Billionaire founder and chief executive of Bet365, Denise Coates, saw her pay surge last year, despite the firm’s profit going south. Coates was paid a salary of £104m in the …
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A matter of loaf and death: How to bake the perfect sourdough
Standing in silence here at Bread Ahead in Borough Market, awaiting our instructions, you could have heard a pin drop. I am here taking a sourdough masterclass and attempting to …
Decluttering after Christmas? Tax expert clarifies rules for selling unwanted gifts on eBay and Vinted
Not everyone is thrilled with their Christmas haul, after all, there are only so many novelty socks, scented candles, and mystery kitchen gadgets one household can handle before space starts …
Who made the naughty list in the wine world in 2025?
This was another fascinating year in the world of wine, with some great initiatives and events celebrating the people who make this vital and brilliant industry tick. But there were …
TikTok owner eyes $23bn AI spend amid Nvidia chip uncertainty
ByteDance, TikTok’s Chinese parent company, is set to significantly ramp up its investment in AI next year, as access to Nvidia’s chips once again becomes a key fault line in …
UK home insurers brace for 2026 losses as premiums set to fall
British home insurers are set to finish 2025 in the black, but losses are expected in 2026. According to data exclusively shared with City AM by Deloitte, UK home insurers …
Mothercare shares dive as firm warns future in ‘significant doubt’
Shares in retailer Mothercare plunged by 10 per cent on Tuesday after the group cast “significant doubt” over its future on Tuesday. In a trading update it said it had …
Is it time to invest in Asia in 2026?
Over the last few months, investors and portfolio managers have taken renewed interest in Asia amid fears of an AI crash, seeking to diversify away from the highly concentrated Nasdaq, …
FICO UK Credit Card Market Report: October 2025
FICO (NYSE: FICO): Ahead of the Christmas spending peak, the October 2025 credit card data from global analytics software leader FICO shows a decline in credit card spending compared with …
Liquid Reply Joins the Agentic AI Foundation (AAIF) to Advance Open, Trusted Agentic AI
Liquid Reply, specialising in platform engineering and cloud-native technologies within the Reply Group, today announced that it has joined the Agentic AI Foundation (AAIF). The newly established foundation was launched …