Just Stop Oil have cost Met £4.5m in six weeks as slow marches continue to frustrate London workers June 12, 2023 Just Stop Oil (JSO) protests have cost the Metropolitan Police £4.5 million in six weeks, the force said. Activists have been staging demonstrations every day since April 24, mainly marching slowly on major roads in London, but also disrupting high profile events like the Chelsea Flower Show, Gallagher Premiership rugby final at Twickenham and World [...]
Letters: London must wash itself clean April 28, 2022 [Re: Eversheds Sutherland strikes deal with Russian ‘relationship firm’ – made up of ex-employees, yesterday] London is the world’s pre-eminent city for business, but Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine has forced British firms to consider their dealings with Kremlin-linked individuals, companies, and organisations. London’s label as a laundromat for questionable funds – Russian and otherwise [...]
FTSE 100 close: BP propels London index higher after posting record £23bn profit February 7, 2023 London’s FTSE 100 was boosted by investors piling into oil giant BP , which announced its highest ever full year profits of £23bn last year. The capital’s premier index jumped 0.36 per cent to close at 7,864.72 points, while the domestically-focused mid-cap FTSE 250 index, which is more aligned with the health of the UK [...]
Commuter numbers into City of London nearly double with Wednesdays and Thursdays busiest August 12, 2022 Commuter numbers into the City of London have nearly doubled since last year and the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions in England, according to new data from mobile operator O2. The network said the data – which it gathered based on connections to O2 mobile masts in major commuter, hospitality and retail hubs – had found [...]
Eurovision will not be hosted in London as seven UK cities in the running for song contest August 12, 2022 London is not in the running to host next year’s Eurovision Song Contest when it comes to the UK. A shortlist of seven cities has been announced, including Birmingham, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle and Sheffield. Hower, London and Belfast are among those that will not be considered for the event, which is to be [...]
London investment will come roaring back after drop-off, says British Business Bank November 24, 2022 London’s firms will be forced to weather a sharp drop-off in deals in the coming months before they rebound in full force, a top official at the British Business Bank has warned.
Prudential: Insurance giant vows to stay listed on London stock exchange after posting uptick in profits on pivot to Asia March 15, 2023 Prudential today confirmed it intends to remain listed in the City following speculation the 175-year-old insurer had plans to switch the the London Stock Exchange for New York. A spokesperson for the insurance giant today confirmed to City A.M. the firm has “no plans” to exit the London Stock Exchange. It comes after Prudential today [...]
Growing inequality and financial strain is a threat to London’s social cohesion August 11, 2022 OUR great city works well because we Londoners muddle through together without too much friction. “Live and let live”’ has a claim to be the defining London motto. But there have been times where that harmony has shattered. I remember the shock of Tottenham and Croydon burning in August 2011 and of shops being boarded [...]
Train strikes today: How will lines servicing London be affected by Friday’s walk-outs – and is there any end in sight? February 3, 2023 Britain’s train services are being hit by strike action again on Friday, but the capital will remain largely unaffected – as long as you don’t have to commute in or out of London. Who is striking and why? Train driver members of Aslef and the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) unions are walking out in [...]
Free entry helps Natural History Museum retain crown of most visited indoor attraction as London dominates list March 17, 2023 The Natural History Museum was the most visited indoor attraction in the UK for a second consecutive year, research shows. The London museum had 4,654,608 visitors last year, more than three million above the previous year’s figure of 1,571,413, a report by the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (Alva) found. However, the South Kensington museum’s [...]