Tuesday, 20 October 2026
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There is no episode in English football’s history that even resembles a precedent for the epic Manchester City disciplinary drama, which encapsulates the modern game at breaking point. Here was a grand, stoic old club, …
Files could have seismic consequences for online casinos, including those accused of illegally targeting consumers
Cabin crew worker was among thousands of staff laid off during pandemic in what MPs called a ‘national disgrace’
Schoolchildren who do not own smartphones face paying hundreds of pounds extra in annual bus fares as cheaper travel passes are digitised.
Iranian airlines continued operating international flights on Wednesday after a US deadline aimed at grounding the country’s fleet by sanctioning companies that provide services to its carriers, Bloomberg reported.
European Union leaders have called on member states to reduce gas consumption due to rising energy prices. This was reported by European Commissioner for Energy Dan Jørgensen in a letter to the heads of relevant ministr…
The World Health Organization announced that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has spread to two more health districts in the country. The total number of affected areas has reached 63 across se…
Within days, two high-profile Chinese visitors will arrive in the US – envoys of friendship, as Xi Jinping described them when he met Donald Trump at the White House this week. The giant pandas, Ping Ping and Fu Shuang,…
A publicly owned company, Buses for London, will start running services in the capital next year, Transport for London has announced.
President Vladimir Putin announced that Russia is developing strategies for the development of specific cultural sectors. Among them, he highlighted the archival, theater, and museum sectors.
It couldn’t have been more prophetic. In 2008, 15 years before Manchester City were charged with financial fraud, fans started singing “City’s going down with a billion in the bank” to the tune of Yellow Submarine. This…
Ravinder Athwal, the economist who wrote Labour’s 2024 manifesto, is taking on a senior role as an adviser to John Healey, in a move likely to fuel speculation about an early general election.
On 25 September 2026, ITI Capital Ltd (ITI Capital) entered special administration. Duncan Perring and David Soden, both of Teneo Financial Advisory Ltd (Teneo), were appointed as special administrators.
David Beckham has taken a $51m (£39m) dividend from his business empire after a series of deals with brands for the Fifa World Cup.
Manchester City have been found guilty of the vast majority of more than a hundred charges related to breaches of the Premier League’s financial rules, throwing English football into turmoil.
On September 26, the interior ministers of 18 European countries will gather in Munich to discuss amendments to the EU’s new migration and asylum pact. According to Euractiv, the parties, in particular, want to establis…
Twenty-one Contracts for Differences (CFD) firms have closed since 2025, following a FCA crackdown.
Global traders are navigating a confluence of regulatory enforcement and venue‑specific disruptions that together reshape the risk calculus across assets. From the United Kingdom's crackdown on Contracts for Differences…
TalkTalk is scrambling to secure its future amid the threat of administration, closing in on deals to sell its consumer and broadband arms as it seeks to save 900 jobs.
The Governor began the meeting by thanking attendees for joining and reminding participants of the purpose of these meetings. The Governor made clear that the MPC would be in listening mode, and that the meeting would b…
Economic activity in Northern Ireland in the second quarter of this year grew faster than the UK and Republic of Ireland, according to official figures.
Locals raised £1m for Mayday Saxonvale scheme involving homes and park but Somerset officials agreed deal with London-based real estate company
The gap between Britain’s food and drink exports and imports has neared its highest this century, as a combination of Brexit, war in the Middle East and US tariffs dented deliveries overseas while imports soared.
Holmes was sentenced to 11 years in prison in 2022 but has seen her sentenced reduced several times