Healey weighs removing standing charges on gas bills October 21, 2026 Chancellor John Healey is looking at cutting standing charges on gas bills as part of the government’s push to cut household energy costs, the Prime Minister has announced. Speaking in the House of Commons today, Andy Burnham said he had asked the Chancellor and the energy secretary, Miatta Fahnbulleh, to consider stripping “unfair” standing charges [...]
Legora fetches $8.8bn valuation in latest funding round October 21, 2026 Legal tech firm Legora has raised $550m (£410m) in Series E funding at an $8.8bn valuation as it expands its footprint in the US, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region. The Stockholm-based startup, which creates AI tools for law and professional services firms and corporate in-house legal teams to draft and review documents, said on Wednesday [...]
Five years of U.S. real-world evidence reinforce the durable effectiveness and long-term persistence of ViiV Healthcare’s Cabenuva October 21, 2026 77% of participants remained in care and on long-acting HIV treatment, Cabenuva, with a median treatment duration of 18 months Among individuals switching to Cabenuva, 94% had a last viral load <50 copies/mL and 81% maintained continuous viral suppression with only 1% experiencing confirmed virologic failure Study demonstrated real-world impact across a diverse study population, with Black (43%) and Hispanic/Latine (32%) adults representing three-quarters of participants; overall, participants included individuals aged 50+ (23%) and those with BMI≥30 kg/m2 (30%)
LivaNova to Present at UBS, Wolfe, Stifel, and Jefferies Healthcare Conferences in November October 21, 2026 LivaNova PLC (Nasdaq: LIVN), a market-leading medical technology company, today announced that members of the Company’s Executive Leadership Team will provide general business updates during fireside chats at the four following November healthcare conferences: UBS Global Healthcare Conference on Mon., Nov. 9, from 11-11:35 a.m. EST in Palm Beach, Fla. 8th Annual Wolfe Research Healthcare [...]
Halfords shares hit speedbump despite accelerating sales October 21, 2026 Halfords’ share price recovery is facing a bump in the road after warnings of a lower profit in the second half overshadowed a boost in sales. Shares in the motoring retailer fell as much as eight per cent to 256p on Wednesday morning, putting the brakes on the stock’s gradual recovery in recent months. Halfords [...]
LIV Golf 2.0 suffers fresh blow as Oosthuizen becomes fourth team captain to quit October 21, 2026 LIV Golf’s attempts to relaunch with new backing have suffered another blow after Louis Oosthuizen became the fourth team captain to quit the beleaguered circuit. Former Open champion Oosthuizen, who has skippered LIV Golf’s South African team since it launched in 2022, has followed Legion XIII’s Jon Rahm and Fireballs captain Sergio Garcia in walking [...]
Healey’s fiscal ‘dilemma’ ahead of the Budget October 21, 2026 Forecasters sitting in a small office at the top of the Ministry of Justice building have had their work cut out this week. A week from the Budget, the headquarters for the Office for Budget Responsibility, the independent fiscal watchdog, is likely to be buzzing with staff members double-checking details and estimates in its crucial [...]
Bank of England set to overshadow Healey’s Budget with interest rate hike October 21, 2026 The Bank of England is expected to overshadow John Healey’s maiden Budget with a “done deal” interest rate hike aiming to tame soaring inflation while risking economic growth. Top City economists predict the central bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) will raise the base rate at its November meeting, just one week after the Autumn Budget. [...]
FTSE 100 landowner pulls £1.5bn London shopping centre plans in row with Green council October 21, 2026 A FTSE 100-listed landowner has shelved plans for a £1.5bn shopping centre project in South London after a local Green-run council refused to co-operate with the plans. Property giant Landsec, which owns Lewisham Shopping Centre, said it is “deprioritising” its plans to redevelop the site following a row with the local authority over affordable housing. [...]
On this day in 1980: The birth of Kim Kardashian October 21, 2026 On this day, 21 October 1980, Kim Kardashian was born. Eliot Wilson traces the rise of the new form of celebrity she forged.