Sports Group is in talks to sell a minority stake to former QPR co-owner Amit Bhatia – a process some reports have suggested could [...]