Ice Hockey World Championships sponsor threatens to pull out over Russia Sport Business Workwear brand Strauss has warned it will relinquish sponsor rights for next year’s Ice Hockey World Championships if Russia is allowed to participate. The Germany company says it will scrap all branding at the competition and would consider withdrawing its support altogether if the International Ice Hockey Federation lifts a ban on Russia in place [...]
City AM Shadow MPC urges Bank of England to hike interest rates Economics The Bank of England should raise interest rates on Thursday in order to “protect credibility” and stamp out any risks of inflation spiralling out of control, top economists have said. City AM’s Shadow Monetary Policy Committee, which consists of leading economists across industry and academia, has called on the Bank to lift interest rates by [...]
IGI Reports Third Quarter and First Nine Months of 2026 Unaudited Financial Results and Declares Ordinary Common Share Dividend Business Wire International General Insurance Holdings Ltd. (“IGI” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: IGIC) today reported financial results for the third quarter and first nine months of 2026. Highlights for the third quarter and first nine months of 2026 include: (in millions of U.S. Dollars, except percentages and per share information) Quarter Ended September 30, Nine Months [...]
Shakhtar Donetsk on playing in London, Russian rockets and ‘Invest in Ukraine’ November 2, 2026 Shakhtar Donetsk have set up shop in London at Chelsea’s Stamford Bridge to show the world that Ukraine remains open for business despite five years of aggression from Russia, their CEO tells City AM. Serhii Palkin, the long-serving CEO of Shakhtar Donetsk, has just joined our call when the grim reality of trying to run [...]
The UK’s future should be inside the EU, says Rachel Reeves November 1, 2026 Rachel Reeves has argued that the UK should return to the European Union, as Brexit has made the country “poorer, weaker and less secure”. In her first major intervention since leaving the Treasury, Reeves has thrown her weight behind the prime minister’s decision to reopen the conversation surrounding the UK’s relationship with Europe. “There is [...]
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 [...]
This Budget ignored all of Britain’s biggest problems October 29, 2026 The benefits bill, the lack of growth, our inadequate defence programme: the Budget had nothing to offer for Britain's biggest issues.
Healey promises ‘reduction’ in welfare spending before election October 29, 2026 John Healey has promised there will be a “reduction” in the welfare bill before the next election despite the Budget not addressing huge payments on benefits and pensions. Healey told broadcasters on Thursday morning that the government was “ready to take some pretty tough decisions” to rein in spending although he echoed his predecessors in [...]
Sorry padel bores, the sport doesn’t deserve an Olympics spot yet October 29, 2026 Padel may be increasingly ubiquitous but Olympics organisers are wise not to embrace every fashionable sport, says Ed Warner. Thwock! I’m just back from a week’s holiday in Cyprus. Apologies – had I predicted the extent of the power cuts caused by Storms Austen and Boelo (thought ex-Chelsea FC’s Todd when I first heard a [...]
Budget 2026: Healey leans on private sector for defence investment drive October 28, 2026 The Chancellor has set up a new defence financing taskforce and unveiled fresh funding for investment in the arms industry amid a concerted effort to lean on the private sector to drive Britain’s rearmament push. John Healey swerved any concrete public sector defence pledges at his maiden Budget, promising to provide detail on how the [...]