Flying taxis to slash Heathrow to City trip to 12 minutes December 10, 2025 Commuting from Heathrow to central London may soon be a thing of the past. Vertical Aerospace, founded by the man behind OVO energy, has unveiled Valo, its next generation aircraft designed for quick, zero emission airport to city travel. While the British electric aviation giant’s shares have seen a 94 per cent decline since its [...]
Club L London founder shares huge pay day after record profit December 10, 2025 Club L London has issued a huge pay day after profit at the fashion retailer surged to a new record, it has been revealed. Katie Randev, who leads the Manchester-headquartered business as chief executive, is in line to share a dividend of £3.7m for its latest financial year, new accounts filed with Companies House show. [...]
Innocent Drinks makes first profit since 2020 December 10, 2025 Innocent Drinks has returned to profit for the first time since 2020 as its revenue continued to rise, it has been confirmed. The business, which is now majority-owned by Coca-Cola, has posted an operating profit of £13m for 2024, late-filed accounts with Companies House have revealed. It is the first time Innocent Drinks has reported [...]
Breitling: UK sales slump by almost £20m at luxury watchmaker December 10, 2025 Sales at the UK arm of luxury watch brand Breitling slumped by almost £20m during its latest financial year. The division of the Swiss watchmaker has reported a turnover of £57.9m for the 12 months to 31 March, 2025, according to new accounts filed with Companies House. That’s down from the £76.3m it achieved in [...]
Netflix $72bn Warner offer: ‘I never saw it coming’ says co-founder Marc Randolph December 10, 2025 Netflix’s former CEO and co-founder, Marc Randolph, said the $72bn bid by his former company last week for Warner Bros.’ film studios and streaming business, “came as a shock”. Speaking at Abu Dhabi Finance Week, Randolph told the audience, “I will confess I never saw that [move] coming. I haven’t worked at Netflix for quite [...]
David Cameron sounds alarm over British brain drain December 10, 2025 Former Prime Minister Lord David Cameron has expressed concern about the exodus of British entrepreneurs and talent, warning that the UK government needs to set aside ‘other goals’ and prioritise business growth. Speaking at Abu Dhabi Finance Week, Lord Cameron acknowledged British talent leaving for places such as the United Arab Emirates (UAE), stating: “I [...]
Somerset Cider Brandy: The UK’s most sustainable spirit December 10, 2025 The Somerset Cider Brandy Company claims to produce the most sustainable spirit in the UK, a bold statement, given the range and variety of products on the market. However, as managing director, Matilda Temperley tells Morning Wire, apple trees, in particular cider apple trees, are one of the most environmentally friendly crops on the planet. [...]
CMS rolls out Suits-inspired AI after saving lawyers 100 hours December 10, 2025 Law firm CMS has said it aims to ‘stay ahead of the curve’ by rolling out legal tool Harvey AI after lawyers reported already seeing “meaningful time savings”. The law firm is set to extend the use of the AI tool, named after the fictional character in Suits, across all 21 CMS member organisations in [...]
FTSE 100 Live: Reeves scrutinised, Fed interest rates decision, stocks suffer December 10, 2025 Good morning and welcome back to the Morning Wire liveblog covering the FTSE 100 and other big market moves. Rachel Reeves is set for a showdown with MPs on the Treasury Select Committee later today while the Federal Reserve is expected to slash interest rates by 25 basis points by the evening. Reeves will begin [...]
Paramount takeover of UK sport cools despite Champions League grab December 10, 2025 Paramount Skydance has no plans to launch a UK sports channel after acquiring Champions League rights from 2027 onwards in an indication that a major expansion into sport from the global streaming platform is unlikely. As it stands the Champions League is likely to be broadcast in this country on Paramount+, while the entertainment network [...]