Chelsea Vintners founder on sourcing £37K wine for London clients September 21, 2023 Following a successful international career, Cecily Chappel heads up Chelsea Vintners, wine merchants serving private clients looking to build the best wine collection they can. WHAT BROUGHT YOU TO WINE? The first photo of me is at my Christening with a bottle of Bollinger. My father was keen on Bordeaux and Burgundy. Every Sunday lunch [...]
Heavy rain causes delays and cancellations on lines into London Kings Cross and Moorgate September 21, 2023 Rail passengers faced some cancelled and altered services on Thursday morning in the wake of heavy rain overnight. A National Rail statement said all lines between London Kings Cross / Moorgate and Stevenage, Hertfordshire are closed following “a number of incidents”. “Trains may be cancelled, delayed by up to 90 minutes or revised,” the statement [...]
Don’t write off the Wharf: Docklands district is evolving, fast June 27, 2023 Canary Wharf is changing, even if perceptions are not. HSBC leaving tells us more about the bank than the Docklands.
Khan using a ‘sledgehammer to crack a nut’ with ULEZ, says minister August 21, 2023 Sadiq Khan’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) policy is using a “sledgehammer to crack a nut,” the minister for London has said. Paul Scully told TalkTV: “I think the further you get out of the city… clearly the less impact something like the ultra low emission zone is going to have.” “You can see here [...]
‘Rude and aggressive’: Fresh claims rock Sunak govt with spotlight on Raab ‘the Incinerator’ for bullying November 14, 2022 Rishi Sunak’s new government is facing fresh allegations of bullying and harassment at work, only days after Gavin Williamson stepped down as Cabinet Office minister as questions arose over his behaviour towards colleague. Now it has emerged that eight people working in Dominic Raab’s private office during his tenure as foreign secretary claimed to have [...]
UK coronavirus: Chief medical officer Chris Whitty self-isolates March 27, 2020 Chris Whitty, the UK’s chief medical officer, has self-isolated after experiencing coronavirus symptoms. Whitty, charged with advising Prime Minister Boris Johnson on the UK’s response to the coronavirus outbreak, said today he has tested positive for the virus. Johnson and health minister Matt Hancock earlier confirmed they have caught coronavirus and are self-isolating. Whitty said [...]
Football regulator advertises Head of Legal role that pays ‘less than most newly qualified lawyers’ August 30, 2024 The independent football regulator’s top lawyer will be paid the same as peers just starting out on their legal careers, prompting industry figures to fear the body could be “toothless”. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) posted an advert for the Head of Legal role earlier this week that will pay the successful [...]
Storm Lilian: British Airways cancels flights as Leeds Festival shuts two stages August 23, 2024 The impending chaos from Storm Lilian is already causing massive disruption across the UK as millions of Brits look to get away for the Bank Holiday Weekend. Weather warnings have been issued on Friday as the tail-end of the hurricane has brought strong winds exceeding 70mph to northern parts of England and Wales on Friday, [...]
Emergency move to avoid jail overcrowding may be used soon as rioters sentenced August 18, 2024 The government could trigger an emergency plan to avoid prison overcrowding “at some point next week” as rioters are sentenced, according to the Prison Officers’ Association. It followed reports in The Observer that the government could be about to trigger Operation Early Dawn. The long-standing contingency measure allows defendants to be held in police cells [...]
Tory leadership race: Who is standing to be leader of the Conservative Party? August 13, 2024 Following Labour’s election victory on July 4, Rishi Sunak announced he would be standing down as leader of the Conservative Party. So, the race is on to find out who the next leader of the opposition will be, chosen by Tory MPs and party members. We’ve rounded up all the contenders, who will be whittled [...]