McLaren Artura UK review: Brit supercar versus the Top Gear Test Track October 31, 2026 I have always wanted to drive like The Stig, but not right here, not now. Twenty years ago, Ben Collins – the ‘tame racing driver’ behind the tinted visor – lost control of a Koenigsegg CCX on this very corner, crashing violently and expensively backwards through a tyre wall. Now it feels like the McLaren [...]
Revealed: The luxury London pads getting Healey’s energy handout – while poorer areas miss out October 30, 2026 John Healey’s energy bills support package was meant to be targeted. But a City AM analysis has found homes worth millions are in line for a handout, while others in poorer areas will get nothing. John Healey’s maiden fiscal event was nothing if not targeted. Painful tax rises – be they on banks or gambling [...]
Next phase of workers rights overhaul risks hammering ‘labour market’ October 30, 2026 The latest phase of the government’s workers rights overhaul may have “an adverse impact on the labour market”, experts have warned, as businesses deal with the costly implications of taking on new staff. Taking effect on Friday, the next stage of the overhaul comes as part of the government’s sweeping employment reforms in its landmark [...]
Russia wins legal bid to come in from the cold in international ice hockey October 30, 2026 Russia’s controversial bid to be allowed back into global sport has made further inroads after it won a legal battle with the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Court of Arbitration for Sport announced today that it has upheld an appeal from the Russian Ice Hockey Federation against its ban from international competitions on safety and [...]
‘Nailed on’: Bank of England expected to hike interest rates October 30, 2026 The Bank of England is expected to hike interest rates next week as policymakers battle to stamp on inflationary pressures building in the UK economy. City analysts have predicted that the Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee will vote to raise interest rates from 3.75 per cent to four per cent. The Bank has been closely monitoring [...]
Burnham’s former economic adviser gives Budget a four out of 10 October 30, 2026 One of Andy Burnham’s former economic advisers has given John Healey’s Budget a four out of 10, warning there remained a 50 per cent chance the UK economy will be in worse shape next year than it is now. Andy Haldane, who for years served as chief economist at the Bank of England, told the [...]
CVC-backed Global Sport Group raids WBD as Allera reunites with Georgiou October 30, 2026 Global Sport Group, the vehicle for CVC’s investments in football, rugby union and tennis, has poached Andrew Georgiou from Warner Bros Discovery to be its CEO. The move sees Georgiou, who led TNT Sports’ entry into the UK as president of WBD Sports Europe, reunite with GSG chair Marc Allera, who was CEO of BT’s [...]
Frigoglass SAIC Expands Into Greece Following Coca-Cola HBC Greece Project Award October 30, 2026 This award marks the next phase in the international expansion of Frigoglass SAIC’s operations and strengthens its equipment services and lifecycle management platform across the food, beverage and hospitality sectors.
Astrazeneca shares jump as it kicks off $2bn drug pipeline investment October 30, 2026 Astrazeneca’s share jumped in early trading on Friday, as investors cheered plans to bolster its drug pipeline. The pharmaceutical giant’s shares increased 3.1 per cent to £134.50 on Friday morning, as it launched a $2bn (£1.5bn) restructuring programme to boost investment in its drug channel. The FTSE 100 company said the three-year programme would shift [...]
House prices rise at slowest rate in years as Budget ‘fails to boost market’ October 30, 2026 House prices rose at their slowest rate since the start of 2024 in October, as property experts said the Budget failed to boost the UK’s beleaguered housing market. The average house price in the UK rose by 0.5 per cent this month to £273,566, according to Nationwide, slowed from 0.8 per cent growth last month [...]