IOC’s abdication over Russia is causing much angst as clock ticks down to LA28 Olympics Sport Business It’s baffling that sport’s global leaders are still prevaricating over Russia as the LA28 Olympics and Paralympics draw ever nearer, says Ed Warner. To Brentford FC’s Gtech Community Stadium last week for the second outing of The NEDwork, a gathering of chairs and non-executive directors from across Great Britain’s Olympic and Paralympic governing bodies. Russia’s [...]
See you in court (eventually): Labour’s dumping problems on broken Tribunals Politics Since coming to power, Labour has passed some hefty laws, including its landmark renters’ rights reform and employment overhaul, but they aren’t giving voters more power; they’re passing them onto the already backlogged Tribunal system, writes Maria Ward-Brennan. One of the main reforms in focus is the Renters’ Rights Act, which came into force in [...]
With Jackdaw approved, what’s next for the North Sea? Analysis A lot has happened since 1 June 2022, the date when ministers first granted permission to tap the Jackdaw gas field. The Conservatives were halfway through their ill-fated final term of three. Kwasi Kwarteng was the business secretary, with equally ill-fated aspirations for higher office. And the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero – [...]
New TOURISE and LIONS Advisory Study Reveals How Creativity Creates a Commercial Advantage for Destination Growth October 21, 2026 50% of travelers cannot remember the last advertisement they saw for a tourism company or destination, with a further 7% unsure Tourism faces an $11 billion marketing investment gap: restoring the category’s share of voice to 3% would require global travel and transport ad spend to reach $43.4 billion by 2027 63% of Large Language Model (LLM) visibility is driven by long-term brand equity, compared with 22% from current marketing activity and 11% from citation volume
Bear Robotics Launches KINO-2 Through Engineering Collaboration with NVIDIA October 21, 2026 Bear combines expertise in robotics hardware and software with operational experience across 5,000+ customer sites to bring emerging NVIDIA Physical AI technologies into production.
Options Expands Data Coverage with Nasdaq Options Feeds October 21, 2026 Options Technology (Options), the leading managed IT services and technology solutions provider, today announced the deployment of comprehensive market data coverage across all Nasdaq options exchanges, Nasdaq PHLX, Nasdaq Options Market, Nasdaq Texas Options, Nasdaq ISE, Nasdaq GEMX, and Nasdaq MRX, providing institutional clients with streamlined access to one of the world’s most active options [...]
On this day in 1980: The birth of Kim Kardashian October 21, 2026 On this day, 21 October 1980, Kim Kardashian was born. Eliot Wilson traces the rise of the new form of celebrity she forged.
Business leaders debate the future of the Capital at the Central London Alliance Summit October 21, 2026 On Wednesday, October 14, 2026, the Central London Alliance hosted its annual Business Summit at the Emmanuel Centre in Westminster, just moments from the seat of Government. Bringing together 45 exceptional guest speakers and panellists, the Summit debated a wide range of pressing issues that are currently impacting London’s business community and are predicted to [...]
Alter Domus Appoints André Bourbonnais as Non-Executive Chair October 21, 2026 Former senior leader at BlackRock, PSP Investments, CPP Investments and La Caisse joins leading private markets fund servicer The appointment of Mr. Bourbonnais underscores Alter Domus’ position as the world’s premier global alternative asset servicer
Bureau Veritas: Double Digit Total Revenue Growth in the Third Quarter of 2026 October 21, 2026 Organic revenue growth sequential improvement; 2026 outlook confirmed