REPLY Unveils the New Editions of the Reply AI Music Contest and Reply AI Film Festival under the Theme “Imaginatio Nova” March 19, 2026 This year once again, the top finalists of the music contest will perform live on stage at Kappa FuturFestival in Turin, while the finalists of the film contest will be invited to an event organised by Reply and Mastercard, to be held in September in Venice.
Capital One UK Signs New Partnership With NotifyNOW to Reduce Burden of End-of-life Admin on Grieving Families March 19, 2026 Capital One UK is the latest financial services provider to partner with bereavement notification specialist, NotifyNOW, a service of Phillips & Cohen Associates The new partnership streamlines end-of-life admin for Capital One UK customers and their families by allowing them to notify multiple service providers of a death all at once
Claudia Winkleman’s new chat show is here… So what happened to the great British talk show? March 19, 2026 When Claudia Winkleman announced last October that she would be leaving her hosting duties on Strictly Come Dancing at the end of the series, it was no surprise that the BBC was keen to hold on to her. Strictly… might not be the ratings behemoth of 10 years ago but it still pulls in more [...]
The Capitalist: Reeves lecture, Shoreditch’s flashiest bar and sorry Steve Dinneen! March 19, 2026 Reeves's Mais Lecture, a flashy new toilet design and an apology to our life & style editor; catch up on the latest City shenanigans.
Kao’s Bioré Accelerates Global Growth with Entry into the South Korean Market and the Launch of a Unified Global Campaign March 19, 2026 Kao Corporation (TOKYO:4452) today announced that its skincare brand Bioré will accelerate its international expansion as it enters the South Korean market and rolls out a globally unified campaign. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260318478193/en/ As a core brand under Kao’s “Global Sharp Top” strategy—aimed at establishing leadership in key [...]
Government drops AI copyright opt-out plan after industry backlash March 18, 2026 The government has scrapped its preferred proposal to allow AI firms to train on copyrighted material by default, as it shifts its approach after sustained opposition from the UK’s creative sector. In a report published on Tuesday morning, ministers confirmed they are U-turning from the proposed ‘opt-out’ model, which would have allowed developers to use [...]
Chelsea punishment ‘extremely lenient’, says club’s former exec Purslow March 18, 2026 Former Chelsea executive Christian Purslow has labelled the club’s punishment from the Premier League for making undisclosed payments totalling £47.5m “extremely lenient and favourable”. Chelsea escaped with a £10.75m fine and suspended transfer ban after the club’s current owners self-reported offences they said they had discovered in an audit of the previous ownership of Roman [...]
FinQuery Achieves Rare Five-Year Leadership Streak with 20th Consecutive G2 Award March 18, 2026 Uninterrupted dominance on the G2 Lease Accounting Grid highlights a half-decade of excellence as the company scales its global footprint and product suite.
City AM Awards 2026: Meet the Finalists March 18, 2026 And the nominees are…. Personality of the Year Greg Jackson CBE The entrepreneur and CEO of Octopus Energy has become one of the UK’s most prominent business leaders, known for his straight talking and punchy views across a range of topics including UK entrepreneurship, the business environment, capital markets and, of course, energy. In August [...]
Hiya Now Live with Branded Calling on Vodafone, Extending Verified Caller Identity to Nearly 100% of UK Mobile Subscribers March 18, 2026 Hiya and Vodafone partner to deliver secure, verified branded calling to the UK, strengthening trust and transparency in the voice channel.