Politics and football have more in common than you think June 18, 2026 If politics is showbiz for ugly people, it might also be seen as sport for the unathletic. It often carries the same partisanship, the obsession with obscure statistics, and the familiar pattern of renewed hope, only to be dampened by reality, says John Oxley By the time you read things, two things will have happened [...]
Exclusive: O2 Arena bosses open to hosting another Formula 1 launch event June 18, 2026 O2 Arena bosses are open to hosting another Formula 1 launch event if the motor racing series decides to repeat its popular pre-season showpiece. To celebrate its 75th season, Formula 1 staged a sell-out event at the 20,000-capacity O2 in Greenwich, with all teams showing off their cars alongside music from the likes of Machine Gun [...]
Kemi Badenoch pledges to wield the axe on post-financial crisis banking regulation June 18, 2026 Kemi Badenoch will today step up her efforts to woo the City as she promises to wield the axe on post-financial crisis banking regulation if she manages to clinch the keys to Number 10. “London is having its lunch eaten” by overregulation, the Tory leader will proclaim as she proposes a shakeup of the financial regime that she hopes [...]
Alkermes Presents Detailed Positive Results From Vibrance-2 Phase 2 Study of Alixorexton in Adults With Narcolepsy Type 2 at SLEEP 2026 June 17, 2026 — First Large Phase 2 Study of an Orexin 2 Receptor Agonist to Demonstrate Clinically Meaningful and Statistically Significant Improvements in Wakefulness and Excessive Daytime Sleepiness Compared to Placebo in Narcolepsy Type 2 — — Improvements in Wakefulness and Patient-Reported Cognition and Fatigue Were Sustained Through 13 Weeks — — Alixorexton Was Generally Well Tolerated at All Doses Tested —
KOL: How Santiago Lastra reimagined Mexican food with British ingredients June 17, 2026 London’s Mexican food scene is going from strength to strength, and it doesn’t get any better than Michelin-starred KOL, writes Carys Sharkey Sacks filled to the brim with scarlet mounds of chillies sit in Ocean Spray cranberry juice boxes in the oppressive midday sun of Oaxaca City. Up top, bags of pre-packed chillies hang like [...]
Where to see the world’s most beautiful limited-run Porsche 911 June 17, 2026 Porsche has revealed a special version of the 911 GT3 to commemorate 75 years of selling cars in the UK. The new 911 GT3 Earls Court 51 Edition will make its public debut this weekend, playing a starring role at the Icons of Porsche, Sunstede Silverstone Edition event. Both the name and bespoke design of [...]
Carbon markets must industrialise or the net zero transition stalls June 17, 2026 When nearly three in four of the world’s largest companies commit to something, it signals a fundamental shift in how business leaders think about risk and opportunity. Climate Impact Partners’ latest analysis of Fortune Global 500 companies found that 72 per cent now hold at least one climate commitment, up from fewer than one in [...]
Cloudflare Launches Design Partner Designation to Accelerate Secure AI and Seamless SASE Adoption June 17, 2026 Introduces the Cloudflare One Stack—a robust library of AI skills—to streamline SASE deployment alongside select global partners including Arctiq, Consortium, CMT, Presidio, The Missing Link, and others
Moody’s Launches Decision-Grade AI Skills for Major AI Platforms June 17, 2026 Launching today on Microsoft 365 Copilot Cowork, with availability expanding across compatible AI platforms
House prices jump as property market ‘treads water in rough conditions’ June 17, 2026 House prices jumped by 0.7 per cent in April, in signs that the property market is “trading water in rough conditions” as the Iran war spikes mortgage rates. The average UK house price rose to £270,000 from March to April, marking 3.8 per cent year-on-year growth, according to new government statistics. But property experts have [...]