Sir Elton John: Glastonbury and farewell tour helps singer rocket up The Sunday Times Rich List May 17, 2024 Sir Elton John is worth an estimated £470m, according to The Sunday Times Rich List. The Rocket Man singer came in at 291th on the annual list, up from 309th last year.
Build, Baby,Build: Yimbys are London’s future June 19, 2024 Despite a few naysayers, all the evidence suggests London is the most likely part of the country to say “yes in my backyard!” The next government must ignore the noisy minority and listen to the voices of progress, says John Myers London is the most Yimby part of the country, with seven of its boroughs [...]
JP Morgan’s top bankers told to work five days a week in the office April 12, 2023 JP Morgan has asked its senior bankers in all of its offices around the world to work from the office five days a week in another sign of executives’ growing frustration with homeworking. In a memo to staff seen by City A.M., JP Morgan’s operating committee said that its leaders play “a critical role in [...]
Race for City Hall: Polls narrow on final day as Sadiq Khan’s lead over Susan Hall shrinks to just 10 points May 1, 2024 The Labour candidate for London mayor - who is campaigning for a record third term at City Hall - came in on 42 per cent, just 10 points ahead of his Conservative rival Susan Hall.
BP boss Bernard Looney pledges to stick to plans for oil and gas output cuts September 5, 2023 BP boss Bernard Looney says he will not further scale back his energy transition strategy after ceding some ground earlier this year.
Is Khan being left out of the Starmer project? April 2, 2024 Labour could soon be in charge of Westminster and Whitehall, but a clash between Starmer and Khan risks stasis in London, writes Eliot Wilson.
Met chief says force stopped ‘fake stewards’ throwing paint May 9, 2023 Met Police chief Sir Mark Rowley has defended the force’s policing of the coronation and said officers stopped “extremely dangerous” protesters from causing disruption. Officers have faced heavy criticism after 64 people were arrested over the bank holiday weekend – including six protesters who were members of the anti-monarchy group Republic. The six campaigners were [...]
NIMBYs win as Wimbledon expansion plans handed major blow by local council November 21, 2023 Wimbledon expansion plans were on Tuesday night handed a major blow as Wandsworth Council’s planning committee voted against the move for 38 more courts. The All England Lawn Tennis Club needed Wandsworth Council’s vote having secured support from neighbouring Merton Council last month. The plans were rejected by 7 votes to 0. Only a small [...]
Sadiq Khan ‘shelves plans to charge fossil fuel cars driving into central London’ amid Ulez furore August 30, 2023 Sadiq Khan has shelved plans to potentially charge all combustion-engined cars driving into central London, it has been reported, after he spent Tuesday defending the expansion of the ultra-low emission zone (Ulez). Proposals outlined in the Mayor’s 2018 transport strategy for a “zero emission zone” in the heart of the capital have been dropped, the [...]
More strikes make it harder for the police to fight crime, says Met chief November 12, 2022 Strikes could make it more difficult for police officers to fight crime, warned the chief of the Metropolitan Police.