Huge Appoints Josh Campo as CEO to Lead Independent Firm’s Next Chapter of Growth and Innovation November 12, 2025 Campo Joins Leading Design and Technology Company Focused on Building Digital Products and Intelligent Experiences
Capgemini: Banks and Insurers Deploy AI Agents to Fight Fraud and Process Applications, With Plans for New Roles to Supervise the AI November 12, 2025 Three in five banks and insurers cite customer onboarding among top reasons for AI agent adoption 33% of firms are actively developing proprietary AI agents in-house, though only 10% have deployed at scale Nearly half of banks and insurers are creating new jobs to supervise AI agents
Rachel Reeves mulls second booze tax hike November 12, 2025 Chancellor Rachel Reeves is considering an increase in taxes on alcohol in line with a higher reading of inflation in a repeat of last year’s Budget, according to reports. Reeves could hike duties by the retail prices index (RPI) inflation rate in a bid to raise more cash to fill an estimated £30bn fiscal hole [...]
FCA doubles down on AI testing over regulation November 12, 2025 The UK’s financial regulator has doubled down on its decision not to draft new AI-specific laws, insisting that the best way to manage the tech’s momentous rise is through testing and collaboration rather than rushing to legislate. Speaking at the City & Financial Global AI regulation summit, Charlotte Clark CBE, the Financial Conduct Authority’s director [...]
Exclusive: Volleyball World boss hails involvement in CVC’s Global Sport Group November 12, 2025 The chief executive of Volleyball World has described his organisation’s integration into CVC Capital Partners’ Global Sport Group as an “immediate win”. The private equity giants who count the Six Nations, LaLiga, Prem Rugby, and Ligue 1 as part of their sporting portfolio have pooled their assets into one mega sport fund chaired by former [...]
If the Chancellor wants to save money she should look in her own backyard November 12, 2025 Bureaucratic, process-obsessed and costly to take part in, public procurement exercises are often set up to fail before they even begin, says Joe Hill The Chancellor’s Budget this month is as high as the stakes can be for the government. It’s the defining test of how they balance competing goals to boost growth, spend on [...]
Venture Global and Mitsui Announce 20-Year LNG Sales and Purchase Agreement November 11, 2025 Venture Global’s third long-term contract with a Japanese company 6.75 MTPA of long-term contracts signed by Venture Global to date in 2025
Christmas adverts in 2025 review, from John Lewis to AI Coca-Cola November 11, 2025 As the embers of bonfire night slowly cool in the rain, our minds are turned to Christmas in its full commercial glory. It’s funny how at this time of year people start to look at ads – the same people that have been actively avoiding them all year! Christmas adverts have become a necessary backdrop [...]
Chateauneuf may be Value with Purton back aboard November 11, 2025 TRAINER David Hayes and jockey Zac Purton have a staggering 33%-win strike-rate when teaming up this season and will fancy their chances of improving on that record when they team up with a couple of gallopers at Happy Valley. While course-and-distance specialist Soleil Fighter will have plenty of supporters in the Shing Yip Handicap (2.50pm) [...]
Where do Premier League clubs go after betting sponsor ban? November 11, 2025 Adam Raincock analyses where Premier League clubs turn when their voluntary ban on gambling front-of-shirt sponsorship comes into force. The 1984 film The Terminator ends with Sarah Connor being told ‘There’s a Storm Coming’. Fast-forward to 2025, and you could replace Connor with any Premier League commercial director. The same warning applies – there’s a [...]