Tiktok gives retailers a headache with boom in returns culture July 18, 2025 Retailers are facing a conundrum. Their customers are searching for and buying clothes via Tiktok and Instagram, but those same social media customers are increasingly less likely to keep the clothes they buy. A surge in the number of clothes sent back to retailers has caused issues with both costs and with environmental goals, but [...]
Maker of Gary Neville’s The Overlap surges into profit July 17, 2025 Gary Neville’s production company has returned to profit after its main show, The Overlap, almost doubled in value, it has been revealed. Buzz 16 Productions has posted a pre-tax profit of £743,306 for the year to 30 June, 2024, new accounts filed with Companies House show. The turnaround comes after the company posted a pre-tax [...]
Future: Marie Claire owner stays on track as US ad market steadies July 17, 2025 Future PLC told the market on Thursday that it remains on course to meet full-year expectations after a steady third quarter, buoyed by signs of stabilisation in the UK advertising market and solid magazine performance. The FTSE 250 media group behind titles like TechRadar, Marie Claire and The Week said trading for the three months [...]
Should politicians try to understand the people behind the polling? July 17, 2025 Trying to identify different types of voters is fun, but ultimately a futile exercise in reducing people to stereotypes, says John Oxley There was one question doing the rounds this week in Westminster – “Which one are you?”. It was raised by a new report from think tank More in Common, which set out to [...]
Financial services firms dealt tens of millions in regulatory fines July 17, 2025 While deregulation may be the political mood, UK watchdogs are sharpening their swords as banking giants bleed millions in regulatory fines. In under just ten days, the Financial Conduct Authority and Bank of England handed out £74.9m worth of fines to a trio of UK financial services firms. Leading the pack, and most recently, was [...]
Powering the Future July 16, 2025 As the global energy paradigm shifts towards sustainability, Saudi Arabia is redefining its position from an oil powerhouse to a pioneering force in renewable energy. At the heart of this transformation is the Ministry of Energy, whose leadership is shaping policy, fostering innovation and thriving ecosystem, and catalysing foreign direct investment (FDI) across clean energy [...]
Crystal Palace to step up legal fight over Europa League expulsion July 16, 2025 Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish has confirmed that the club will take their bid to overturn expulsion from the Europa League to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. European governing body Uefa stripped the FA Cup winners of their spot in next season’s competition last week after ruling that they had broken multi-club ownership (MCO) [...]
Booktok boosts Bloomsbury again as Sarah J Mass tops bestseller lists July 16, 2025 Bloomsbury has been buoyed by the success of its fantasy-romance list as online discourse fuels mass interest in the books. Sarah J Maas topped bestseller lists again this year with the paperback launch of House of Flame and Shadow in June, following global success with the previous two books in the series. She has now sold [...]
Tom Holland discusses beer tasting with Zendaya and the joy of sobriety July 15, 2025 City AM’s Deputy Life&Style editor Adam Bloodworth spoke to the actor Tom Holland about the joys of alcohol free living Like when David Beckham became more synonymous with sarongs and buzz cuts than football, Tom Holland has gone on to symbolise so much more than Spider-Man. A legion of young men follow his every sartorial [...]
Exclusive: BBC makes late swoop for Open highlights deal July 15, 2025 The BBC has secured a last-minute deal to show evening highlights of the Open Championship at Royal Portrush this week. The R&A has agreed a new three-year deal with the BBC for highlights in a contract that also covers the Women’s Open, starting with the 2025 edition at Royal Porthcawl at the end of the [...]