Rocco Forte: Inheritance tax grab has endangered my family firm March 25, 2026 With luxury outposts across Europe, and plans to expand to the Gulf, Rocco Forte Hotels has become one of Britain’s most successful hospitality exports. But after being hit by a wave of damaging policies – including a potentially existential inheritance tax crackdown – he tells Ali Lyon, he is more disillusioned with Britain now, than [...]
Arm Expands Compute Platform to Silicon Products in Historic Company First March 24, 2026 News Highlights Arm extends its platform breadth to include production silicon products for the first time, offering the broadest choice of compute across IP, Arm Compute Subsystems (CSS) and silicon Introducing the first Arm-designed data center CPU, the Arm AGI CPU, for agentic AI infrastructure, delivering more than 2x performance per rack compared with x86 platforms* Developed with lead partner Meta, with other customers and leading ODMs committed for production, the Arm AGI CPU is backed by strong support from the global ecosystem
Cancel student debt in exchange for first time buyer equity, housebuilders urge government March 24, 2026 Cash-strapped graduates struggling to get on the property ladder should have their debt written off in exchange for giving over a stake of their first home to the government, a new report has urged. The report, backed by more than 50 housing sector bodies including top housebuilders Vistry and Barratt Redrow, proposes offering a discount [...]
This must-book Kenya safari goes way beyond The Big Five March 24, 2026 “Back in the 1990s when I was growing up here, it was bandit country. Poaching was rife, weapons were everywhere, and nobody was getting along,” Jeremy told me, staring into the glow of the post-safari campfire. It is hard to imagine now. Jeremy Bastard, fourth-generation Kenyan and CEO of The Sarara Foundation, does not look [...]
London skyscrapers under pressure as construction costs mount March 24, 2026 The cost of building London skyscrapers has soared by 40 per cent in five years as pressure on the capital’s high-rise property market mounts. The average cost of building a tower in the capital has increased from between £3,800 and £4,300 per square metre in 2020 to between £5,200 and £6,500 last year, according to [...]
Italy Access Advisory Launches to Guide International Investment in Italian Hospitality March 23, 2026 A Strategic Partnership Offering Acquisition, Development and Operational Advisory for International Investors entering the Italian Market
Everest Announces Agreement to Sell Canadian Retail Insurance Operations to The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company March 23, 2026 Everest Group, Ltd. (“Everest” or “the Company”) (NYSE: EG), a global specialty reinsurance and insurance leader, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its Canadian Retail Insurance operations, Everest Insurance Company of Canada (“Everest Canada”), to The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company (“Wawanesa”). “This transaction represents a strong outcome for both organizations, [...]
Starr Completes Acquisition of IQUW Group March 23, 2026 Creates a stronger, more diversified global specialty platform
Housebuilder hopes raised as government pledges 200k homes in new town scheme March 23, 2026 Housebuilders are hoping for a boom in construction after the government pledged nearly 200,000 new homes as part of its new town programme, though it has cut five potential sites from its shortlist. Labour’s housing and communities department is billing the scheme as the most ambitious housebuilding plan in the last 50 years, with seven [...]
Luke Littler face trademark is ‘smart move’ but ‘not silver bullet’, say experts March 20, 2026 Darts sensation Luke Littler’s has moved to trademark his face amid AI deepfake fears. We ask IP and sports rights experts whether it checks out. Luke Littler and Matthew McConaughey aren’t obvious bedfellows, but the all-conquering darts sensation has taken a leaf out of the Magic Mike star’s playbook. Littler has lodged an application with [...]