Concert chaos and fuming fans: What went wrong for festival organiser K-Pop Lux? September 10, 2024 Launched with much fanfare in 2021, British events firm K-Pop Lux was meant to bring the world of Korean pop to European shores. But following three tumultuous years of mounting losses, cancelled festivals and furious fans, the company behind the brand revealed this week it was being forced to wind up its operations. Up until [...]
Lendinvest: Fintech lands £500m investment from JPMorgan September 10, 2024 Property fintech Lendinvest has added £500m to a funding deal with JPMorgan as it looks to return to profitability after a rough year for mortgage lenders.
Harry Kane set to reach 100 caps – but how many more? September 10, 2024 England’s past and future will collide when they welcome Finland to Wembley Stadium for the first home fixture of the new Nations League cycle on Tuesday evening.
Hawksmoor’s Will Beckett is ready to take on the American steakhouses September 10, 2024 Ali Lyon sits down with Hawksmoor boss Will Beckett to discuss the restaurant's plans to win over the land of steakhouses
Meet the fintech boss transforming pensions from a puzzle into a clear plan September 10, 2024 Royden Greaves meets Jenny Seig to discuss how his company, Jarvis, is revolutionising retirement savings with an educational approach to pension planning.
Bloom & Wild hires first finance chief from Purplebricks as it targets return to profit September 10, 2024 Online flower delivery company Bloom & Wild has appointed a top boss at Purplebricks at its first-ever chief financial officer. Dominique Highfield has been hired by the London-based group from her position as chief operating officer at the online estate agency. Highfield has been at Purplebricks for almost two years, first joining in November 2022 [...]
The Notebook: Labour is charting a dangerous course on free speech September 10, 2024 Labour's proposed expansion of the Online Safety Act is a troubling step for free speech, writes Big Brother Watch director Silkie Carlo.
Right to Buy isn’t to blame for depleted social housing stock September 10, 2024 Right to Buy created a generation of homeowners and enabled mass transfer of capital wealth from the state to the people. No wonder Labour want to abolish it, says Emma Revell Imagine you could introduce a policy which could create more than 2m new homeowners over the next 40 years. Would you do it? Or [...]
Labour’s upcoming tax rises – and what to do about them September 10, 2024 Here’s how wealth creators in the UK can navigate the upcoming tax changes, write Ollie Saiman and Katherine Waller As we approach the new government’s first budget it seems almost impossible to avoid the widespread speculation about what Halloween tricks or treats are going to jump out of the Chancellor’s red box on 30 October. Given the [...]
From Pizza Express to Channel 4: Who is Luke Johnson, Revolution Bars Group’s new chair? September 9, 2024 After a lengthy restructuring process that included £12.5m in emergency funding, Revolution Bars has appointed Luke Johnson as its new chair. The former Pizza Express and Channel 4 chairman provided £3m of the financing and owns a 20 per cent stake in the company. He will replace outgoing chair Keith Edelman, whose nine years in the role [...]