Britain must step up sanctions on Iranian oil October 27, 2025 The US cannot shoulder the burden of dismantling Iran’s energy export machine alone. The UK needs to step up and match our ally in both ambition and execution, says Lord Walney Last month’s UN security council vote to reimpose nuclear sanctions on Iran confirmed a geopolitical reality recognised by policymakers on Capitol Hill many years [...]
How to make it: The value of ‘coachment’ October 27, 2025 This National Mentoring Day, every leader should remember that, in business, you can’t do it alone, says Richard Harpin You probably don’t realise it but today is one of the most important in the business calendar. At least it is for me. Because National Mentoring Day and what it represents can turn this country into [...]
Asylum seeker released in error seen in London area, police say October 25, 2025 An asylum seeker accidentally released from prison was last seen in the London area, police said, as officers urged anyone who spots him to call 999 immediately. Ethiopian national Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu, 38, who had been living at the Bell Hotel in Epping, was jailed for 12 months in September for the sexual assault of [...]
Porsche 911 Carrera S 2025 review: No longer the one-size-fits-all sports car October 24, 2025 The Porsche 911 was launched in 1964 as a one-size-fits-all package. Stump up £3,438 and you got a 130hp 2.0-litre engine inside a coupe body. Not your cup of kaffee? Sir or Madam could consider a Jaguar E-Type or Mercedes-Benz 190 SL instead. It didn’t take long for the 911 range to expand, however. A [...]
Discovering the real China, with amazing food, incredible scenery and authentic culture October 24, 2025 From City AM The magazine, Autumn edition, with photos by Nicolas Quiniou I love China. There, I said it. Nowhere else I have visited has caused such a ruckus among my friends and family. My departure was marked by a stream of messages warning me to ‘be careful’ and ‘make sure you behave’. At first, [...]
Dazzling is Fit and ready to re-enter winners’ circle for Eustace October 24, 2025 SUNDAY’s Panasonic Vitalift Handicap (8.15am) over 10 furlongs may look an open looking contest on paper but it is guaranteed to have a short-priced favourite in the line-up, with Gentleman’s Legacy and Purton seeking to gain compensation for a recent costly seasonal appearance defeat. A healthy revised weights advantage with the winner of that race [...]
Welsh rugby should keep Scarlets but scrap Cardiff, Ospreys and Dragons October 24, 2025 With a decision expected at the end of the month, I back radical change to Welsh rugby’s regional structure. I wasn’t entirely shocked to read this week that there were over 80,000 tickets remaining for Wales’s autumn internationals, even though they’re taking on three of the southern hemisphere’s Big Four, plus Japan. What did flabbergast [...]
A mansion tax would hit ordinary Londoners and stall the market October 24, 2025 A rumoured tax raid on sales of properties over £1.5m would be a disaster for Londoners, says James Evans With the Treasury neither confirming nor ruling out the prospect of a so-called ‘mansion tax’ – a capital gains levy thought to be based on the sale of primary residences above £1.5m – uncertainty is already [...]
Motability cuts? Rachel Reeves is taking British taxpayers for a ride October 24, 2025 Rachel Reeves pledge to reform the absurd Motability scheme essentially amounts to giving alcoholics Peugeots instead of a BMWs, says Jack Rankin As Rachel Reeves continues to take the scenic route to the next Budget, rumours are swirling that she is setting her sights on the Motability Scheme, hoping to claw back around £1bn in [...]
Hays CEO: There’s no substitute to meeting people face to face October 23, 2025 Each week, we dig into the memory bank of the City's great and good. Today, it's Dirk Hahn, chief executive officer at recruitment firm Hays.