One bad apple: The rise of partner vetting at law firms August 7, 2025 In a highly competitive market, law firms are ramping up their vetting process for new partners to avoid issues down the line
Give me liberty or give me death? Americans choose both August 7, 2025 Americans’ obsession with customisation and convenience is killing them, says Lewis Liu A few months ago, I went partying with a bunch of Gen Z Silicon Valley tech bros. This was perhaps not the best idea for a nearly 40-year-old dad, but my 10-year-younger brother was back in New York from Stanford for a few [...]
When it comes to Sadiq Khan, we all agree with Donald Trump – right? August 7, 2025 President Trump insulting Sadiq Khan comes as no surprise. That no one rushed to defend him is much more revealing, argues James Ford We should be in the midst of a lively public discourse about Sadiq Khan’s character, intellect and performance. Ordinarily, if the leader of the free world claimed that the mayor of the [...]
NFL buys stake in Disney subsidiary ESPN in media asset swap August 6, 2025 The NFL is set to buy a minority stake in ESPN as the media giant takes control of American football’s NFL Network assets. The non-binding agreement, confirmed in the early hours of Wednesday morning, will see the NFL purchase a 10 per cent stake in the Walt Disney subsidiary and allow Disney to broadcast more [...]
All3Media: Losses balloon at The Traitors maker amid £100m hit August 6, 2025 Losses have ballooned at the production giant behind the likes of The Traitors, Race Across the World and Gogglebox as its revenue slumped by almost £100m, it has been revealed. All3Media has reported a pre-tax loss of £113.5m for 2024, after also posting a loss of £27.8m in 2023. New accounts filed with Companies House [...]
Kick It Out calls out Big Tech as football discrimination hits new high August 5, 2025 Big Tech and the Government must do more, says Kick It Out, after reports of discrimination in football rose to new record levels according to figures it published today. The anti-discrimination charity has revealed it received 1,398 reports of discrimination during the 2024-25 season, representing a 4.9 per cent year-on-year increase. Sexism and misogyny reports [...]
Ford Capri review: A controversial comeback for a famous name August 5, 2025 Not since the public voted to call a polar research vessel ‘Boaty McBoatface’ has a name caused such a stir. Ford’s decision to bring back ‘Capri’ was either a marketing masterstroke or a fate-sealing faux pas. The story blew up on social media, briefly distracting us from whatever Elon Musk was doing that day and [...]
Osteria Angelina: Whisper it – could fusion food be back? August 5, 2025 Osteria Angelina | Nicholls Clarke Yard, E1 6SH | ★★★★★ In the 15 years I’ve been writing about restaurants, few people have dared to drop the f-bomb. I’m not talking about sweary chefs mouthing off about a bad review (that’s happened a few times). No, I’m referring to a concept that is – should you [...]
‘Disgraceful’ claims firms slapped down over ads ahead of motor finance ruling August 4, 2025 As Lord Justice Reed was about to read out the Supreme Court's decision on the motor finance case, he hit out at claim management firms for jumping ahead of the gun
The FTSE may be setting record highs, but that’s only half the race August 4, 2025 A new report reveals corporate reputation now drives £730bn of FTSE 350 value. So what does that mean for your business in 2025? Asks Sandra Macleod Last week, the FTSE 100 broke through the 9,000-point barrier for the first time in its history – an undeniable moment of market optimism. But beneath the headlines lies [...]