Chelsea 2-2 Arsenal: Hector Bellerin’s late strike sees 10-man Gunners earn point and show heart at Stamford Bridge January 21, 2020 Mikel Arteta had attempted to rally his Arsenal side for tonight’s 2-2 draw with Chelsea by labelling it as a must-win if they were to have any chance of finishing in the top four. While they failed to come away with all three points, the 37-year-old would have been the happier of the two managers [...]
Central London office space under offer climbs April 22, 2019 Fresh evidence of demand for Central London offices has emerged today, with new data showing a rise in year-on-year commercial space under offer in the City and West End. Read more: IWG shares surge after £320m Japanese franchise deal Roughly 3.7m square feet (sq ft) of office space was under offer during the first three [...]
Crossrail: TfL to run Paddington to Reading trains from December September 26, 2019 Transport for London (TfL) will start running services between Paddington and Reading from this December, which will become part of Crossrail when it opens from 2021. TfL Rail will replace GWR as the operator of the services, with four trains per hour at peak time and two at off-peak. Read more: Crossrail shares progress pictures [...]
Property bosses vent frustration in wake of Crossrail delays September 3, 2018 Senior property executives expressed anger and frustration today at the delay in the opening of Crossrail, as it emerged the postponement of the new line could result in substantial house price falls along its route. Emoov research carried out for City A.M. suggests property values could sink as much as £10,000 in the short-term, with [...]
Property giant Land Securities eyes £650m sale to fund real estate expansion October 13, 2019 Property giant Land Securities is reportedly close to selling a £650m stake in a leisure portfolio to private equity property investor CIT Partners. Land Securities is understood to have agreed to sell its 95 per cent share of the X-Leisure Unit Trust – which is behind developments including Xscape Milton Keynes and Brighton Marina – [...]
Premiership Rugby: Bristol Bears continue to go from strength to strength under Pat Lam as they lead the chasing pack November 26, 2019 Top of the Premiership at the first European break and with two wins from two in the Challenge Cup, Bristol Bears are starting to reap the rewards of years of patience and hard work behind the scenes. The domestic campaign is just four games old but victories over last year’s finalists Exeter Chiefs and local [...]
Davos Diary: Day 1 January 20, 2020 Paul Blanchard reports from the 50th edition of the World Economic Forum in Davos
Chelsea look an ideal destination if Jadon Sancho quits Borussia Dortmund and comes home next year November 26, 2019 Jadon Sancho is an exceptional talent and that’s why he will be courted by the very biggest clubs in Europe if, as seems increasingly likely, he looks to leave Borussia Dortmund next summer. At the age of 17 he quit Manchester City and moved to Germany in an attempt to accelerate his development. It worked: [...]
EFL Cup and Club World Cup: How Liverpool are planning to fight on two fronts this week December 16, 2019 Liverpool will play Aston Villa tomorrow night in the EFL Cup quarter-final less than 24 hours before they are due to play in the Club World Cup semi-final half-way across the world in Qatar. It means Jurgen Klopp’s side will have played three games in the space of five days, following Saturday’s 2-0 win over [...]
Bruce Springsteen turned 70 this year. We visit the downbeat seaside town in New Jersey made famous by the Boss… October 4, 2019 On the boardwalk of the small seaside town of Asbury Park is a fortune-telling booth, which has been owned by the same family of psychics since 1932. When I visit at ten in the morning, it’s shut, with a phone number pinned to the window instead. Surely they should have known I was coming. This [...]