We are educating our children to be redundant in a digital world January 19, 2026 AI need not be our downfall. Used wisely, it can be the catalyst for a new age of human flourishing, if, and only if, we rise to the challenge of conscious leadership, says Anthony Seldon We hear regularly about the future of humanity being under imminent threat from environmental extinction, nuclear war (more threatening now [...]
Zurich makes £7.7bn play for Beazley after FTSE 100 firm rejected first offer January 19, 2026 Zurich Insurance Group has launched its second public pursuit of Lloyd’s of London prominent underwriter Beazley with a revised proposal at 1.280 pence per share, valuing the firm at just under £8bn. At the start of the month, Zurich privately submitted a proposal to the Beazley board to acquire 100 per cent of the company [...]
Stuart Rose steps down as EG Group chair ahead of US IPO January 19, 2026 Stuart Rose has stepped down as chair of EG Group ahead of the forecourt firm’s flotation in New York later this year. The retail industry veteran and Conservative peer has been replaced with immediate effect by Roland Smith, the current chairman of American fast-food chain Jack’s, in the clearest sign yet the company is seeking [...]
Donald Trump won’t annex Greenland – this is part of his standard playbook January 19, 2026 Trump has a standard political playbook, and his Greenland threats are right on script, writes ex-US Embassy specialist Michael Martins.
U-turn on ID cards reveals a deeper flaw in Starmer’s Labour January 19, 2026 With his latest U-turn, Keir Starmer has taken a controversial policy which nonetheless had a substantial support base and made it deeply unpopular. It’s of a piece with his whole approach to government, says Eliot Wilson Last week the government announced – or perhaps admitted? – that the digital ID unveiled last year will not [...]
Reeves pulled out of ‘golden age for the City’ speech amid Trump tariff drama January 19, 2026 Rachel Reeves pulled out of a major event at the Stock Exchange, scheduled for Monday morning, where she had been due to claim that her reforms to UK listing rules are “reinvigorating” the City of London and ushering in a new “golden age” for the Square Mile. Reeves had been set to say: “Two years [...]
International Chamber of Commerce, Carbon Measures Announce First Group of Global Experts for Carbon Accounting Panel January 19, 2026 Panelists include senior global leaders from business, academia, and civil society.
NBA Europe open to sovereign wealth and in talks with family offices January 18, 2026 The NBA is open to sovereign wealth funds buying franchises in its proposed European basketball league, says the US sports giant’s commissioner Adam Silver. Speaking in London ahead of the NBA game on Sunday at the O2 and a presentation to potential commercial partners the following morning, Silver said the league and its advisors were [...]
Regional stadiums: the infrastructure solution for WSL and women’s football? January 18, 2026 Women’s football is one of the fastest growing sports and investment opportunities in the UK right now – think Michelle Kang’s cash injection at London City Lionesses or Alexis Ohanian’s £20m investment in Chelsea Women. In the 2023/24 season Deloitte reported that the 12 Women’s Super League (WSL) football clubs generated an aggregate revenue of £65m [...]
ChatGPT to trial adverts for some users for the first time January 17, 2026 Online AI tool ChatGPT will begin to show users adverts for the first time, as it looks to recover from financial losses. Open AI, the bot’s developer, said it would start displaying adverts in the coming weeks based on what people ask ChatGPT as well as personal data the tool stores on users. Relevant ads [...]