Back Dragon to rise to the Top in Year of the Horse Cup February 17, 2026 EXPECT a huge crowd at Sha Tin in Hong Kong on Thursday as the Chinese New Year race day gets underway with an 11-race programme, featuring the Year of the Horse Cup (7.00am) over a mile. This is the day when horse racing fans arrive at the track armed with all their lucky pens, keyrings, [...]
Bond girl Maryam d’Abo is ‘compelling’ in new London play February 17, 2026 Spanish Oranges review and star rating: ★★★★ “Those legs of yours,” purrs Jay Villers’ Ivo to his wife Fiona in the new play Spanish Oranges. For the actor Maryam d’Abo, who played opposite Timothy Dalton’s Bond in The Living Daylights, it’s another decade, another man with emotional issues as she takes on her first stage [...]
Londoners want the police to treat crime as if it’s actually illegal February 17, 2026 Having denied that London is experiencing a crime wave for years, Sadiq Khan’s announcement of crackdown on phone theft is an admission that the capital is less safe than it should be, says Lawrence Newport For years, Sadiq Khan has told Londoners not to believe their own eyes. Londoners have borne witness to the worst [...]
Could Dutch-style wealth taxes be coming to Britain? February 17, 2026 Governments everywhere prefer revenue that can be framed as “fairness”. If the Dutch can make taxing gains as they accrue work without damaging long-term capital formation, it will not stay a Dutch story for long, says Helen Thomas The Netherlands has just approved a reform to its capital gains tax regime that is already sending [...]
Businesses to rush redundancies ahead of new Employment Rights changes February 17, 2026 Businesses plan to carry out a “clean up” of redundancies by the end of the year in anticipation of the Employment Rights Act coming into force next January. The government’s plan to remove the unfair dismissal cap in its Employment Rights Act will lead to more claims, especially among higher-earning employees. To avoid expensive layoffs [...]
BFI Flare 2026 announces full line-up, from Heartstopper to Russell T Davies February 17, 2026 BFI Flare 2026 runs from 189 – 29 March at BFI Southbank The UK’s dedicated LGBTQ film festival BFI Flare has announced its full line-up for 2026, the year in which the event celebrates its 40th birthday. BFI Flare features world premieres of the latest LGBTQ cinema, as well as talks, events and workshops for [...]
Cloudflare and Mastercard Partner to Extend Comprehensive Cyber Defense Across Critical Infrastructure and Small Businesses February 17, 2026 Combined security offerings will uncover hidden risks, assess security posture, and automate defenses for all web-facing assets
Allegion (NYSE: ALLE) Reports Q4, Full-Year 2025 Financial Results, Introduces 2026 Outlook February 17, 2026 High-Single Digit Revenue Growth for the Enterprise and Continued Strength in Americas Non-Residential Quarterly Financial Highlights (All comparisons are year-over-year, unless otherwise noted) Net earnings per share (EPS) of $1.70, up 3.0% compared with $1.65; Adjusted EPS of $1.94, up 4.3% compared with $1.86 Revenues of $1,033.2 million, up 9.3% on a reported basis and up 3.3% on an organic basis Operating margin of 20.3%, compared with 19.5%; Adjusted operating margin of 22.4%, compared with 22.1% Full-Year Financial Highlights (All comparisons are year-over-year, unless otherwise noted) EPS of $7.44, up 9.1% compared with $6.82; Adjusted EPS of $8.14, up 8.1% compared with $7.53 Revenues of $4,067.3 million, up 7.8% on a reported basis and up 4.1% on an organic basis Operating margin of 21.1%, compared with 20.7%; Adjusted operating margin of 23.2%, up 40 basis points compared with 22.8% Available cash flow, which is defined as net cash from operating activities minus capital expenditures, was $685.7 million for 2025, an increase of 17.6% 2026 Full-Year Outlook Highlights Full-year reported revenue growth is estimated to be 5% to 7%, with organic revenue growth estimated to be 2% to 4% Full-year adjusted EPS is estimated to be $8.70 to $8.90 Available cash flow is estimated to be 85% to 95% of adjusted net income
Antofagasta’s shares dip despite soaring revenue February 17, 2026 London listed Mining company Antofagasta saw its share’s dip in early morning trading despite reporting a rise in revenue, driven by increased commodity prices and booming demand. The Chilean based group recorded a 30 per cent jump in revenue to $8.6bn (£6.3bn), reflecting copper prices reaching record highs in 2025, coupled with the rising prices [...]
Lloyds offloads Scottish Widows Europe in £100m deal February 17, 2026 Lloyds Banking Group has offloaded its European life insurance business to FTSE 250 firm Chesnara in the latter’s second major deal with a UK bank. The FTSE 100 banking giant – which posted a hefty profit jump last month for the 2025 financial year – has inked a €110m (£96m) deal with Chesnara for Luxembourg-based [...]