FCA lays out ‘landmark’ crypto clampdown June 30, 2026 The City watchdog has unveiled a “landmark” clampdown on the cryptocurrency market that will force companies to win approval from the regulator in order to deal with British customers. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) set out rules on Tuesday that will subject companies to higher levels of regulatory scrutiny from October 2027. Under current rules, [...]
What’s On In July June 29, 2026 July brings the peak of summer to London, presenting a curated calendar of exceptional events. The city comes alive with vibrant markets, open-air screenings, and compelling cultural film festivals. It is an ideal season to engage in outdoor sports near historic landmarks and utilise the extended daylight hours to explore the city’s finest destinations. Events [...]
Medisca Enters Its Next Chapter Under Founder Antonio Dos Santos June 29, 2026 Medisca today announced that Founder and Chairman Antonio Dos Santos has returned to the role of Chief Executive Officer as the company enters its next chapter of growth.
Google ‘disappointed’ as Youtube swept into UK social media ban June 29, 2026 Google has said it is “disappointing” that Youtube has been included in the government’s planned ban on social media for under-16s, warning the measures risk cutting children off from one of the internet’s biggest educational resources. The rebuke forms the firm’s strongest response yet to Keir Starmer’s plans to prohibit children under 16 from using [...]
AI data centre race reaches rural Devon as Xlinks eyes £3.6bn campus June 29, 2026 Britain’s race to build the infrastructure underpinning AI is moving beyond its traditional data centre heartlands, with Xlinks unveiling plans for a £3.6bn AI campus in north Devon as developers search for land and grid capacity. The energy developer, whose Morocco-UK power project was shelved by the government earlier this year, wants to build a [...]
‘Anti-growth’: Labour blocks City of London skyscraper plans June 29, 2026 The government has been branded “anti-growth” by the City of London Corporation after a minister blocked plans to build tall buildings near the Tower of London. In a letter to planning chiefs, the housing minister Matthew Pennycock said the authority for the Square Mile should not be able to go ahead with its skyscraper plans [...]
Sky owner Comcast announces plan to split June 29, 2026 Comcast, the US media behemoth which owns Sky TV, has announced plans to split in two. The deal comes just as Sky is agreeing terms of a multi-billion-pound acquisition of part of ITV, which would unite the UK’s biggest pay-TV provider with the channels and streaming platform of its dominant free-to-air service. London traders looked unperturbed at [...]
‘Biggest change in our lifetime’ – Burnham vows ‘greater public control’ over utilities June 29, 2026 Andy Burnham has vowed to empower local government to take “greater public control” over energy, housing, water and transport as councils are set to be handed greater powers as part of sweeping economic and political reform. In a speech on Monday setting out his 10-year vision to raise living standards, the likely next Prime Minister [...]
How the SpaceX IPO revealed a ‘back door’ into Britain’s capital markets June 29, 2026 The UK’s public offer platform regime was rolled out as part of a package of reforms designed to get capital flowing into British companies. Now SpaceX has used it to raise funding in the biggest IPO of all time – in New York. Maisie Grice asks whether the changes are working as intended. In January, [...]
Kolibri Global Energy Inc. Provides Strategy Update and Higher 2026 Forecast June 29, 2026 All amounts are in US$