River Island sets sights on profit after losing almost £125m December 8, 2025 River Island lost almost £125m in the year before being saved from the brink of administration, it has been revealed. The high street retailer’s restructuring plan, which was approved in August, involved 33 stores being closed with the loss of hundreds of jobs. The proposal also included rents being reduced – some to zero – [...]
Russell Tovey reveals his Doctor Who secret: ‘I make scary scenes a little bit funny’ December 5, 2025 Russell Tovey speaks to City AM The Magazine about returning to Doctor Who and his love for his London local. This piece is published in City AM The Magazine, Winter edition, distributed at major Tube stations and available to pick up from The Royal Exchange There are lots of lovely things you could say about Russell [...]
Vedanta Resources Reports Second-Highest Ever Revenue and EBITDA in H1FY26 December 5, 2025 Vedanta Resources Limited (“VRL”/“Company”), world’s leading transition metals, critical minerals, energy, and technology company, delivered robust growth in revenue and EBITDA driven by favourable commodity prices and operational efficiencies. The company reported its second highest ever revenue of US$ 9,367 million in H1FY26, up 8% YoY. The company achieved its second highest ever EBITDA at [...]
Labour minister: Life is s**t for young people December 5, 2025 A Labour minister has offered a candid assessment of life in the UK in reaction to a news story about the costs associated with housing and raising children. In a post on X, Josh Simons, the parliamentary secretary for the Cabinet Office who co-founded the Labour Growth Group, said life for young adults wanting to [...]
Birthday cookies and fine dining: Inside the law firm aiming for 5-Star service December 4, 2025 There are not many office buildings in the City where, just five feet in the door, you receive a personalised greeting, but Addleshaw Goddard’s client services team would put The Ritz to shame. How to stand out in a crowded field? That is the question plaguing most law firms as they battle to grow in [...]
Accountants expect price hikes and job cuts following Budget December 4, 2025 A chartered accountancy body has urged the government to consult on a path to a single VAT rate to simplify and restore business confidence following the Autumn Budget. The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), which represents over 140,000 UK members, reported negative overall sentiment toward the recent Budget. According to exclusive [...]
ILiAD Biotechnologies Announces Lancet Microbe Publication of BPZE1 Phase 2b Clinical Results in Human Challenge Model December 3, 2025 Study Highlights First-ever Demonstration of Protection Against B. pertussis Colonization in Humans
LumRisk Announces Strategic Reset and USD 5 Million Capital Commitment to Accelerate Its Transformation Toward an AI-Driven QIS and Multi-Asset Platform December 3, 2025 LumRisk today announced a major milestone in its evolution, with the approval and implementation of a comprehensive corporate reset. This includes the restructuring of legacy obligations and the reinforcement of the company’s balance sheet. These measures establish a strong foundation for a new phase of accelerated global growth across LumRisk’s core domains: Quantitative Investment Strategies [...]
Abu Dhabi Finance Week: Where global capital meets innovation December 3, 2025 The Abu Dhabi Finance Week (ADFW) has been rapidly growing over the past few years, scaling to become one of the largest global financial events of the year. With attendance growing by over 100 per cent, representation from over 125 countries and over 600 global institutions, it is on pace to be the biggest financial [...]
Silicon Valley has invented its own form of central planning December 3, 2025 With so much capital focused on a small select group of companies like OpenAI and Microsoft we’ve created our own form of central planning, just with corporate overlords instead of government ones, says Lewis Liu The US stock market continues to march toward record territory, with everyone from Big Tech CEOs to Goldman Sachs speculating [...]