Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Allison Kirkby

BT reveals dip in earnings despite ‘solid start’ to year

BT told shareholders that adjusted earnings dipped by 1% to £2.01 billion for the quarter to June 30, compared with a year earlier.

Evening Standard

BT reports decline in earnings despite ‘solid start’ to year

BT told shareholders that adjusted earnings dipped by 1 per cent to £2.01 billion for the quarter to 30 June

The Independent UK

‘Smart operator’: how BT’s first female CEO helped turn company around

The firm’s share price has risen 80% under Allison Kirkby’s leadership – but pressure remains for her to deliver further growth

The Guardian - UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

BT and Verizon to create joint global business in $4bn deal

UK telecoms group’s 50/50 venture ends more than 18-month search for a buyer of its international operations

The Guardian - UK

BT boss takes home £5.6m as pay and bonus package more than doubles

Allison Kirkby pocketed the payment after BT’s share price surged nearly 80%

The Guardian - UK

‘AI is changing cyber security fast': BT becomes first UK firm to join Anthropic Project Glasswing

BT declares its support for Anthropic’s Project Glasswing – uses Claude Mythos Preview AI model to protect networks against cyberattacks.

TechRadar

BT CEO on why telecoms needs “more strikers”

Allison Kirkby explains why telecoms needs cultural relevance, stronger infrastructure investment, and leadership that delivers real impact.

Fortune

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

BT warns of smartphone price rises due to chip shortages from AI boom

Telecoms company CEO says tech firms are buying up memory chips to power datacentres relied on by AI

The Guardian - UK

BT Group H2 Earnings Call Highlights

BT Group (LON:BT.A) said it met its financial guidance for the year ended March 31, 2026, as record fiber deployment and connections at Openreach helped offset pressure from equipment sales, legacy voice declines and weakness in its international operations. Chief Executive Allison Kirkby said the

MarketBeat

‘Our customers have been looking elsewhere for mobile’: BT relaunches BT Mobile for broadband customers, insisting it will ‘live alongside’ its existing EE network

BT is re-opening its BT Mobile service to existing broadband customers, saying its customers "have been looking elsewhere for mobile."

TechRadar

BT lays out plans to become 'digital backbone' of the UK for consumers and businesses alike

BT reveals new push for consumers and businesses alike as it confirms role as official telco partner for Euro 2028.

TechRadar

William says he's 'not in a calm state' at the BAFTAs amid Andrew arrest drama

Revealing he has yet to watch the movie Hamnet, William says: ‘I need to be in quite a calm state and I’m not at the moment’

Evening Standard

Prince William says he is not ‘calm’ at Baftas in first appearance since Andrew’s arrest

The Prince of Wales has said he needs to be in a ‘calm state’ to watch Hamnet, adding: ‘I’m not at the moment’

The Independent UK

BT replaces Openreach boss in latest management shake-up

Katie Milligan replaces Clive Selley, who oversaw £12bn rollout of full fibre broadband to 25m homes

The Guardian - UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

Telecoms giant’s profits dip after losing more than 200,000 broadband customers

Adjusted UK service revenues fell by 2 per cent to £3.8 billion for the quarter

Evening Standard

BT broadband customer losses slow as competition eases

The group revealed it shed 210,000 broadband customers in the last three months of 2025, which was less than feared in the market.

The Independent UK

Labour takes fight to Reform on diversity as Kendall backs scheme for women in tech

Exclusive: Reform UK has made scrapping diversity and equality initiatives one of its top priorities

The Guardian - UK

BT boss says costs ‘inflicted’ by UK are 10 times those faced by European sector

Allison Kirkby warns that the November budget could be ‘very difficult’ for the chancellor

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

International Business Times UK

British Telecom Giant BT Announced 55,000 Job Cuts by 2030 — Now Even More Could Go Due to AI

BT CEO Allison Kirkby warned that AI advancements could lead to further job cuts beyond the 55,000 already planned by 2030.

TechRadar

BT CEO warns greater job cuts could be coming - and it's all AI's fault

BT already wants to cut 40,000-55,000 jobs by 2030, but artificial intelligence could lead to further redundancies.

The Guardian - UK

AI could lead to more job cuts at BT, says chief executive

Allison Kirkby wants to streamline telecoms company, which is already planning to shed 55,000 workers

Fortune

Queens of influence: Meet the women shaping Europe's future

In its 28th year, the annual MPW list recognizes 100 women leading major global companies. This year, 21 listees are at the helm of European companies.

Evening Standard

BT sees earnings holding firm amid mammoth cost-cutting drive

The group reported underlying earnings up 1% to £8.21 billion in the year to March 31, as cost savings helped offset a 2% fall in revenues.

Evening Standard

Apprentice star and BT boss join Board of Trade

They are among 10 chief executives and business leaders picked to act as advocates and ambassadors for their sectors and support growth.

Evening Standard

BT trading hit by weak phone sales as thousands of jobs go in ongoing revamp

The group reported a 3% drop in revenues to £5.2 billion in its third quarter to the end of December, sending shares lower.

1 2

People

Andrew MountbattenWindsor

Sebastian Siemiatkowski

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

UEFA Champions League

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Artificial Intelligence

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.