Ivan Rogers warns it’s ‘crunch time’ as max fac customs option will not be accepted by Brussels June 12, 2018 The UK's former ambassador to the EU has rubbished both the government's customs proposals saying they would not fly "in the real world", warning: "We're heading for a major crunch". Ivan Rogers, who was one of the most senior civil servants until he resigned last year in frustration at Theresa May's handling of the Brexit [...]
Ollie Phillips: Cipriani not the only Gloucester stand-out, Bath struggling for identity and Wasps’ hole at fly-half September 13, 2018 The Premiership season moves so quickly and we’re already approaching the third round of fixtures – and the third west country derby. Before you know it the The Champions Cup will roll around and November’s internationals will be upon us. England have not been playing well of late, so this period is a chance for [...]
Ollie Phillips: Cipriani not the only Gloucester stand-out, Bath struggling for identity and Wasps’ hole at fly-half September 13, 2018 The Premiership season moves so quickly and we’re already approaching the third round of fixtures – and the third west country derby. Before you know it the The Champions Cup will roll around and November’s internationals will be upon us. England have not been playing well of late, so this period is a chance for [...]
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Ken Clarke: Pro-Brexit ministers should back Theresa May or resign June 8, 2018 Brexiter Cabinet ministers should either back the Prime Minister or resign, one of the most senior figures in the Commons has said. Father of the house Ken Clarke told City A.M. this week had seen "diabolical" behaviour by Eurosceptics on the front and backbenchers, resulting in a "fairly shambolic" couple of days in Westminster. In [...]
Revealed: The huge challenge facing Christian Wade as he goes Stateside to join the NFL’s International Player Pathway Programme November 20, 2018 Christian Wade has established himself among the all-time greats in Premiership history when it comes to try-scoring, but he now faces the biggest challenge yet of his sporting career as he attempts to reinvent himself as an NFL star. The former Wasps wing this month embarked on the challenge of breaking into American football, starting [...]
Gucci and Guess settle nine year legal battle over the letter G April 19, 2018 A nine-year battle over the letter G has finally come to an end. Fashion brands Gucci and Guess jointly announced today that they have signed an agreement that will end all outstanding legal battles between the two companies. The terms of the agreement were not disclosed, but in a joint statement, Gucci and Guess said: [...]
UK’s former ambassador to Russia pushes for change at gold miner Petropavlovsk – but declines to identify mystery activist investors May 29, 2018 The UK’s former ambassador to Russia, Sir Roderic Lyne, has written to the chairman of embattled gold miner Petropavlovsk urging him to step down and reinstate the company’s old board. Lyne was part of the former board which was ousted by shareholders last year, after being accused of loading the company with debt and failing [...]
The BMW X2 – the sportier new version of the perennial X1 – is a fine addition to the German marque’s roster | City A.M. August 8, 2018 BMW loves to overwhelm with numbers. First we had the X5 SUV, followed by the X3. Then came the X6, X4 and X1. Later this year we’ll see a Range Rover-sized X7 (lord knows how big an X8 or X9 would be), but ahead of that, a more obvious gap has been plugged in the [...]
Cleverbox Radios is bringing retro back with digital tech, says founder Neil Johnson | City A.M. July 27, 2018 Sunday morning, feet up, reading the paper, listening to Desert Island Discs on Radio 4. It’s the antidote to smartphone culture and not just among older people. “Buying the Sunday papers should have died out, it’s insane, but thirtysomethings are creating this nostalgic bubble,” says former ad-man Neil Johnson. We often hear how the crackle [...]