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Informa to buy events rival Clarion from Blackstone for £2.24bn
Informa, a FTSE 100-listed events organiser, has agreed to purchase Clarion, a London-based events business, from private equity firm Blackstone for £2.24 billion. The acquisition will add over 100 events to Informa’s portfolio, including the DSEI defence and security exhibition and the pop culture-focused AwesomeCon convention. This move represents Informa’s strategic focus on consolidating its…
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Where to Buy Commercial Bouncy Castles in the UK
The article explains how UK hire businesses can buy commercial bouncy castles, weighing manufacturers, resellers, trade shows and second-hand options. It argues that the purchase price is only part of the decision: build quality, correct paperwork, availability and after-sales support can affect costs and lost bookings over the unit’s working life. For new units, buyers…
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The Craft returns to cinemas with a fearless portrait of teenage anxiety
The Craft is returning to UK and Irish cinemas for its 30th anniversary, reviving a 1996 supernatural horror film about teenage girls, power and revenge. The review presents it as a darker counterpart to high-school comedies such as Clueless, with an energetic, fearless style that puts teenage anxiety at the centre of its story. Robin…
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Emily Lordi’s biography reconsiders Whitney Houston’s life and musical genius
Emily Lordi’s new biography “Holding Lightning” offers a radically different take on Whitney Houston’s life than previous accounts, rejecting the “cautionary tale” framing that has dominated since her death in 2012. Rather than treating Houston’s queerness, drug use and eccentricities as aberrations, Lordi contextualises them within her unique talent and the pressures placed on her…
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Gary Lineker criticises Suella Braverman for saying she is not an ‘English person’ as he claims her comments aimed to ‘divide and rule’
Gary Lineker criticised Suella Braverman after she said she considered herself British of Asian ethnicity rather than English, despite being born in London. He argued that linking English identity to skin colour risks dividing people and said such comments were worth challenging. Braverman, Reform UK’s education spokesperson and a former Conservative home secretary, explained that…
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US moves B-1 bombers from RAF Fairford over Iranian drone fears
The United States has withdrawn B-1 bombers from RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire following security concerns about a potential Iranian drone attack. President Trump confirmed that threats prompted the decision, stating the aircraft were moved rather than “tempting the enemy.” US officials fear Iran may attempt to replicate Operation Spiderweb, Ukraine’s June 2025 operation that destroyed…
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BT’s TalkTalk rescue could protect broadband customers and jobs
BT has agreed to buy TalkTalk out of administration in a rescue deal that the article argues is preferable to the risk of customers losing broadband and jobs being lost. The fast-tracked agreement still needs approval from the Competition and Markets Authority, and has prompted complaints from potential rival bidders who say they were shut…
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DAN HODGES: History will record Zack Polanski as a coward and charlatan who led his once-decent party into political oblivion
A political columnist argues that Zack Polanski failed to confront hard-left influence in the Green Party after delegates passed a motion declaring support for Israel’s existence racist. The article says the conference decisions could damage the party’s reputation and its standing with Jewish members. It reports that a separate motion intended to protect Jewish members…