Aviation bosses confident Burnham won’t abandon third runway September 30, 2026 The aviation industry is confident that Andy Burnham won’t abandon the government’s flagship expansion of Heathrow, despite the Prime Minister and transport secretary distancing themselves from the megaproject at Labour conference. Several industry figures told City AM that ministers’ refusal to endorse the multibillion-pound third runway development was a sign Burnham had not yet evaluated [...]
Bank of England’s Taylor: No need for interest rate hike September 30, 2026 Bank of England official Alan Taylor has downplayed the need to raise interest rates in the face of the looming energy crisis, saying he saw no evidence that price rises from an initial jump in fuel costs were filtering into the wider economy. External Monetary Policy Committee member said the case for rate hikes was [...]
Hull City’s ‘strange’ £55m loan beat Independent Football Regulator deadline September 30, 2026 Hull City took a loan from an American billionaire whose previous hedge fund was fined $1.8bn for fraud and insider trading shortly before mandatory Independent Football Regulator scrutiny of such deals kicked in. Following their promotion to the Premier League, Hull City secured a £55m loan against the club’s stadium from Point72 Lending Ltd, a [...]
Northern Trust Announces Chief Financial Officer Transition September 29, 2026 Northern Trust Corporation announced today that Dave Fox, Chief Financial Officer, has announced his retirement after a long and distinguished career in financial services. Fox intends to remain in his role through the end of the first quarter of 2027 to support a thoughtful and orderly transition. Northern Trust plans to conduct a comprehensive internal [...]
Reform UK and Tories attack Burnham’s triple lock pension move September 29, 2026 Reform UK and Tory leaders have hit out at Andy Burnham’s plans to drop the triple lock on pensions in a future Labour manifesto, setting up a clash on a policy which previously had the backing of all major political parties. On Tuesday, the Prime Minister said he would lead his party on a pledge [...]
AI doom headlines aren’t spooking all investors September 29, 2026 Retail investors' response to AI doom headlines disproves the common notion that they move as a herd, writes Finimize CEO Carl Hazeley.
End of triple lock: What is the double lock and will it work? September 29, 2026 Andy Burnham has pledged to drop the triple lock on state pensions for a so-called ‘double lock’ in Labour’s next manifesto in order to pay for his new National Care Service. In an address to party members, Burnham confirmed the existing triple lock mechanism will remain in place for the remainder of this parliament before [...]
Burnham opens door to rejoining EU as he rips into Brexit September 29, 2026 Andy Burnham said the forthcoming UK-EU summit will forge closer ties with the European bloc as he left the door open to a pledge to rejoin at the next election. The Prime Minister used his Labour party conference speech to tear into Brexit, claiming Britain had lost control of key areas such as immigration. He [...]
Burnham pledges to reform triple lock to fund new National Care Service September 29, 2026 Andy Burnham has said Labour will drop the triple lock on state pensions in its manifesto for the next election in order to fund a sweeping new National Care Service. In his address to party members, Burnham said the party would link a rise in the state pension to inflation or 2.5 per cent every [...]
PFA boss Molango hints at footballer strike if Fifa competition expansion persists September 29, 2026 Footballers could take “radical” steps such as strike action as a result of Fifa’s expansion of the World Cup and Club World Cup, players union boss Maheta Molango has warned. Molango added that players felt deceived by Fifa president Gianni Infantino presenting an increase in teams and games as “football uniting the world” when there [...]