Firms eye $450bn agentic AI prize, but trust is tanking July 16, 2025 Companies are eyeing a projected $450bn (£336bn) economic windfall from agentic AI by 2028, but few are adequately equipped to get there. New research from Capgemini found that the overwhelming majority of business leaders – 93 per cent – believe that scaling AI agents in the next 12 months will deliver a competitive ege. Yet [...]
Keir Starmer refuses to rule out pension tax raid July 16, 2025 Prime Minister Keir Starmer shied away from ruling out a pensions tax raid at the Autumn Budget despite top researchers’ calls for the government to refrain from adding ever-higher cost burdens on Britons. Keir Starmer has faced repeated questions about several taxes being introduced later this year given City estimates that as much as £24bn [...]
NRL rugby league star Tuivasa-Sheck lined up for R360 move – reports July 16, 2025 Current rugby league star and former All Black Roger Tuivasa-Sheck is being lined up for a big-money switch to the breakaway R360 competition, according to reports in Australia. The move would see the 32-year-old New Zealand Warriors winger, one of the biggest names in the NRL, switch codes from league to union for the second [...]
Pressure on Bank of England and Reeves as inflation spikes July 16, 2025 The UK economy is at risk of ‘stagflation’ after official data revealed that inflation edged up to 3.6 per cent in June, putting further interest rate cuts by the Bank of England at risk. In the latest set of price growth data before the next monetary policy decision in August, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported that [...]
The Sense Experience Resort in Tuscany review: Blissful eco-chic July 16, 2025 When you conjure an image of Tuscany in your mind’s eye, it probably involves rolling vineyards, dusty olive groves and charmingly ramshackle wine estates. This is, after all, the land of Super Tuscans and ancient medieval towns and a tower that can’t stand up straight. What you probably don’t imagine is a modern eco-chic resort [...]
Chelsea’s Club World Cup winners’ prize? A £10m US tax bill July 16, 2025 Chelsea will be hit with a US tax bill of around £10m as a result of winning the Club World Cup on Sunday. The stunning 3-0 win over Paris Saint-Germain in New York last weekend ensured Chelsea will receive £85m in prize money from competition organiser Fifa. Some £39.7m is to be paid immediately and [...]
The Debate: Should we turn empty City office blocks into nightlife venues? July 16, 2025 A new report has imagined a future where ravers head to the disused office blocks of the City on the weekends. Is it madness or genius?
Mansion House reforms will make London the destination of choice for financial services July 16, 2025 The Chancellor’s Mansion House speech sets out a new strategy to cut bureaucracy in the UK’s financial services sector, aiming to drive investment, support businesses and savers, and restore the country’s status as a global financial leader, says Emma Reynolds For too long, our most promising businesses have been held back by a system that [...]
Wimbledon is a reminder that, in business, you need a good coach July 16, 2025 In tennis, coaches and mentors are big part of the game – and they should be part of yours too, says Richard Harpin The All England Club rarely alters the hallowed traditions of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships but this year saw two big changes. I’m not sure if the first – replacing line judges with [...]
The best places to drink Portuguese wine in London right now July 15, 2025 Portuguese wine has flown relatively under the radar when compared to its neighbours France, Italy and Spain. “I’m bewildered when I visit a restaurant and there’s nothing from Portugal,” says Max Graham, founder of Bar Douro. “It offers such diversity – from mountains to the Atlantic coast and volcanic islands, there are over 250 native [...]