BBC expects 10m viewers to watch London fireworks for New Year’s Eve December 31, 2022 BBC is set to broadcast London’s New Year’s Eve firework display this evening. The capital’s firework show will welcome crowds after a two year gap because of the pandemic. Over a 100,000 tickets for the Central London event have been sold, but Londoners and tourists have been advised not to come to the display unless [...]
More London rail disruption on horizon as ASLEF to stage fresh overtime ban July 24, 2023 Train drivers will stage a fresh overtime ban in August, the ASLEF Union has announced, continuing a long running dispute and causing disruption for many London hubs. ASLEF workers will refuse to work overtime from Monday 7 to Saturday 12 August, in action that the union said will “seriously disrupt services,” as “none of the [...]
‘Nothing changed since Stephen Lawrence’s murder’: Backbench Tory MP calls for Met to be ‘abolished’ March 20, 2023 The Met Police should be “abolished” after failing to change since the murder of teenager Stephen Lawrence, a Conservative MP has suggested in the wake of a blistering report. Baroness Louise Casey branded the Met “institutionally racist, misogynist and homophobic” and warned cops like killer Wayne Couzens and rapist David Carrick may still be in [...]
More misery for retail as footfall slips to lowest level since pandemic on wet weather and strikes March 1, 2024 Unpredictable British weather has yet again been blamed for hurting trade on UK high streets. According to a report by the British Retail Consortium (BRC), footfall recorded in February slumped to the lowest since the pandemic, falling 9.3 per cent against a 2.3 per cent decline the prior month. Some 23mm of rain fell across [...]
Chiswick latest hotspot in search for escaped prisoner Daniel Khalife September 9, 2023 Police are searching the Chiswick area in west London as the hunt for terror suspect Daniel Khalife enters its fourth day.
‘It’s time to remind the world why the capital is still number one’ September 26, 2023 London has a powered-up investment agency making the case for the capital - with a new man in charge
Dating at work is okay, as long as you’re dressing up for it May 4, 2023 The chief financial officer of a FTSE 100 company was forced to step down over a consensual relationship with a colleague. David Egan, finance chief of RS Group, left with “immediate effect” after notifying the board of a “personal relationship” with a colleague. Office dating, complicated, contentious – but also the source of many a [...]
The 2025 Formula E calendar in full as Monaco double-header confirmed June 11, 2024 Formula E have announced their 2025 calendar with back-to-back races in Monaco featuring for the first time. The season will get underway in Brazil before races in Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Miami, Monaco, Japan, China, Indonesia, Germany and Great Britain. London maintains its position as host of the season finale. Round five is as yet to [...]
City Moves: Who’s switching jobs in the Square Mile this week? July 14, 2021 City A.M.’s Millie Turner provides a roundup of the most important hires and job moves across the City, every Wednesday afternoon. Email citymoves@cityam.com to be featured. Irwin Mitchell poaches Slater & Gordon employment lead London law firm Irwin Mitchell has poached another Slater & Gordon lead this week as a new partner who will be based in its Holborn office. Deborah Casale, [...]
Smartspace: Another London firm looking to go private with £28.4m buyout offer March 14, 2024 Software company Smartspace has received a £28.4m buyout offer (90p a share) from Sign In Solutions, the firm said today.