Manchester United’s new stadium could be delayed until 2035 as timeline slips September 16, 2026 Manchester United’s new stadium may not open until 2035, according to official planning documentation. The timeline for the £2bn-plus project has repeatedly slipped ever since minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe announced in March 2025 that United would build a new stadium rather than renovate Old Trafford. At the time, the billionaire said it could be [...]
Reform’s London mayor pick: I want to design London like an iPhone September 16, 2026 Londoners are steadily finding out who will be on the ballot sheet for the next mayoral election in 2028. Mauricio Alencar spoke to Reform UK’s candidate Laila Cunningham about her tunnel-vision approach to getting things done. Laila Cunningham has a simple pitch to Londoners. While, for the moment, it looks like Labour and the Tories [...]
Government plots university spinout crackdown September 16, 2026 The government is plotting to clamp down on the number university spinouts that shift their operations abroad or float overseas, the boss of the body responsible for research investment has said, in a move likely to spark unrest among founders and the venture capital industry. Sir Ian Chapman, the chief executive of UK Research and [...]
Ask the expert: I lost my job at 56. Can I retire? September 16, 2026 Lost your job in your 50s? Marianna Hunt is back to take a look into whether retiring early, cutting spending or returning to the workplace is the best option when thrust back into the job market later in life. I’m 56 and lost my job in January after a successful career in financial services. I’d [...]
Rebellions and ai& Partner to Bring Energy-Efficient AI Inference Infrastructure to Japan September 15, 2026 ai& to deploy up to 100 Rebellions RebelRack™ units at its Tokyo data center
Cloudflare Helps End the Search-or-AI-Training Tradeoff September 15, 2026 New controls and recommended settings go live today, allowing publishers and businesses to independently control how their content is used across search, AI training, and AI agents. Leading mixed-use crawlers already offer or are building controls that honor these choices.
Andrew Bailey: Latest AI advances are an ‘OMG moment’ for cyber crime September 15, 2026 The latest advances in frontier AI are an “OMG moment” and countries need to “arm themselves”, Andrew Bailey has said, as he highlighted the new threat of financial crime posed by the technology. Speaking at the annual City of London Police Authority Board dinner at the Merchant Taylor’s Hall on Monday, the Bank of England [...]
New York named world’s top sport city as London trails in fourth place September 15, 2026 New York has been crowned the world’s leading sport city while London continues to lag in fourth place in a new independent ranking published today. The Big Apple has benefited from increased visibility in 2026, driven by hosting the World Cup final and the Knicks ending their long wait for the NBA championship. That lifted [...]
Reynolds hails ‘tremendous upsides’ to AI amid warnings on threats September 15, 2026 Business secretary Jonathan Reynolds has emphasised the “tremendous upsides” to AI that should not be overlooked, as a growing number of tech engineers have warned of its threat to existence. Reynolds told the BBC that the UK should “never be complacent” about AI or “naive about the impact”, although he emphasised that new models could [...]
Branding on City skyscrapers? We should let our history do the talking September 15, 2026 The City of London has one of the most forward-looking planning departments in the country. They might not always get it right – and they certainly can’t please all of the people all of the time – but when it comes to the big picture I think they make the right calls. As a local [...]