Richard Eyre: National Treasures often have a dark side October 8, 2026 For Richard Eyre, who also directed the movies Stage Beauty, The Other Man and Allelujah, the state of our NHS makes for rich drama. The number of over-60s around the world will almost double from 2015 to 2050, according to the latest data from the World Health Organisation. Amid this staggering rise, the NHS is [...]
Deloitte hit with £11m fine after missing £30m taxpayer fraud at UK transport giant October 8, 2026 Big Four giant Deloitte has been fined £11m for failing to raise concerns about fraud in its statutory audits of the transport business, the Go-Ahead Group (GAG), which operates multiple train services across the UK. The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) said on Thursday the fine, which was discounted to £6.05m for early admission and co-operation, [...]
Interest rate fears dampen UK house buying demand October 8, 2026 Brits held off inquiring about buying new homes last month as fears over higher mortgage rates dampened the market. Housing demand dropped in September, according to a survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), which found that 22 per cent of property professionals saw buyer inquiries fall last month. That figure was up [...]
Swift Announces New Supervisory Board Members as It Continues to Reinforce the Cooperative and Accelerate Its Strategy October 8, 2026 New 15-member Supervisory Board brings together senior global financial, payments, securities, technology and public sector leaders The body will govern the global, industry-owned cooperative and accelerate Swift’s future business strategy in a dynamic business environment
VodafoneThree raises cost-cutting target to £1bn after merger October 8, 2026 Vodafone has hiked its UK cost-saving target to £1bn a year as the telecoms giant looks to boost profits following its merger with Three. The FTSE 100 company said on Thursday it now expects VodafoneThree to deliver £1bn in annual savings by 2032, up from its previous target of £700m by 2030. The upgraded target [...]
Tesco lifts profit outlook as consumer confidence ‘resilient’ October 8, 2026 Tesco has lifted its profit outlook after seeing a boost in online sales, as the UK’s largest supermarket said consumer confidence is proving “resilient” despite an “uncertain external backdrop”. The FTSE 100 grocer improved its lower-end operating profit target from £3bn to £3.15bn for the full year, leaving its top-end forecast at £3.3bn. Industry figures [...]
BBC should be aggregator of best free sports content – or risk sinking for good October 8, 2026 YouTube serves up live sport galore so why can’t the BBC do the same, with a more selective approach that fulfils its public service remit, asks Ed Warner. I’ve no problem with paying £180 for my annual TV licence. Gets me Celebrity Traitors and Blue Lights, after all. Plus the Shipping Forecast to wake up [...]
BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions Completes Major Platform Transformation with Odessa Across Europe October 8, 2026 Multi-country rollout establishes a unified digital origination platform across eight European markets
WatchHouse CEO: Before I did coffee, I designed aquariums for billionaires October 8, 2026 Each week, we dig into the memory bank of the City's great and good. Today, WatchHouse CEO Roland Horne takes us through his eclectic career.
Sadiq Khan: Run international trains from Stratford instead of expanding Heathrow October 8, 2026 With more Brits supporting increasing international rail over expanding airports, connecting Stratford to Europe is a no-brainer, writes Sadiq Khan.