Met chief Cressida Dick fighting for job as criticism grows March 15, 2021 Met Police commissioner Cressida Dick said she will not quit after a Sarah Everard vigil ended in arrests and accusations of police manhandling. Dick defended officers, saying they were in an “invidious” position when crowds grew at Clapham Common on Saturday evening. “They moved to try to explain to people, to engage with people, to [...]
London is ‘not safe for everyone all of the time’, Met’s Cressida Dick says May 14, 2021 Metropolitan Police commissioner Dame Cressida Dick has said this morning that the streets of the capital are “not safe for everyone all of the time”. Black communities and women and girls face inflated rates of violence, the commissioner said today, adding that nearly half of London’s homicide victims were Black. “If I look at victims [...]
Sadiq Khan to unveil £544m plan to fund London’s Covid recovery March 16, 2021 Sadiq Khan will today announce a £544m investment in London’s jobs and high streets to help the capital recover from the coronavirus pandemic. The Mayor of London will also call on the government to match his spending plans for the city as he unveils the proposals at the inaugural London Recovery Summit. Alongside the spending [...]
Police confirm human remains belong to missing Sarah Everard March 12, 2021 The Met Police have confirmed that the human remains found in a woodland in Kent are those of 33-year-old Sarah Everard, who disappeared on 3 March. A police officer, whose job it was to guard diplomatic buildings, remains in custody in connection of Everard’s kidnapping and murder. “I can now confirm that it is the [...]
Kill the Bill protestors rally across London April 3, 2021 Protesters rallied across central London today against a policing bill that could see officers handed sweeping powers to curb the right to protest. Demonstrators flocked to Trafalgar Square, Hyde Park and Westminster this afternoon following marches in Finsbury Park last night, in what has been dubbed a National Week of Action against the new proposals. [...]
The City View podcast, from City A.M., with Adam Byatt November 18, 2020 The City View: Michelin-starred chef Adam Byatt on how hospitality became a scapegoat Subscribe to The City View Podcast: Apple / Google / Spotify / RSSIn this episode Christian talks to Adam Byatt, the Michelin-starred proprietor of Trinity in Clapham, about how the pandemic has inflicted huge pain on the hospitality sector and why he feels it was made a scapegoat ahead of [...]
Grocery delivery app Weezy raises $20m for London expansion January 14, 2021 Grocery delivery platform Weezy has raised $20m (£14.6m) to fund its expansion in London and across the UK as it cashes in on bumper demand during the pandemic. Weezy, which offers local grocery deliveries in 15 minutes, said it will use the funding to add 50 employees to its London-based team over the next four [...]
Beavertown spruces up London’s pubs with new murals October 8, 2020 North London brewery Beavertown have given four pubs a mural makeover to encourage Londoners back out to their local. Beavertown’s creative director Nick Dwyer, responsible for the brand’s iconic artwork, has reimagined the pub’s signs for the modern day. Read more: London’s taprooms fizz back into action after their four month hiatus The artwork is [...]
Hospitality chiefs celebrate 19 July announcement but warn of long road to recovery July 5, 2021 The hospitality industry welcomed Boris Johnson’s lockdown easing announcement this evening with open arms, but still fears the hangover from Covid-19 restrictions will damage trade. Business owners in the industry have hailed the government decision to lift compulsory restrictions on so-called “Freedom Day”, meaning pubs, bars and restaurants will be able to operate at full [...]
Priti Patel: Street harassment such as wolf-whistling could become a crime July 21, 2021 Street harassment such as wolf-whistling could become a specific crime, as a Government survey suggested that nearly three-quarters of the UK population have experienced sexual harassment in their lifetime, Home Secretary Priti Patel indicated earlier today. Some 72 per cent of the UK population have experienced at least once form of sexual harassment – 43 [...]