A company backed by Money Saving Expert’s Martin Lewis has crashed into liquidation owing almost £8m. Documents filed with Companies House have confirmed that London-based Magway recently appointed Gateway as …
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UK banks could limit buybacks as car loan scandal grows
Some UK banks could be forced to rein in share buybacks as the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) mulls whether to expand a probe into now-banned car loan deals, analysts have …
Do luxury products have a pricing problem?
At some point, luxury brands all face the same question: How do you price a good at a level that implies desirability and exclusivity without making it completely exclusionary? The …
Inside the ‘arms race’ for a private stock exchange – and why it’s dividing the City
At a private workshop at the London Stock Exchange in September, a room full of investors and City bosses were split into separate groups and told to talk amongst themselves. …
Pinewood: Home of James Bond boosted by Shepperton expansion
The expansion of the Shepperton film studio helped revenue at Pinewood surge to more than £100m during the first half of its financial year, it has been revealed. The iconic …
Supreme Court rules Sky acted in bad faith with trademark
UK media giant Sky acted in bad faith when it applied for its trademarks, the Supreme Court said today in a long awaited and closely watched decision. The long-running legal …
Top court rejects metro operator’s pay case against Unite and Lynch’s RMT
The UK Supreme Court has dismissed a northern metro operator case over transport workers pay against two unions, including one headed by Mick Lynch. The operator of the Tyne and …
Inside the Paris hotel straight out of a Wes Anderson film
THE HOTEL: Now that the buzz from Paris’s Olympic summer has settled, this is the perfect time to visit the City of Light. The city’s infrastructure is in top form, …
Billie Jean King Cup Finals delayed as Spain braces for more severe storms
Flooding and warnings of further extreme weather in Malaga have caused Billie Jean King Cup organisers to delay the opening matches of the finals. Heavy rain fell in the Andalusian …
Badenoch claims Reeves’s Budget was designed to ‘milk private sector’
The Labour government’s “ideological” Budget was “designed to milk the private sector”, Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has claimed. Quizzing Sir Keir Starmer during Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) today, the Conservative …