Burnham set to signal end of triple lock in conference speech September 29, 2026 Andy Burnham is set to signal the end of the triple lock on pensions in his maiden conference speech as Prime Minister, in a move that is likely to divide the Labour party. In his maiden conference speech as Labour leader, Burnham will suggest the policy is not sustainable in its current form and should [...]
Freemarket and Axiym launch LIQUI-DT™ – real-time business access to primary-market USD₮ from Tether September 29, 2026 Freemarket and Axiym today launched a world-first service that gives businesses 24/7 real-time access to freshly minted, primary-market USD₮ issued by Tether. LIQUI-DTTM gives businesses compliant access to primary market stablecoins inside a fully regulated payment ecosystem via Freemarket’s global payment network. In audited trials, clients have minted or burned more than $300 million to [...]
London’s best pub crawl through our Toast the City finalists September 29, 2026 As we prepare to reveal the City’s best boozer at our Toast the City awards, we sent wine writer Libby Brodie on a pub crawl through some of the contenders Nowhere in the world does pubs like the City of London. We have absolutely nailed it. We do firesides, board games, slowly poured pints, waxy [...]
Last orders: Boss of under-fire pub regulator defends her record September 29, 2026 The Pubs Code Adjudicator, Fiona Dickie, is preparing to step away early next year. She tells Felix Armstrong why the beleaguered watchdog deserves a future Can an industry watchdog be effective if it has launched only two investigations in its 10 years of existence? Yes – at least according to Fiona Dickie, the Pubs Code [...]
Blackline Safety Names Jon Baldwin Chief Executive Officer September 28, 2026 Cody Slater transitions to Board Chair and Chief Architect after more than 15 years leading Blackline
Josh O’Connor shines in Golden Boy, a boxing epic at the Almeida September 28, 2026 Golden Boy | Almeida | ★★★★★ Boxing – and fighting more generally – has always made for thrilling pop culture. Raging Bull, Rocky, The Fighter, The Wrestler, The Smashing Machine: there is something inherently dramatic about stepping into the ring: two people, cordoned off from the world, engaged in a violent battle of wills. One [...]
ANV Completes Acquisition of Car Care Plan September 28, 2026 Acquisition establishes ANV as a scaled player in the global vehicle warranty market and complements the group's existing Credit & Protection platform
Expensify Launches Native Integration with DualEntry, the AI-Native ERP Built for Mid-Market Companies September 28, 2026 The new two-way integration syncs expenses, corporate card spend, and reimbursements directly into DualEntry
Xceedance Reports 35-50% Efficiency Gains in Insurance Operations Through AI Orchestration September 28, 2026 Production deployments on Xceedance’s agent studio have delivered approximately 35% efficiency improvements at go-live, with some early implementations approaching 50% through ongoing optimization and operational learning.
Drama in the City as Lord Mayor frontrunner pulls out over ‘criminal proceedings’ facing close associate September 28, 2026 The frontrunner to become the next Lord Mayor of the City of London has abruptly withdrawn his candidacy after a close business associate was hit with criminal proceedings, City AM understands. Tim Hailes, a former JP Morgan banker who became a City alderman in 2013, took the decision to step aside late last night in [...]