Court rules that Gove’s decision on Marks and Spencer planning permission was ‘unlawful’ March 1, 2024 The retail giant took the Secretary of State for levelling up, Michael Gove MP, to court over his decision to refuse planning permission for the construction of its flagship building on Oxford Street.
28-year-old man charged with four murders in Bermondsey stabbing, will appear in court today April 28, 2022 A man will appear in court charged with the murder of four people at an address in Bermondsey, South London. Joshua Jacques, 28, stands accused of killing Dolet Hill, 64, Denton Burke, 58, Tanysha Ofori-Akuffo, 45, and Samantha Drummonds, 27. He will appear in custody at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on today charged with the murders. [...]
The Hot Wing King at the National Theatre is a spicy play July 23, 2024 Memphis-born Katori Hall is a cultural juggernaut. Audiences may be familiar with her previous work, such as the magnificent, Olivier-winning play The Mountaintop, which imagines the final night of Martin Luther King, her collaboration on the book for Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, or her foray into television with the enjoyably sleazy premium soap opera [...]
Homes England, Legal & General and Muse partnership doubled in size to £400m February 27, 2024 A partnership between Homes England, Legal & General and Muse has doubled in size to £400m after securing two major deals.
Levelling Up: Rishi Sunak defends £2bn fund after Labour slams it as ‘Hunger Games-style contest’ January 19, 2023 Rishi Sunak has defended his latest levelling up plans after they came under fire from the Labour Party, who accused the government of unfairly favouring the south east of England over the north east. The government yesterday announced they will funnel £2bn of investment into the country’s ‘Levelling Up’ agenda to fund over 100 separate [...]
City Moves: Who’s switching jobs in the Square Mile? December 15, 2022 City A.M.’s Millie Turner provides a roundup of the most important hires and job moves across the City, every morning. Email citymoves@cityam.com to be featured. PKF Littlejohn Canary Wharf-based accountancy firm PKF Littlejohn has appointed an insolvency, credit and debt veteran its lead its new creditor services team. James Linton, who brings over 15 years of experience to the role, will help [...]
City Moves: Who’s switching jobs in the Square Mile? December 13, 2022 City A.M.’s Millie Turner provides a roundup of the most important hires and job moves across the City, every morning. Email citymoves@cityam.com to be featured. Silbury Finance Oaktree Capital-backed lender Silbury Finance has appointed a founding director of property site Rightmove to lead its board. Board veteran Grenville Turner brings over 40 years of experience in the residential real estate and finance [...]
City Moves: Who’s switching jobs in the Square Mile this week? February 15, 2022 City A.M.’s Millie Turner provides a roundup of the most important hires and job moves across the City, every morning. Email citymoves@cityam.com to be featured. Tate & Lyle Tate & Lyle appointed a food industry veteran as its new chief financial officer, who will also be posted to the board. Stepping into the role in mid-May, Dawn Allen joins from US food manufacturer Mars, Incorporated where she has been [...]
Jury discharged due to coronavirus in fraud trial of ex-Locke Lord partner Jonathan Denton April 23, 2020 The jury in the fraud trial of Jonathan Denton – a former partner in the London office of US law firm Locke Lord – has been discharged because of fears of coronavirus. Denton, 60, was on trial alongside four other defendants facing charges of fraud by false representation. However, the 16-week trial at Birmingham Crown [...]
Police name four victims of Southwark stabbing April 26, 2022 Police have named the four victims killed in a South London stabbing on Monday. Denton Burke, 58 and his partner Dolet Hill, 64, were stabbed to death at their home in Delaford Road Southwark, in the early hours of yesterday morning. The force also announced victims as Tanysha (Rachquel) Ofori-Akuffo, 45, who is Dolet Hill’s [...]