August 2025

Bank of England forecasts on inflation for July could be too high despite suggestions Oasis concerts could make prices jump, forecasters have said.  The Bank’s last Monetary Policy Report took …

Legal financial firm Burford Capital is in talks to buy a stake in a US law firm, the identity of which has not been disclosed. Speaking to the Financial Times, …

Analysts have slapped a downgrade on Close Brothers stock despite the bank’s motor finance win last month at the Supreme Court.  The FTSE 250-listed bank’s stock rating was lowered to …

Rents in London are taking up a larger portion of tenants’ earnings again after three years of improvements. Private renters on a median household income in the capital paid 41.6 …

The world champion South Africa rugby team will play at Wembley Stadium in November in a repeat of their “Miracle of Brighton” match against Japan, City AM understands. The Springboks, …

The shadow secretary of state for business has channelled Argentina’s red-tape-slashing President, Javier Milei, in a new video in which he vows to “take a chainsaw” to the government’s 300-page …

Stephen Kinnock said that discussions in government around scrapping the two-child benefit cap are “ongoing”, when asked about his father Lord Kinnock’s calls to ditch the policy. In an interview …

While Donald Trump pledges to make the US the “crypto capital of the world” the UK is slipping further behind with outdated Bitcoin regulations, writes Gautam Pillai Rachel Reeves hasn’t minced …

The Conservatives have warned of a rise in black market betting if Labour levies a tax on gamblers to fill Treasury coffers. The Government is increasingly looking like it will …

Dr Martens is ‘making headway’ on its ambitious turnaround plan, with an ever-more positive outlook for the boot company, according to a City broker. “The debate is not whether [Dr …