The Capitalist: Royal Exchange climbers, Severance stunt and a Treasury typo March 27, 2025 Protesters scale the Royal Exchange, Severance stars join the commute and a Treasury typo; catch up on the latest drama in The Capitalist.
Interpol has a Russia problem March 27, 2025 The Kremlin is weaponising red notices to silence its enemies - and Interpol is tolerating it, write Ben Keith and Rhys Davies.
Labour’s attempt to use AI to power budget cuts is damaging. Here’s why March 26, 2025 The UK government is beginning to introduce AI tools for deep research, framing the technology as a tool to reduce costs and improve efficiency. Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey announced on Tuesday that Rachel Reeves needs AI to ‘move the needle’ on economic growth. Yet, tying AI to Reeves’ budget cuts risks discouraging its [...]
Best sports cars to buy in 2025 March 25, 2025 We appear to be falling out of love with sports cars. Registrations are down across Europe, with some models seeing a major slump in sales. Blame the popularity of SUVs or soaring household bills, but it isn’t down to a lack of choice. Indeed, our list of the best sports cars shows a segment in [...]
Facial recognition cameras in Croydon should alarm all Londoners March 25, 2025 The instalment of permanent facial recognition cameras in Croydon should worry us all, writes Big Brother Watch's Rebecca Vincent.
Will London take New York’s fintech crown? March 21, 2025 According to Z/Yen’s 37th Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI 37), the Square Mile is snapping at the heels of the Big Apple.
London closes in on New York as top financial hub but risks remain March 20, 2025 London has edged closer to becoming the world’s top financial centre, fresh research shows, but concerns have been raised over the City’s future competitiveness. The 37th edition of Z/Yen Group’s Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI 37) showed London maintained its second-place ranking amongst the world’s top financial centres, whilst climbing 12 points from its last [...]
Eat, drink, sleep, repeat: The best restaurants in Florence March 20, 2025 Last week began with a wonderfully long lunch in Bluebird Chelsea with Mirabeau founder Stephen Cronk and his chief exec Richard Larkin. Everyone in the drinks business loves these guys, but I take credit for introducing the Batman and Robin of Provencal rose to each other back in 2017. In Bluebird, the restaurant atmosphere was [...]
VR headsets and sliders kick DVDs and turkey out of inflation basket March 18, 2025 VR headsets, yoga mats and sliders have been added to the inflation basket of goods as DVD rentals and minced turkey have been knocked off. The items included in the consumer price inflation (CPI) basket of goods and services, which is compiled by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), are designed to reflect Britons’ typical [...]
What Apple’s fight over encryption means for your data March 16, 2025 Your iPhone holds some of your most private information – messages, photos and personal data secured by encryption, that even Apple itself cannot access. But a legal battle between the tech giant and the UK government is now testing the limits of that security. The company has been locked in the legal and political showdown [...]