Bloomsbury: Profit falls at Harry Potter publisher despite sales rise May 22, 2025 Profit at Bloomsbury Publishing, the giant most known for the Harry Potter series, was cut by almost a fifth during its latest financial year despite revenue rising. The London-listed company has reported a pre-tax profit of £32.5m for the year to 28 February 2025, down from the £41.5m it achieved in the prior 12 months. [...]
Simone Ashley: Bridgerton and Sex Education star’s side hustle almost doubles in value April 30, 2025 A production company founded by Bridgerton and Sex Education star Simone Ashley has almost doubled in value during its latest financial year. Good Catch Entertainment, which is based in Worcestershire, has posted shareholder funds of £1.77m for the 12 months to the end of July 2024, new accounts filed with Companies House show. The latest [...]
Square Mile tailor Neil McCann: I look forward to when gilets are a thing of the past! April 24, 2025 Square Mile tailor Neil McCann tells us about his career, style and the scourge of the gilet in this week's Square Mile and Me.
The Hunger Games on stage: ‘The appetite for something new is really high’ April 3, 2025 This October, a new 1,200-seat theatre in London will welcome the world’s first stage production of The Hunger Games – based on the hugely popular book and film series of the same name. It’s an ambitious production from an ambitious company: the stage is purpose built, the creative team is world class, and it’s happening, [...]
Libby’s Naked Wines diary: I visit Oxford’s trendy new rooftop March 26, 2025 This week in Libby’s Naked Wines diary, our wine columnist visits Oxford Simon Drake glides up to me in a jacket that looks and feels like he has skinned the Velveteen Rabbit. Indeed, it is so soft I pause for just longer than is potentially acceptable to stroke his velvety arm – before he gently [...]
Rupert Grint: Harry Potter star’s fortune swells ahead of hefty tax bill March 26, 2025 The fortune of Harry Potter star Rupert Grint jumped to more than £30m in the year before being hit by a hefty tax bill, it has been revealed. The actor’s wealth has increased from £27.7m to £30.6m, according to new accounts filed with Companies House for the 12 months to 31 March, 2024. The total [...]
Bloomsbury: Fiction sales boost Harry Potter publisher March 20, 2025 Harry Potter publisher Bloomsbury said its sales last year were ahead of market expectations and driven by success in its consumer division. Analysts had expected the firm to report a revenue drop of two per cent to £333.4m, as well as a twenty per cent drop in profit before tax of £39.6m in the year ending February [...]
This new LGBTQ film playing at BFI Flare 2025 ‘redefines’ the kiss March 19, 2025 A Night Like This is one of dozens of new films premiering at BFI Flare festival on the Southbank this month It’s a difficult truth that the same writers, directors and actors tend to get work funded. It’s a safer option for investors to go with people who have public profiles and are believed to [...]
BfI Flare 2025: Everything to know as London LGBTQ film festival returns this week with mega line-up March 17, 2025 One of the world’s leading LGBTQ culture events returns to London this week as BFI Flare 2025 welcomes a host of new film-making to the capital. 34 films will receive their world premieres at BFI Flare 2025, and the films have been split into three categories: Hearts, Bodies and Minds. They herald from 41 countries [...]
Brighton and Hove Albion: Seagulls post £73.3m profit February 28, 2025 Brighton and Hove Albion posted a profit of £73.3m for their 2023/24 season after their Europa League appearance kept them in the black. The pre-tax profit follows positive accounts a year prior, where the club made a profit of £130.7m. A significant chunk of the earnings Brighton, whose chairman is Tony Bloom, made came from [...]