On this day: The Gunpowder Plot November 5, 2025 Remember, remember… on this day in 1605 Guy Fawkes and his fellow conspirators plan to blow up the Houses of Parliament was foiled Today 420 years ago was supposed to see the State Opening of the Parliament for its second session. The 100-day first session had been frustrating and fruitless: a new king from a [...]
UK telecom giants sign new pact to block scam calls as AI drives fraud November 5, 2025 Britain’s biggest mobile networks have agreed to overhaul their systems to stop scammers using fake numbers to impersonate banks and government departments. As ministers seek to stem the growing tide of AI-driven fraud, BT, EE, Vodafone, Three, Virgin Media O2, Sky, TalkTalk and Tesco Mobile have signed a new telecoms charter with the Home Office. [...]
Four in 10 Londoners ‘ready to quit capital’ over housing costs November 5, 2025 Nearly half of the capital’s 25-45 year olds are ready to leave over unsustainably expensive housing, according to a new study. In fact, two in three are regularly borrowing money to pay housing costs, most commonly turning to credit cards, payday loans and family support, according to a new report from Pocket Living. “The pressures [...]
Youtooz Acquires UK-Based Collectible Brickset Brand Microdesigns, Expanding Into Premium Brickset Display Models November 4, 2025 The acquisition brings Microdesigns’ licensed brickset collectible portfolio into Youtooz’s global ecosystem, broadening formats beyond vinyl figures, plush and accessories Microdesigns strengthens Youtooz’s reach into museums, heritage sites, sports IP and on-site retail channels, complementing Youtooz’s digital-native community and DTC scale Microdesigns founder Josh Moir and core partners join Youtooz to accelerate category growth; transaction terms are undisclosed
Prince can Thunder home for Richards and Bowman November 4, 2025 WINNERS may have dried up a touch for trainer Jamie Richards recently – he last saddled a winner at Sha Tin 10 days ago – but his stable is still lying seventh in the trainers’ championship table with an impressive 12 precent strike-rate from just 67 runners. With new arrivals filtering into the yard over [...]
Westlake Announces Proposed Offering of Senior Notes November 4, 2025 Westlake Corporation (NYSE: WLK) (“Westlake”) announced today the commencement of an underwritten public offering, subject to market and other conditions, of senior unsecured notes (the “Notes”) under its existing shelf registration statement. The timing of pricing and terms of the Notes are subject to market conditions and other factors. Westlake intends to use the net [...]
Obsidian Closes the SaaS Security Coverage and Intelligence Gap Amid Expanding Attack Surface November 4, 2025 Introducing the Community SDK, Unified Knowledge Graph and AI Assistant, giving enterprises the coverage, context, and intelligence to secure every SaaS app and AI system at scale.
Leading Market Research Firm Finds 88% of Enterprises Advancing Decision Intelligence, With AI Agents Emerging as Key Enablers November 4, 2025 Global Research Shows Rising Costs and Inefficiencies are Factors in Adoption — as Enterprises Seek to Close Gaps Between Insight and Action
Spendesk Expands Into Corporate Travel With a Unified Spend Platform for Booking, Payment, and Control November 4, 2025 Europe’s leader in spend management brings access to corporate travel, at no additional charge, into its core platform to help SMBs manage their largest expense category.