Rolls-Royce Spectre Black Badge: Bright sparks, dark dreams July 7, 2025 The typical Rolls-Royce buyer – if such a person exists – is now 42 years old. For the Spectre, the average age drops to just 35. Given that I recently celebrated my 46th birthday and drive a 19-year-old Golf, those feel like sobering statistics. Clearly, I should have worked harder at school. Rolls-Royce’s shifting demographic [...]
British basketball at war: How can BBF and SLB bloody battle be resolved? July 4, 2025 British basketball is no stranger to turmoil but even by its warped standards the raging civil war between SLB clubs and governing body the BBF is extraordinary. At its heart is a power struggle for the right to run the domestic league. But it also involves claims of dishonesty, mission creep, vindictiveness and outright illegality [...]
Housebuilding boost as stamp duty ‘disruptions’ fade July 4, 2025 Housebuilding stopped the construction sector from crumbling as an increase in residential work in June was recorded for the first time in nine months, fresh data has suggested. S&P Global’s purchasing managers’ index (PMI) for construction showed the sector improved slightly from May, with the decline in total business activity at the lowest level since [...]
Meet the Self-Mades: the high earners who aren’t investing July 4, 2025 High earners from lower socio-economic backgrounds are significantly less likely to invest. We should change that, writes Kitty McCormick.
The Capitalist: Jeremy Hunt demands toaster back from Rachel Reeves July 3, 2025 Is Rachel Reeves toast? We don't know, but we do know Jeremy Hunt wants his toaster back; catch up on the latest gossip in The Capitalist.
‘We welcome Renters’ Rights Bill. It’ll make us up our game’: Goodlord CEO William Reeve July 3, 2025 Bring on the Renters' Rights Bill says Goodlord CEO William Reeve, as he tells us about his career, City highlights and industry changes.
Battersea power station lights the way for regenerating our high streets July 3, 2025 Mixed-use development, funded by private capital like Battersea Power Station can bring life back to high streets hammered by Labour’s tax rises, says Jamila Robertson Tomorrow marks the first anniversary of Labour’s landslide victory and their year-long opportunity to attain the growth they promised the electorate. I have written extensively about the damage decisions made [...]
These three things make a great entrepreneur July 3, 2025 Richard Harpin created and sold a £4bn business – now he wants to help others do the same Like Sophi Horne, I wanted to be running businesses even before I left school. You may not be familiar with Sophi’s name but, if you’re lucky, you might be enviously staring at one of her super-sleek yachts [...]
Mass migration is costing London renters £2,600 a year July 3, 2025 High net migration combined with a housing shortage is making London even less affordable, says Laurence Fredricks London is an expensive place for renters. I live in a one bed flat in Zone 2 with my boyfriend and nearly £2000 a month from our salaries goes in rent. In my first year of living in [...]
New greyhound racing stadium offers hope of sporting revival July 2, 2025 A new greyhound stadium in Wolverhampton has sparked hopes of a revival of the pastime despite track closures across the country. It was announced in March that greyhound racing will cease in Swindon at the end of the year, with Romford the sole arena in greater London following the closure of Crayford in January. The [...]