Olympics and Euros fuel spike in pub and bar spending August 19, 2024 Sporting events such as the 2024 Euros and Olympics led to an increase in spending across Britain’s bars and pubs, new data has revealed. Individual spending at bars and pubs rose by 11 per cent compared to last summer as Brits flocked to their local boozers to take in the summer of sport. The number [...]
Ivan Toney left out of Brentford squad – Thomas Frank explains why August 18, 2024 Toney, 28, has scored 72 goals in 141 games for the Bees but has just one year left on his contract and has long been expected to move this summer.
Watchdog says ‘all options’ should be on table to save universities August 18, 2024 The university watchdog has declared “all options” should be on the table to fix the struggling sector, warning the “golden age of higher education” could be over. Office for Students (OFS) interim chair David Behan said increased tuition fees and lifting visa restrictions on international students could help revive embattled institutions. He told The Sunday [...]
This stunning London rooftop pool could be in Los Angeles August 16, 2024 If you’re looking for London rooftop bars or outdoor swimming pools in the capital, both combine at the art’otel, the new Battersea Power Station opening with a hot tub overlooking the iconic chimneys that featured on the cover of Pink Floyd’s 1977 album Animals. A room costs £250 and gets you access to what we would [...]
Savills: Bank of Mum and Dad to pay out almost £30bn over the next three years August 16, 2024 First-time buyers will receive almost £30bn in financial support from their parents over the next three years as the housing ladder slips increasingly out of reach for independent young buyers. Gifts and loans from the Bank of Mum and Dad totalled £9.4bn in 2023, according to the latest analysis from property firm Savills. This figure [...]
Premier League shirt sponsors as ban on gambling firms approaches August 15, 2024 “Who are ya, who are ya, who are ya?” The age-old football chant often rings around about players and teams in the Premier League. But what about the sponsors? England’s top-flight has seen a surge in front of shirt sponsors that are unknown to the vast majority of British fans. But who are they, and [...]
Legal League: Why have top lawyers fallen in love with sports? August 15, 2024 Big players are coming into sports fields recently, and no, I'm not talking about athletics, but big-ticketed lawyers who have fallen in love with the sports industry
Designmynight founders raise £5m for new tech venture August 15, 2024 The founders of hospitality booking platform Designmynight have raised $6.35m (£4.9m) for their new tech venture. Nick Telson-Sillett and Andrew Webster, who scaled Designmynight and sold it for £25m in 2017, have raised the capital for new digital sales platform Trumpet, alongside co-founder and chief executive Rory Sadler. The seed funding round led by London-based AlbionVC, which [...]
Amazon cleared for take-off as delivery drones to be tested in the UK August 15, 2024 The use of Amazon delivery drones in the UK will be tested by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), in its latest move to modernise UK airspace. The CAA will test machines which fly out of the human controller’s line of sight, a move which is likely to get the ball rolling on drone-delivered packages in [...]
Mark Kleinman: Hargreaves Lansdown deal poses conundrum for retail punters August 15, 2024 Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City Editor and the man who gets the Square Mile talking with his weekly City A.M. column. Today, he takes a look at the Hargreaves Lansdown takeover deal, the auction of The Daily Telegraph and efforts to boost London's capital markets