Last orders: Boss of under-fire pub regulator defends her record Hospitality 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 [...]
Audi A6 Avant E-Tron review: electric estate leads the space race Life&Style The Audi A6 Avant E-Tron has a lot to unpack. Literally, because we have just taken it on a camping trip and filled its 502-litre boot to the brim. And figuratively, because this electric estate is chock-full of clever technology. The E-Tron’s ‘numerous technological advances’ range from the ingenious (a foot-operated boot release with its [...]
Xsolla Releases The Xsolla Report: Mobile D2C Edition Business Wire New Data From More Than 800 Mobile Web Shops Finds Direct-to-Consumer Has Become a Standard Operating Discipline, With Top Performers Capturing More Than Half of a Title's Revenue Regardless of Studio Size
NinjaTech AI Launches SuperNinja Enterprise, a Turnkey AI Workforce Platform Enterprises Own and Run Unmetered on Open-Weight Model September 28, 2026 Built to end runaway per-token AI costs, the platform deploys into the customer's own cloud and data centers, so data never leaves their control
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.
The Times publisher deploys AI legaltech support lawyers – and reporters September 28, 2026 The publisher behind The Times and The Sun is bringing AI into the newsroom after investing in a legaltech tool that scans vast amounts of copy for libel and legal risks in minutes. News UK has invested in ClearDraft, an AI-powered content-clearance platform founded by media lawyers Alex Wade and David Burgess in late 2025. [...]
Two countries, one holiday: Turkey’s glitzy Bodrum and Greece’s unbuttoned Kos September 25, 2026 Just a short ferry ride apart, Turkey’s Bodrum and Greece’s Kos make for an easy two-for-one trip. By Nicole Trilivas Two countries in one weekend. This kind of travelmaxxing can sound like overkill (or straight-up exhausting), but it’s reassuringly easy to pair Turkey’s internationally famous Bodrum with the more laid-back, summer-lazy Greek island of Kos. [...]
Met Police set to probe itself over ‘Putney Pusher’ suspect’s death September 25, 2026 The Metropolitan Police is set to probe its own handling of the arrest of the man, now dead, suspected of pushing a woman in front of a bus on Putney Bridge in 2017, after an assessment by the police watchdog. The police were referred to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) following the death [...]
Manchester City face huge sanction after being found guilty of 114 charges September 25, 2026 Manchester City are facing a huge sanction after being found guilty of all but one of the 115 charges of breaching financial regulations brought by the Premier League. The charges relate to disguised owner contributions, off-book payments to staff and non-cooperation and cover the period 2009 to 2018, when the club won three Premier League [...]
City businesses swap boardrooms for bikes and treasure hunts September 25, 2026 City businesses swapped boardrooms for bikes, treasure hunts and quizzes yesterday as businesses across the Square Mile came together for City Giving Day 2026. The annual fundraising and volunteering initiative hosted by The Lord Mayor’s Appeal, saw companies across the City turn the working day into community activities, challenges and fundraising. David Johnston OBE, Chief [...]