Dyslexia and ADHD diagnoses should not just be reserved for the wealthy April 23, 2024 One in seven people are neurodivergent but far too few get the help they need early. Universal screening will ensure no child with dyslexia or ADHD is left behind, says Matt Hancock Battered, bruised, and blistered. Just a few words that describe how I’m feeling following Sunday’s London Marathon. This year I was running (hobbling [...]
The Yanks are coming: Weak sterling sees Americans pile into London property January 3, 2023 The fall in the value of the pound in 2022 saw a host of wealthy American buyers pick up high-end London property on the cheap, according to a new report. In so-called ‘prime central London,’ some 50 per cent of property transactions over £15m completed in 2022 involved American buyers according to analysis by real [...]
The Windrush scandal carries lessons that are all too familiar in today’s Britain June 22, 2023 Seventy-five years today 802 people arrived in London from the Caribbean and began Britain’s journey towards becoming a multi-racial society. On Windrush Day, Will Cooling explains what we still have to learn from what happened afterwards
Vinted: How a simple wardrobe frustration turned into a £3bn secondhand brand April 16, 2024 If you haven’t heard of it, odds are you will soon. Vinted is the secondhand marketplace that has become a staple for fashion-conscious Londoners on a budget.
Rosaline film review: A smart rom-com set for cult status October 14, 2022 There have been many attempts to modernise Shakespeare over the years, but for every Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet there are numerous forgotten failures. Disney’s new romantic comedy, Rosaline, takes a different approach to a very famous story, and succeeds against the odds. Told with modern dialogue, this is the story of Romeo and Juliet [...]
The Square Mile and Me: Lloyd’s of London’s Dawn Miller on her favourite City spots February 2, 2023 We dig into the memory bank of the City’s great and good. This week, Lloyd’s of London’s Commercial Director Dawn Miller tells us why she’s never too far from the market… WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST JOB? My first internship was for my state representative from Georgia when I was in University. He was a former [...]
Yorkshire fined £400,000 and hit with points deductions over racism scandal July 28, 2023 Yorkshire have been hit with points deductions in two formats and fined £400,000 over the racism scandal linked to their former player Azeem Rafiq. A Cricket Discipline Commission panel said £300,000 of the fine imposed had been suspended for a period of two years. The club have also immediately been docked 48 points from their [...]
Sam Torrance: I give Luke Donald 10 out of 10 for his Ryder Cup captain’s picks September 5, 2023 Choosing your wild card picks is one of the toughest parts of being a Ryder Cup captain but Luke Donald deserves 10 out of 10 for his European selection. I only had two captain’s picks when I captained Europe in 2002; Donald had six, which is a lot, and I think he has done a [...]
Sophy Ridge: My advice to politicians? Just answer the question. September 4, 2023 Sophy Ridge has set the Westminster agenda with hard-hitting interviews. She tells City A.M. her golden rule.
Online safety bill to criminalise encouraging self-harm November 27, 2022 The long-awaited online safety bill is set to criminalise content that encourages self-harm as it attempts to beef up protections. While encouraging suicide is already illegal, there is widespread concern about material on the internet that encourages people to harm themselves. The recent inquest into the death of 14-year-old Molly Russell found that unsafe online [...]