Don’t abolish the Mayor, just get rid of Sadiq Khan April 24, 2025 The problem facing London is not the institution of the Mayor or the London Assembly that scrutinises him – it’s the incumbent, Sadiq Khan, says Neil Garratt Tony Lodge’s recent article in City AM questioning the value of London’s Mayoralty after 25 years provokes an important debate, but reaches the wrong conclusion. The problem facing [...]
Mark Kleinman: Fintech Growth Fund’s journey ends in Octopus’s tentacles April 24, 2025 Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City Editor and the man who gets the Square Mile talking in his weekly City AM column Fintech Growth Fund’s journey ends in Octopus’s tentacles It could scarcely have augured more favourably. An investment fund whose creation was recommended by the City grandee Sir Ron Kalifa in his 2021 review of the UK [...]
Channel 5 to show Club World Cup in UK after deal with Dazn April 23, 2025 Channel 5 will broadcast live more than a third of the matches including the final at this summer’s Club World Cup after striking a sublicensing deal with Dazn. The broadcaster, which is owned by US media giant Paramount, has agreed to take 23 of the 63 matches at the first 32-team edition of Fifa’s ambitious [...]
Leicester City stars face up to 50 per cent wage cuts after relegation April 23, 2025 Leicester City’s players are facing wage cuts of up to 50 per cent next season following their relegation from the Premier League. Leicester have acted to protect themselves when offering contracts to new players in recent years having also been relegated two seasons ago, with recent arrivals agreeing to pay cuts of between 35 and [...]
Free breakfast clubs are an admission the system has failed working parents April 23, 2025 Breakfast clubs are now essential for many working parents, but they don't come free, writes Alys Denby in today's Notebook.
Gary Lineker: BBC pushed me out of £1.3m Match of the Day job April 22, 2025 Gary Lineker has revealed that the BBC pushed him out of his long-running £1.3m job as presenter of Match of the Day. Lineker’s departure at the end of this season after 26 years in the role was announced in November, with the BBC describing the move as him “stepping down” and saying he’d be “hugely [...]
The Notebook: Investors should look to Ukraine April 22, 2025 European capital is flowing into Ukraine’s recovery — and early investors willing to navigate the risks stand to reap the rewards, says Michael Martins I was in Brussels a little over a week ago for the European and Ukrainian business summit, supporting clients exploring investment opportunities in Ukraine. I frankly did not know what to [...]
Burnley director creates $1.2bn sport investment fund April 21, 2025 Burnley FC director Dave Checketts is fronting up a new $1.2bn (£900m) private equity fund with a wealthy Utah family. Checketts, part-owner of the Clarets, is teaming up with the Eccles family – whose prominent member Spencer is on the Salt Lake organising committee for the 2034 Winter Olympics – to form the Cynosure | [...]
All Italian football postponed following death of Pope Francis April 21, 2025 Italian football chiefs have postponed all games due to be played today, including four in Serie A, following the death of Pope Francis. The fixtures affected include key games in the race for Champions League qualification involving Juventus, who were due to face Parma, and Lazio, who were to meet Genoa. Pope Francis died aged [...]
Rising Ballers: From Foden DMs to Nike campaigns and multi-million revenue April 21, 2025 How three friends turned the Rising Ballers Instagram account into a lucrative content business, via Phil Foden, Jamal Edwards, Iliman Ndiaye and some big life decisions. Jamie Pollitt vividly remembers the day that changed his life. He was spending more time on his hobby – a social media account showcasing promising young footballers – than [...]