Teeth, tourism and hairlines: Is Turkey the future of British healthcare? April 19, 2025 As millions of Brits fly to Turkey for medical treatments each year, Amber Murray visits Istanbul to find an industry getting a lucrative makeover Everyone at the exit of Istanbul airport is well aware most people aren’t just arriving for a holiday. The process from plane to taxi to clinic is well streamlined: men holding [...]
Premier Sports to show 400 rugby games per year after new deal April 17, 2025 Premier Sports is set to show 400 rugby games per season after agreeing a new deal to broadcast the United Rugby Championship (URC). The agreement, which will last four years and take the Irish challenger brand through until 2029, will see the multi-national URC broadcast on a dedicated Premier Sports Rugby channel alongside the likes [...]
A game of chlorinated chicken: What is the price of a US-UK trade deal? April 17, 2025 An economic deal between the UK and the US could be just weeks away. The Trump administration has made sweeping promises of a “90 deals in 90 days” package of bespoke arrangements. While deals with India, Japan and South Korea are expected to be done first, the UK is understood to be not far behind [...]
The Capitalist: AI Jesus, banter bans and tales from the Westminster Arms April 17, 2025 Banter bans, AI Jesus and tales from the Westminster Arms; catch up on the latest gossip in this week's edition of The Capitalist.
‘I used to hand the paper out at 6am every day’: City AM CEO Harry Owen on launching a freesheet 20 years ago April 17, 2025 We dig into the memory bank of the City’s great and good. Today, it’s City AM’s own CEO Harry Owen, who tells us about his career launching restaurants and freesheets.
Murder prediction tools and Whatsapp arrests, is Black Mirror already here? April 16, 2025 Whatsapp chat arrests and sieges on Quaker meetings, it's easy to feel like we're already living in Black Mirror, writes Rebecca Vincent.
Forget gadgets, London’s tech prowess is now all about experiences April 15, 2025 London is becoming the global testbed for a new kind of tech, and it's all about the experience economy, writes Paul Armstrong.
How will Trump’s tariffs affect US earnings season? April 15, 2025 Trump's tariffs have thrown markets into chaos, but how will US earnings season be affected? Ian Whittaker lays it out in today's Notebook.
Vodafone axe Emma Raducanu from £3m-per-year deal, reports April 14, 2025 British tennis player Emma Raducanu has reportedly been axed from her £3m-per-year partnership with telecoms giant Vodafone. She had signed the deal in 2021 after becoming the first British woman since Virginia Wade in 1977 to win one of the four major tennis grand slams. Having claimed victory over Leylah Fernandez at Flushing Meadows at [...]
What’s going on with Trump’s tech tariffs? April 14, 2025 This weekend, investors got a rare gift from the Trump administration, under the form of a tech tariff reprieve. Or so they thought. True to Trump-era form, the relief came wrapped in mixed messages and policy pivots, causing enough confusion to keep Wall Street analysts scratching heads. After rattling markets with sweeping tariffs on Chinese [...]