Crystal Palace valued at £900m and hire Raine Group to explore investment or sale October 5, 2026 Crystal Palace’s owners have valued the club at £900m and hired the Raine Group to field interest in investment or a possible sale, multiple sources have told City AM. The £900m figure is more than double the valuation at which Woody Johnson acquired 43 per cent of the south London club a little over a [...]
The search for Nigel Farage’s elusive wristwatch October 5, 2026 We investigate the mystery of Nigel Farage’s wristwatch. Could the so-called man of the people really wear a £40,000 Patek Philippe Calatrava? Andy Blackmore starts digging and finds a surprising answer… Sometimes the watch we wear tells more about us than we would care to admit, far more than any session with a psychologist. With that [...]
New Aston Martin DBX GT brings added luxury to V8-powered SUV October 5, 2026 The Aston Martin DBX has gained a new derivative, with the GT version focused squarely on enhanced comfort and refinement. Although Aston Martin’s luxury SUV was hardly a pared-back vehicle to start with, the DBX GT is designed to showcase the levels of craftsmanship offered by the British marque. The new GT acts as a [...]
New car smell: Taking the fragrant new Omoda 7 for a spin October 5, 2026 Can you bottle that new car smell? Adam Hay-Nicholls goes on a scent tour of the Cotswolds in the new Omoda 7 hybrid electric vehicle Could you bottle that ‘new car smell’, you’d be on to a winner. That’s the bracing odour of a bold financial decision. That odour is a cocktail of volatile organic [...]
Slate Asset Management and OneIM Agree to Acquire Portfolio of Grocery-Anchored Essential Real Estate in the Greater Oslo Region Valued at Approximately €250 Million October 5, 2026 Slate Asset Management (“Slate”), a global investor and manager focused on essential real estate and infrastructure assets, and One Investment Management (“OneIM”), a global alternative investment manager, today announced they have agreed to acquire a portfolio of eight grocery-anchored retail parks in Norway from Tellus Eiendom AS. The portfolio is located in the Greater Oslo [...]
Finimize and CVC Income & Growth Partner to Bring Credit Insights to UK Retail Investors October 5, 2026 Financial information platform Finimize has announced a strategic partnership with CVC Income & Growth, a closed-ended investment company, to deepen understanding amongst UK retail investors of income investing, credit and the opportunities available through investment trusts. The partnership will focus on bringing educational content to Finimize’s community of more than 1.2 million modern retail investors [...]
As it happened: Oil stockpiles ‘scarily thin’; BT jumps on TalkTalk rescue deal October 5, 2026 Welcome back to City AM‘s FTSE 100 liveblog. Markets are hoping to claw back some of last week’s losses to kick off the week after a global bond rout set ripples through the world’s top exchanges. The FTSE 100 is gaining on Monday, reversing some of its losses from Friday. This morning, Brent crude – the international [...]
Jousting, goblins and furries: Dispatch from a UK renaissance faire October 5, 2026 Renaissance fairs are booming in America, now they're on UK soil too. Anna Moloney dons a doublet and investigates.
e.l.f. Expands Into Fragrance and Body Care Categories with Launch of e.l.f. POP, Debuting Limited-Edition Holiday “Spicy Bundt Nice” Collection Inspired by Tromsø, Norway October 5, 2026 e.l.f. POP transports e.l.f.'s community to sensorial destinations, starting with an arctic-inspired holiday launch
Is Soho nightlife really dead? We went partying to find out October 3, 2026 “I’m trying to prove you can still have a great night out in Soho,” I say. “You can. But not a late one,” replies Lesley Lewis over a glass of white wine at her beloved pub the French House. “I’ve always loved Soho,” says the legendary proprietor, who has run the French House for 37 [...]