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US design software group Figma has expanded its London headquarters as it looks to double down on its growth in Britain, where firms created more than 15 million files on its platform over the past year.

Andrew Bailey has called on governments to ramp up testing on frontier AI models before they are launched to the public, warning that advanced artificial intelligence posed sophisticated threats to the banking, markets and payments systems.

London estate agent Winkworth has launched an independent review of its board as it battles to contain the fallout of a boardroom family feud involving the firm’s its chief executive and his father, the former chair.

Trading platform Etoro has extended its partnership with Prem Rugby as it solidifies its growing status within sport.

Lime is making its e-bikes cheaper for workers through the Cycle to Work scheme as the ubiquitous green operator steps up its push for a bigger wedge of London’s daily commute.

Andy Burnham has confirmed he is open to reversing Brexit and could push for Britain to rejoin the European Union after the next election, as he said all options are “on the table” for Britain’s future relationship with the bloc.

Greggs has announced a shakeup of its manufacturing processes which could lead to the closure of four factories and cost 740 jobs, as the baker warns of “greater inflationary pressures” across its business.

The average UK household’s disposable income increased in the second quarter of the year driven by a rise in benefit payouts.

Andy Burnham has admitted there may be a “shortfall” in his ambitious plans to fund a new national care service, as economists warn that taxes will have to rise.

Welcome back to the City AM liveblog.

The government’s back-to-work tsar wants you to call, but is texting in sick really an issue?

A thousand new UK-based retail investors have been added to a group legal claim against crypto trading platform Binace and its founder, alleging they were sold high-risk, complex products that did not have regulatory authorisation from the financial watch…

Andy Burnham has looked to justify his new uncapped “tourist tax” to business chiefs by claiming it will allow mayors to ramp up borrowing, City AM understands.

The pandemic was the worst thing that could have happened to the Big Four giants and the overall consultancy market.

Fostering a more supportive and celebratory culture around wealth creation could help inspire more young people, writes James Reed in today’s Notebook Why we need to celebrate wealth and success more I’m in the jobs business, and have been for decades.

We were told to expect a speech that would leave no room for doubt about what Andy Burnham believes in, and we got one.

Tim Pitt drives the new electric Peugeot E-208 GTI hot hatch.

BMW’s i7 is a luxury electric limousine costing £1,449 a month on current finance.

Contrary to popular belief, Stephenson’s Rocket did not hail the dawn of the steam age.

The government’s drive to ‘buy British’ is futile if British companies don’t want to sell to them, writes Joe Hill In January 1968, five typists in Surbiton offered to work an extra half hour a day, unpaid, to help the economy.

Bank of England official Alan Taylor has downplayed the need to raise interest rates in the face of the looming energy crisis, saying he saw no evidence that price rises from an initial jump in fuel costs were filtering into the wider economy.

The Independent Football Regulator approved a Hull City loan from an American billionaire whose previous hedge fund was fined $1.8bn for wire and securities fraud and insider trading, City AM can reveal.

The aviation industry is confident that Andy Burnham won’t abandon the government’s flagship expansion of Heathrow, despite the Prime Minister and transport secretary distancing themselves from the megaproject at Labour conference.

Big Four giant Deloitte’s new UK boss, Darren Graves, insisted AI “can’t replace lived experience” as the firm’s advisory arms return to growth.

Bjorn Sibbern’s Six Group has, so far, weathered a bruising 2026.

Nubank’s takeover talks with Monzo shocked the City.

Lamborghini calls it the ‘Temerario Zone’: that frenzied finishing sprint beyond 7,000rpm when the engine lunges for its 10,250rpm limiter.

Reform UK and Tory leaders have hit out at Andy Burnham’s plans to drop the triple lock pension in a future Labour manifesto, setting up a clash on a policy which previously had the backing of all major political parties.

An army of 15 robots will be stationed around London Bridge this week, enticing Londoners towards a 4m-high fountain of free vodka martinis.

Some of Britain’s leading tech founders have called on the government to tear up “unfair” employment restrictions they say are choking growth and leaving UK startups struggling to compete with Silicon Valley.

The new owner of Brewdog has launched a comeback for the company after it collapsed earlier this year, blaming “horrible” sales during its change of ownership on “negative” media reports.

Technology, data and infrastructure are going to be at the forefront of sports investment as money moves beyond simply buying teams, according to new analysis.

The Premier League has published damning details of the long-awaited verdict in the Manchester City case, which found the club cooked the books to the tune of nearly £1bn for almost a decade.

Retail investors’ response to AI doom headlines disproves the common notion that they move as a herd, writes Finimize CEO Carl Hazeley in today’s Notebook Retail investors steady on AI Earlier this month, AI bosses called for a slowdown.

Andy Burnham has pledged to drop the triple lock on state pensions for a so-called ‘double lock’ in Labour’s next manifesto in order to pay for his new National Care Service.

THERE is a feast of top-class racing this weekend in the UK and across the channel, with Sunday bringing the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe from Longchamp.

ARGUABLY the showpiece of the European Flat season takes place on Sunday, in the form of the Group One Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (3.05pm).

Andy Burnham said the forthcoming UK-EU summit will open up closer ties with the European bloc as he left Labour open to pledging Rejoin at the next election.

London’s leading e-bike operators have backed Sadiq Khan’s bid to end the capital’s regulatory ‘Wild West’ while piling pressure on the government to get a long-awaited city-wide licensing regime into force.

British Airways has won a tax battle against HMRC over whether costs tied to cabin crew accommodation at London Heathrow Airport were subject to £5.8m in income tax and national insurance contributions.

Footballers could take “radical” steps such as strike action as a result of Fifa’s expansion of the World Cup and Club World Cup, players union boss Maheta Molango has warned.

Andy Burnham has said Labour will drop the triple lock on state pensions in its manifesto for the next election in order to fund a sweeping new National Care Service.

The Environment Agency has fined South West Water £7.8m over a string of pollution-related offences across Devon and Cornwall.

Earls Court developers have poured cold water on any hopes of Chelsea building a new stadium at the 44-acre site, insisting their regeneration plans remain unchanged.

The government will repeal a ban on public ownership of water companies as part of ten-year transformation of the privatised water sector, the Prime Minister has announced.

Vitality has scaled back its involvement with English cricket, opting not to continue as title sponsor of the T20 Blast.

London’s legal sector has sounded the alarm over government plans to cut interest on law firms’ client accounts to fund the justice department, warning it could drive some law firms out of business.

St Clement hotel from Soho House founder Nick Jones feels unusually hedonistic for 2026, with dimly lit bars and restaurants, and new sightlines over the Thames Blame Nick Jones if you’re sick of hearing about members’ clubs.

Pay for FTSE 100 bosses ballooned over the last year as boards turned to share bonuses in a bid to catch up with the compensation offered by US giants.

Spanish football league chief Javier Tebas has called for Manchester City to be expelled from the Premier League after being found guilty of mass financial rule breaches.