11 h. ago ITV Love Island stars dealt devastating blow hours before new episode airs

There is no shortage of twists in this year's series

Economics

19 h. ago HUGO DUNCAN: Labour's dealt the economy a hammer blow. Joblessness is soaring. Now you are about to pick up the tab...

The cost of Labour is becoming clearer by the day. Sir Keir may believe Labour has 'fixed the foundations of the economy', says HUGO DUNCAN, but official figures show the opposite.

Economics

19 h. ago UK listing rules not to blame for firms fleeing London stock market, regulator says

UK listing rules not to blame for firms fleeing London stock market, regulator says  Reuters

Economics

23 h. ago Bellway upgrades housebuilding forecast after ‘robust’ spring trading

The London-listed company told shareholders it has seen ‘good levels of customer demand and improved affordability’.

Politics

29 h. ago Unai Emery dealt fresh blow as another star hints at Aston Villa transfer exit

Missing out on the Champions League for next season is set to cost Aston Villa heavily next season, with boss Unai Emery seeing several of his players admit their futures are uncertain

Economics

33 h. ago Original Alice Cooper Group Members Set to Take Part in Special London Listening Party for Upcoming Reunion Album

Original Alice Cooper Group Members Set to Take Part in Special London Listening Party for Upcoming Reunion Album  American Songwriter

Culture

39 h. ago ‘I watched Bob Dylan play tennis with three of the Beatles’: how we made the Isle of Wight festival

‘It’s a myth that Jimi Hendrix played while the stage was on fire. It was a firework’In 1968, when I was 22, my older brother Ronnie got a job as a fundraiser for a swimming pool on the island. I’d done a concert for CND [the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament], so we started talking about doing some sort of festival to raise the money. My younger brother Bill suggested it had to be pop. An agency in London gave Ronnie a list of acts including the Pretty Things, the Move, Fairport Convention, Tyrannosaurus Rex and an American act, Jefferson Airplane. We only had a £750 investment from the Isle of Wight Indoor Swimming Pool Association, but after a friend lent us his £1,000 army pay-off, we managed to book all those bands, sell 10,000 tickets and break even. In the interim, the pool association pulled out because it didn’t like the publicity about hippies, drugs and sex, but they allowed us to use their investment and we were able to pay them back. Continue reading...

Politics

40 h. ago Takeover fever grips City as three UK firms receive US offers

Alphawave, Oxford Ionics and Spectris targeted as flagging share prices leave British companies vulnerableBusiness live – latest updatesAmerican investors are poised to snap up three companies listed on the London Stock Exchange for a combined value of more than £5bn, as flagging share prices leave British companies vulnerable to takeovers.Alphawave, which is one of the few semiconductor companies listed in the UK, received an offer worth 183p a share from the US rival Qualcomm and on Monday the British company’s board recommended the deal to shareholders after months of talks. Continue reading...

Politics

41 h. ago A Luxe Midcentury Duplex in London’s Mayfair Just Listed for $25 Million

A Luxe Midcentury Duplex in London’s Mayfair Just Listed for $25 Million  Robb Report

Economics

42 h. ago UK chip designer Alphawave agrees to $2.4bn takeover by US rival Qualcomm

Offer to buy the British-listed company is latest blow to the London Stock ExchangeBusiness live – latest updatesThe British chip designer Alphawave has agreed to a $2.4bn (£1.8bn) takeover by its US rival Qualcomm, the latest loss to the London Stock Exchange as it struggles to hang on to large technology companies.Alphawave, which is one of the few semiconductor companies listed in the UK, received an offer worth 183p a share and on Monday its board recommended the deal to shareholders after months of talks. Continue reading...

Politics

45 h. ago Kylie Minogue: Pop icon joins the UK’s prestigious ‘21 Club’

Kylie’s latest sell out shows have seen her join the same club as Prince and Michael Bublé

Politics

46 h. ago Two Love Island stars dealt crushing blow just hours before 2025 launch show

Love Island is finally back on our screens tonight as 12 sexy singletons enter the famous villa in the hopes of finding love - but not everyone can walk away with the prize fund

Economics

46 h. ago Love Island stars dealt devastating blow hours before 2025 launch show

Love Island is back with 12 new singletons hoping to find romance in the famous villa on the ITV2 dating show but not everyone can walk away with the prize fund

Economics

58 h. ago Scott McTominay and Kieran Tierney out of Liechtenstein clash as Steve Clarke dealt another blow

The Scots take on the European minnows in Vaduz on Monday night

Economics

3 d. ago ITV Deal or No Deal star dealt huge blow minutes into charity special

Alex Brooker is facing off the Banker in tonight's Soccer Aid special

Economics

3 d. ago Pensions report cuts Reeves’ planned growth funds from £160bn to £11bn

Chancellor had anticipated surpluses from final salary schemes would boost investment in UK economyPlans to invest £160bn of surplus funds from final salary pension schemes to boost the UK economy over the next 10 years have been dealt a blow by a Whitehall assessment that found there was likely to be little more than £11bn available to spend.In a knock to Rachel Reeves’s growth agenda, a report by civil servants at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) found that the expected surpluses in occupational schemes would be used by businesses to offload their pension liabilities to insurance companies. Continue reading...

Economics

4 d. ago Labour missing housebuilding target by 170,000 homes a year, report finds

A bleak report by the Home Builders Federation yesterday dealt a blow to the Government's vow to build 1.5million properties by 2029.

Events

4 d. ago Wise investor ‘unhappy’ over listing move from London to New York

Wise investor ‘unhappy’ over listing move from London to New York  The Times

Economics

4 d. ago Manchester United dealt transfer blow as bargain midfielder set for move

Former Man United youngster Angel Gomes has been linked with the prospect of a return to Old Trafford.

Economics

4 d. ago London’s Fintech Woes Spread as Wise Shifts Main Listing to US

London’s Fintech Woes Spread as Wise Shifts Main Listing to US  Bloomberg

Politics