Losses have ballooned at the production giant behind the likes of The Traitors, Race Across the World and Gogglebox as its revenue slumped by almost £100m, it has been revealed. …
August 2025
THG sells flavour lab Claremont for £103m
THG, the London-listed firm behind fitness supplement brand Myprotein, has announced the sale of flavour manufacturing and development lab Claremont. The company will sell Claremont for £103m to international flavour specialist, …
Metro Bank trebles profit amid pivot to specialist lending
Metro Bank more than trebled its profit in the first six months of the year as its transformation strategy gained pace. The high street lender recorded an underlying profit before …
Tariffs and Middle East tensions hit Glencore
Glencore has said Donald Trump’s capricious tariffs and a stubbornly low coal price have acted as headwinds for the mining giant in a testing first half of the year. Revenue …
Legal & General: Profit jumps as international growth pays off
Asset management and insurance giant Legal & General has reported a six per cent increase in core operating profit for the first half of 2025 after recording steady growth across …
Crystal Palace Europa League appeal is watershed moment, say lawyers
Crystal Palace’s appeal against Europa League expulsion is “likely to be a watershed moment” in football’s multi-club ownership rules, sports lawyers believe. Palace will take their legal battle to the …
Hiscox lifts buyback despite record wildfire losses
Lloyd’s of London insurer Hiscox has posted a slight fall in interim profit as wildfire claims hit its reinsurance division, but the group increased capital returns on the back of …
Cupra Terramar review: Golf GTI power in a sporting SUV
My eagerness to test the new Cupra Terramar (‘Landsea’ if translated from Spanish) was curbed when I realised this mid-size SUV isn’t as amphibious as its name suggests. Still, after …
Birmingham Phoenix tee up Castore as Hundred teams ditch New Balance
Birmingham Phoenix have agreed a kit deal with Castore for next season, with The Hundred’s long-term apparel supplier, New Balance, increasingly being phased out by the franchises that are under …
Oasis revival is a reminder that – on fiscal policy – you don’t just roll with it
The 1990s were a turbulent time for Britain’s economy and Oasis’ anthems are a reminder of that time – and a warning about an uncertain future, says Tim Focas Oasis …