An investment trust that makes money from ground rents has expressed relief after plans to ban the fees were dropped from one of the last bills to pass through parliament …
Sale Sharks and Saracens can spring Premiership surprises
As is the competitiveness of this year’s Premiership, I wouldn’t put it past Saracens and Sale Sharks becoming the first two teams in the history of four-team play-offs to produce …
Glengoyne and Edinburgh Gin maker continues post-pandemic success
The spirits producer behind Glengoyne whisky and Edinburgh Gin continued its post-pandemic success in a year boosted by the reopening its historic Scottish distillery which closed more than 30 years …
The Beast movie review: Lea Seydoux can’t save bleak AI drama
AI is cinema’s favourite baddie at the moment, with movies big and small wondering where this new technological innovation will take humanity. The Beast, a very loose adaptation of a …
China’s factory activity unexpectedly shrinks in May, puts economic recovery at risk
China’s manufacturing activity unexpectedly contracted in May, adding pressure on policymakers in the world’s No. 2 economy, already grappling with a prolonged economic crisis marked by a property downturn and …
Are Ed Davey’s stunts good branding?
Lib Dem leader Ed Davey’s madcap antics are attention-grabbing but not necessarily the best way of getting a message across, says Lucia Hodgson On day six of the general election …
FTSE 100 today: London markets set to open higher as yields retreat
Moving markets today: Asia stocks surge despite Wall Street stumble, Nasdaq sees largest monthly drop after tech sell-off; oil prices decline, China’s manufacturing contracts unexpectedly in May; Focus shifts to …
Labour: GB Energy will turn the page on cost-of-living crisis with clean power
Labour is pledging it will get working within months of election victory to build clean power that will “turn the page” on the cost-of-living crisis. Sir Keir Starmer will accuse …
UK business confidence jumps to highest level since Brexit referendum
Business confidence has climbed to its highest level since before the Brexit referendum, according to a closely watched survey, as firms grew increasingly optimistic about the state of the economy. …
Sunak: ‘The plan is working’…But what is the plan?
There is one thing we’ve heard over and over again from Rishi Sunak in this election campaign: the plan is working. But what exactly is ‘the plan’? City A.M. has …