World Cup: Boost for pubs as Brits set to buy 1m pints during England vs Mexico July 4, 2026 Brits are poised to buy one million extra pints throughout the England and Mexico’s World Cup showdown, in what is set to be the one of the booziest Sunday nights the country has ever seen. The fixture in Mexico City – which will kick off at 1am BST – is expected to spark a major [...]
Tech, trackers and tourniquets: How England are preparing for Mexico World Cup altitude July 3, 2026 For an array of reasons, England face the toughest test of their World Cup credentials late on Sunday night when they face co-hosts Mexico. At the Azteca Stadium, they will come up against a team who have won four games out of four at this tournament, are backed by fervent home support and who have [...]
Arendt Investor Services Enters a New Phase of Development With BlackFin as Majority Shareholder July 3, 2026 Arendt Investor Services (AIS) announces today the completion of its acquisition by BlackFin Capital Partners, following regulatory approval by the CSSF. This transaction marks the start of a new phase of development for AIS, with a clear ambition to accelerate its growth through international expansion and selective acquisitions, while further investing in technology, including AI, [...]
Why brands can fail miserably at sponsoring Wimbledon July 3, 2026 With the Grand Slam in full swing, Sam Milne discusses why brands still manage to fail at Wimbledon Pimm’s, strawberries and cream, pristine grass courts, and royalty and sporting legends intermingling evoke only one place: Wimbledon. It’s one of the few global sporting events that feels timeless, and minus the players themselves, an image from [...]
Reality is rugby’s Nations Championship is botched July 3, 2026 With the inaugural Nations Championship around the corner, Ollie Phillips looks at why the sport’s bosses missed a trick. The Nations Championship kicks off this weekend, but when you look at what is the star match of round one based on the players involved – South Africa’s home fixture against England on Saturday – it [...]
Inside the trippy French vineyard owned by ousted Claridge’s billionaire July 3, 2026 Tracey Emin and Damien Hirst have designed pieces for Chateau La Coste, France’s totally surreal vineyard, the vision of the billionaire who formerly owned Claridge’s. Adam Bloodworth on the trippiest Provençal escape Resting on the side of a dirt road at Chateau La Coste, a vineyard and country estate half an hour outside of Marseille, [...]
Halon Begins Next Chapter as an Independent Creative Production Company July 3, 2026 Halon Entertainment, the award-winning creative production company known for its work across film, episodic, games, immersive entertainment and advertising, today announced that it is becoming an independent company through a management buyout led by CEO Chris Ferriter. Founded in 2003, Halon has built a reputation as a trusted creative partner, working alongside directors, supervisors and [...]
The Capitalist: Colonel Carns hosts delulu dinner for leadership bid July 2, 2026 Al Carns thinks he's still in with a shot, the Chancellor practices her times tables and City AM get sporty; catch up on the latest gossip.
On this day in 1940: Happy birthday Ken Clarke July 2, 2026 For many in parliament, it may feel as if he's always been there. But on this day, 2 July 1940, Kenneth Clarke was born.
Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds, and NatWest among the first banks in the world to adopt new Swift framework for enhanced international consumer payments July 2, 2026 Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds and NatWest will be among the first financial institutions in the world to go live with a new global initiative transforming the experience for people sending and receiving international transfers.