Manchester City scandal pushes BDO and UK audit regime into spotlight

Club’s connection with accounting firm is under scrutiny as Premier League findings raise questions over regulatory system

Posted on Saturday October 10, 2026

King Charles lends former prince Andrew £1.5mn for Royal Lodge repair bill

Mountbatten-Windsor charged £1.8mn for damage to property in Windsor Great Park but was owed £302,000 in compensation for moving out early

Posted on Friday October 09, 2026

Former prince Andrew makes £1.5mn payment after early surrender of Royal Lodge lease

Mountbatten-Windsor charged £1.8mn for damage to property in Windsor Great Park but was owed £302,000 in compensation for moving out early

Posted on Friday October 09, 2026

Former Deutsche Bank star trader has rate-rigging conviction quashed

Christian Bittar had pleaded guilty in 2018 to manipulating the Euribor rate

Posted on Friday October 09, 2026

Most countries unprepared for bank failures, watchdog warns

Financial Stability Board says only US, UK, Japan and Hong Kong have a ‘credible public sector backstop’ to keep troubled lenders afloat before a sale or wind-down

Posted on Friday October 09, 2026

UK government faces new legal challenge after banning Northern Ireland parade

UK Secretary of State Chris Bryant blocked march through Catholic area after two weeks of escalating tension

Posted on Saturday October 10, 2026

Police arrest leader of India’s ‘Cockroach’ movement as protesters take to streets

Abhijeet Dipke was escorted off a flight as authorities crack down on demonstrations in New Delhi

Posted on Saturday October 10, 2026

US warns Kyiv that strikes on Russia jeopardise intelligence-sharing

Donald Trump’s administration delivered threat after Volodymyr Zelenskyy criticised diesel deal with Moscow

Posted on Saturday October 10, 2026

India’s central bank tries to shore up rupee as it nears record lows

Rise in energy costs due to US-Israel war on Iran has put downward pressure on the currency of the world’s fastest-growing major economy

Posted on Saturday October 10, 2026

AI borrowing slows as investors grow wary of debt binge

Appetite for financing infrastructure boom is tested after months of record-breaking bond issuance

Posted on Saturday October 10, 2026