Revenue at the owner of McVitie’s and Jacob’s Cream Crackers jumped to a new record in 2024 as its profit also surged, City AM can exclusively reveal. London-headquartered Pladis, the …
October 2025
Goodbye Nutmeg, hello Clove: New investing service lands £10m funding
As the London fintech world bids goodbye to investing app Nutmeg, a new spice-themed alternative is about to rise up from the ashes. Investing startup Clove, a new venture from …
Gabon president drops out of FT Africa Summit after City AM story
Last week The Capitalist reported on the controversial opening speaker at the FT’s upcoming Africa Summit: the Gabonese President Brice Oligui Nguema, who stands accused of kidnapping and torturing the …
LFF film review: Ballad of a Small Player sees Colin Farrell at his absolute peak
Conclave director Edward Berger is a long way from the hallowed halls of the Vatican in his new film, a surreal neon noir following a down-and-out gambler through the casinos …
Labour minister dismisses ‘baseless smears’ over Chinese spy case collapse
A senior minister has dismissed accusations that the Labour government deliberately collapsed the Chinese spy case as being a “whole series of baseless smears.” Security minister Dan Jarvis told parliament …
BBF chair Grant’s exit won’t affect new basketball league plan, says GBBL
GBBL, the US-led operator set to launch a new British basketball league, insists it still plans to go ahead despite Chris Grant’s resignation as chair of the national governing body. …
City called upon to sponsor 745 Game in name of MND
The great and good of the City have been called upon to support the 745 Game in the name of curing motor neurone disease. The match – relating figures associated …
Football regulator wants power to cap clubs’ spending
The Independent Football Regulator will have the power to cap clubs’ spending, limit their use of debt, and require them to place money in escrow that can only be released …
Margate House: A super-stylish long weekend away
Margate is a place of contradictions, gentrified yet still infused with an unmistakable sense of character. Wandering its blustery streets reveals a town that’s at once affluent and deprived, sometimes …
Jonathan Powell urged to answer questions on Chinese spy case in public
National security adviser Jonathan Powell has been urged to answer questions on the collapse of a Chinese spy case in public, with the government doubling down on its defence that …