Local elections 2026: who will win in Hammersmith and Fulham Council? April 23, 2026 Labour won 40 of 50 seats in 2022 and remains favourite to hold Hammersmith and Fulham, but two councillor defections to the Greens signal growing pressure. Council tax has risen 4.99 per cent to £1,009 at Band D, the borough faces steep funding cuts by 2028/29, and Hammersmith Bridge remains closed to vehicles with a [...]
Local elections 2026: who will win in Harrow Council? April 23, 2026 The Conservatives’ last London stronghold faces its toughest test yet. Four consecutive 4.99 per cent council tax rises, a cumulative 20 per cent hike adding nearly £500 to Band D bills, have handed Labour a powerful attack line. A candidate suspension over offensive social media posts has added damaging scrutiny in one of London’s most [...]
IGI Announces That It Has Filed Its Full Year 2025 Annual Report on Form 20-F, Including Audited Financial Statements, With the SEC April 22, 2026 International General Insurance Holdings Ltd. (“IGI” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: IGIC) today announced that it has filed its Annual Report on Form 20-F, which includes the Company’s audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2025, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The report was filed on April 21, 2026 and can [...]
Accertify Launches Global Air Travel Fraud Report Revealing Where Booking-Stage Pressure Is Most Concentrated April 22, 2026 Q1 2026 analysis shows significant variation in prevented fraud rates by origin city, with higher concentrations across parts of Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, and South & Southeast Asia
Proposed consumer lawsuit regime may expose businesses to mass litigation April 22, 2026 The UK government’s proposal for a class-action scheme that allows consumers to collectively sue businesses could wreak havoc if greenlit, as businesses could face ‘increased litigation risk’. The Law Commission, sponsored by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), proposed project, expected to commence in Autumn 2026, will identify the benefits and risks of introducing a more [...]
Should you build an AI clone of your CEO? No! April 22, 2026 As Meta launches an AI avatar of Mark Zuckerberg, Paul Armstrong writes why cloning your boss means cloning mistakes.
Food inflation rises as ‘storm clouds gather’ April 22, 2026 Food inflation has started to climb as industry figures warn “storm clouds are gathering” over potential double-digit food inflation later this year. The rate of food inflation climbed to 3.7 per cent in the year to March, up from 3.3 per cent year on year to February, according to the Office of National Statistics. This [...]
Hampden Bank Breaks Through £1bn of Deposits in 2025 April 22, 2026 UK private bank marked its 10th anniversary last year, whilst launching a new North and Midlands base in Manchester and relocating to new offices in Edinburgh and London
Shoe Zone shares plummet as retailer kicks out at budget tax raids April 22, 2026 Shoe Zone shares plummeted after the retailer hit out at Rachel Reeves’ budgets for stifling consumer confidence, saying the chancellor’s policy and the Iran war will kick it into a loss this year. The firm’s share price slumped by more than 32 per cent on Wednesday’s market open, leaving the stock down more than 48 [...]
Experian Launches AI-Powered ‘Transaction Forensics’ to Bolster Fraud Prevention Across UK Financial Services April 22, 2026 Market first uniquely combines Experian leading datasets and transaction and behavioural analytics in real time Developed with Resistant AI, Transaction Forensics drives 200% increase in APP fraud detection