Government mulls U-turn on youth minimum wage pledge

Wednesday 18 February 2026 11:20 am Share Facebook Share on Facebook X Share on Twitter LinkedIn Share on LinkedIn WhatsApp Share on WhatsApp Email Share on Email Work and pensions secretary Pat McFadden. (Image: PA). The government is considering dropping plans to rip up minimum wage age brackets amid a surge in youth unemployment. Labour … [Read more…]

BrewDog faces hangover from ‘punk’ investment model

Tuesday 17 February 2026 11:31 am | Updated: Tuesday 17 February 2026 11:38 am Share Facebook Share on Facebook X Share on Twitter LinkedIn Share on LinkedIn WhatsApp Share on WhatsApp Email Share on Email BrewDog’s future is uncertain (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) Once offering a craft beer revolution to its “punk” investors, … [Read more…]

Starmer closes chatbot loophole in Online Safety Act

Monday 16 February 2026 11:43 am Share Facebook Share on Facebook X Share on Twitter LinkedIn Share on LinkedIn WhatsApp Share on WhatsApp Email Share on Email Ofcom can fine companies up to £18m or 10 per cent of global annual turnover Sir Keir Starmer is set to target AI chatbots with the UK’s Online … [Read more…]

Greene King weighs job cuts as pub sector braces for cost squeeze

Sunday 15 February 2026 10:32 am Share Facebook Share on Facebook X Share on Twitter LinkedIn Share on LinkedIn WhatsApp Share on WhatsApp Email Share on Email The Treasury has announced a £300m support package aimed at pubs Greene King is preparing to cut around 100 roles as Britain’s second-largest pub operator reviews its cost … [Read more…]

White Lotus chateau bans freebie-greedy journalists

Thursday 12 February 2026 11:25 am Share Facebook Share on Facebook X Share on Twitter LinkedIn Share on LinkedIn WhatsApp Share on WhatsApp Email Share on Email Journos snubbed by White Lotus chateau, a love letter from PRs and new City signage; catch up on the latest gossip in The Capitalist HACKS SNUBBED BY WHITE … [Read more…]

MultiBank Group Launches 50% Rebate Boost for IBs & 25% Deposit Bonus for Clients

Tuesday 10 February 2026 11:02 am | Updated: Tuesday 10 February 2026 11:03 am Share Facebook Share on Facebook X Share on Twitter LinkedIn Share on LinkedIn WhatsApp Share on WhatsApp Email Share on Email MultiBank Group, one of the world’s largest and most regulated financial derivatives institution, has announced the launch of two limited-time … [Read more…]

Union bosses call for another workers’ rights push amid Labour turmoil

Sunday 08 February 2026 10:49 am | Updated: Sunday 08 February 2026 10:50 am Share Facebook Share on Facebook X Share on Twitter LinkedIn Share on LinkedIn WhatsApp Share on WhatsApp Email Share on Email The former deputy leader of the Labour party led on the workers rights bill. Union bosses are capitalising on the … [Read more…]

NatWest nears £2.5bn Evelyn Partners takeover

Saturday 07 February 2026 11:23 am | Updated: Saturday 07 February 2026 11:24 am Share Facebook Share on Facebook X Share on Twitter LinkedIn Share on LinkedIn WhatsApp Share on WhatsApp Email Share on Email NatWest is expected to pay between £2.5bn and £3bn for Evelyn NatWest Group is closing in on a £2.5bn takeover … [Read more…]

Heart and LBC owner is top of the pops with record reach

Thursday 05 February 2026 11:20 am Share Facebook Share on Facebook X Share on Twitter LinkedIn Share on LinkedIn WhatsApp Share on WhatsApp Email Share on Email Global owns Capital as well as LBC and Heart The media juggernaut behind Heart and LBC has raked in record listening hours, according to official figures, bucking a … [Read more…]