Awards announced for Square Mile’s green champions February 22, 2024 The Clean City Awards – organised by the City of London Corporation – celebrated its 30th anniversary this year
Another LNG-fuelled winter will expose lack of seriousness about UK’s energy goals April 11, 2023 Winter is over, with the government managing to stave off blackouts over – but LNG problems persist, exposing the UK's energy challenge.
A taste of the Georgian high life in the City: Batty Langley’s hotel in Shoreditch September 28, 2024 Shed your City skin and play the part of a Georgian aristocrat, writes Lucy Kenningham reviewing Batty Langley's hotel in Shoreditch
Post-Brexit visa rules hurting London tourism industry, Sadiq Khan warns April 27, 2023 The mayor has called on the government to ease travel rules around European school children, language students and hospitality, construction and retail workers.
MJ Hudson: EY quits as auditor after it ‘lost trust and confidence’ in firm’s management February 13, 2023 EY has resigned as MJ Hudson’s auditor after losing trust in the company’s ability to “provide us with accurate and reliable information for audit”. The embattled asset manager received the news in a letter from the Big Four accountancy firm this morning in which EY said it would be resigning with immediate effect. In it’s [...]
Global X ETFs: Ex-Goldman man flown in as new chief after C-suite exodus February 21, 2024 Global X ETFs has appointed a new chief executive after the firm saw its senior leadership depart from the firm. Ryan O’Connor, formerly global head of ETF product at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, has taken on the top job, after previous CEO Luis Berruga left the firm in November. Berruga, who had worked at the [...]
UK police arrest escaped terrorism suspect September 9, 2023 A former British soldier suspected of terrorism offences who escaped from prison earlier this week was recaptured in London on Saturday, police said. Daniel Abed Khalife, 21, absconded from London’s Wandsworth prison on Wednesday morning after slipping out of the prison kitchen where he was working and strapping himself to the underside of a food [...]
London nightclub fined after serving caustic soda with tequilas, instead of salt December 19, 2023 A nightclub has been fined after one of its bartenders mistakenly gave customers caustic soda instead of salt with their tequila shots. Four customers were taken to hospital after ingesting the cleaning chemical at the Tiger Tiger nightclub in Haymarket, central London, Westminster City Council said. The venue was fined £120,000 having pleaded guilty to [...]
Netflix scores rights to screen NFL Christmas Day games May 15, 2024 Netflix has been experimenting with the NFL, for example with its 2023 series Quarterback and new series Receiver premiering this summer.
Catering giant Compass raises guidance following contracts at Kew and Royal Opera House May 15, 2024 Catering giant Compass Group has raised its profit guidance following a strong performance in the six months to the end of March.