Financial services are planning to pump cash into the UK’s defence sector next year after facing pressure to ramp up investment amid increased geopolitical tensions. Nearly two-thirds of financial services …
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Motor finance: What’s next for banks and consumers in 2026?
The City watchdog wrapped up the consultation on its motor finance redress in December but the two-year long scandal threatens to rumble on into the new year. The Financial Conduct …
AI to help NHS tackle super flu and A&E delays
Hospitals across England are increasingly using artificial intelligence (AI) to reduce waiting times for patients. The tool, part of the government’s AI exemplars programme, is already in use by 50 …
OpenAI, SpaceX, Anthropic: the tech giants lining up blockbuster IPOs
For more than a decade, Silicon Valley’s most powerful companies have stayed private for longer than ever before, buoyed by deep pools of capital and sovereign wealth funding. But, as …
Ticket touts exploit Coldplay, Oasis, Billie Eilish demand
Coldplay, Oasis and Billie Eilish were the most touted artists of 2025, with fans paying up to £800 per ticket on resale sites, according to new research from O2. The …
How AI took the wheel in 2025
2025 was the year artificial intelligence (AI) took the driver’s seat, literally. Not just in boardrooms or on trading floors, but increasingly on the tarmac, in showrooms, and behind the …
Air fare price warnings mount as regional airports set for rocketing tax bills
Air passengers are being warned to brace for ticket hikes as regional airports across the UK face “unprecedented” rises in property tax next year. Analysis of official government data for …
Air fare price warnings mount as regional airports set for rocketing tax bills
Air passengers are being warned to brace for ticket hikes as regional airports across the UK face “unprecedented” rises in property tax next year. Analysis of official government data for …
Why Snap thinks 2026 will be Sport’s most connected and branded year yet
Snap’s Kahlen Macaulay looks at why 2026 will be the year where sport is most watched, connected and branded. Pulitzer-winning US playwright Neil Simon was once asked why humans find …
Are Britain’s independent pubs doomed?
2025 has been a year of diverging fortunes for pubs. Listed pub chains – particularly those with a strong presence in London – are reporting record sales, buoyed by higher …