Executive Leadership and Search Specialist Carlyle Acquires Majority Stake in David Sole-run School for CEOs May 21, 2026 Carlyle and School for CEOs’ combined client base includes Aberdeen, Wood Mackenzie, Scottish Rugby, Quorum Cyber, Edrington, Aviva, Baillie Gifford, SSE, Greene King, and Gallagher
Expensify and VAT IT Launch Integration Partnership to Simplify Global VAT Reclaim May 21, 2026 Partnership connects Expensify customers with VAT IT’s global VAT reclaim and e-invoicing solutions
The Live Moment Effect: Genius Sports and MediaScience Study Finds Specific Moments in Live Sports Can Double Unaided Brand Recall May 21, 2026 New research shows that brands aligned with emotionally heightened moments in live sports can improve ad effectiveness
Acuity Analytics Launches Domain-Led Agentic AI Platform to Help Financial Institutions Move from Experimentation to Enterprise Value May 21, 2026 Combining agentic AI with deep human expertise to deliver governed, decision ready outcomes.
More Brits ditch UK than thought as net migration halved May 21, 2026 More British nationals have ditched the UK than previously thought as the Office for National Statistics said net migration halved between 2024 and 2025. The ONS said that 246,000 British nationals left the UK in 2025, with two thirds of people being aged 16 to 34. This was a decline from 2024 when 257,000 British [...]
Toast Supports the International Chamber of Commerce UK Trade & Export Initiative for Hospitality Brands Expanding Internationally May 21, 2026 Toast (NYSE: TOST), the global technology platform built for restaurant and retail businesses, today announced its participation as a proud sponsor of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) UK Trade & Export initiative. As the world’s largest business organisation and the only one with United Nations observer status, the ICC represents 45 million companies globally. [...]
Next faces shareholder pressure over worker pay May 21, 2026 Shareholders in Next are set to put pressure on the retail giant to take action on its “reliance” on low-paid labour. At Next’s annual general meeting on Thursday, a group of investors will call on the retailer to take further action on worker pay and adopt the “real living wage” for all employees. But the [...]
‘Manchesterism’ is a myth and you can’t trust Andy Burnham May 21, 2026 Andy Burnham says he wants to “roll back the 80s” but the growth of Manchester is down to the rolling back of socialism that began before he became Mayor, says Ayushma Maharjan Britain’s most popular politician is running on a myth, is not credible, and might out-do Starmer in U-turns. A recent Yougov poll found [...]
SCC UK boss: I’ve returned to London after 10 years. Locals forget how good they have it May 21, 2026 Russell Brown, CEO at IT giant SCC UK, tells us about returning to London after a decade away, and navigating a career in tech.
Andy Burnham’s departure could put Manchester’s growth at risk May 21, 2026 Andy Burnham is not actually obliged to step down as Mayor to contest the Makerfield by-election, but if he does his departure would leave Manchester more susceptible to fragmented national politics, says Simon Goacher Andy Burnham’s decision to run in the Makerfield by-election is being treated largely as a Westminster comeback – a route back [...]