£1.3bn project to build five new high-tech Royal Navy warships kicks off September 23, 2021 As Defence Secretary Ben Wallace cut steel for the first vessel earlier today, work officially started on a £1.3bn project to build the Royal Navy’s five new warships. The ceremony for HMS Venturer today took place at Babcock’s facility at Rosyth in Fife, where the new Type 31 frigates are being built. The newest of [...]
Which Sports are the new Frontier for Gender Inclusivity? May 16, 2024 Women in sports have long been at the forefront of breaking barriers and redefining the athletic landscape. From once being relegated to the side-lines, they now fiercely compete at the highest levels across a wide range of sports; the recent Madird Open final with Iga Swiatek’s victory against Aryna Sabalenka was arguably one of the [...]
Eileen star Thomasin McKenzie: What Anne Hathaway taught me November 30, 2023 Thomasin McKenzie on what she learned from Anne Hathaway while working together for the new film Eileen
The Crown’s Emma Corrin criticises closure of ‘integral’ London arts event February 28, 2023 City A.M. is running a campaign to help save Vault Festival after landlords announced they would turf out the festival to prioritise commercial work. Help save this vital London festival by donating on the Save Vault page. Read about the festival here, and read our interview with the Bridgerton cast of Bridgerton here, calling to [...]
Mercedes-AMG SL 55 review: Rolling thunder February 27, 2023 The Mercedes-AMG SL offers a fresh take on the iconic roadster, with more aggressive styling and a sportier demeanour. Tim Pitt drives it.
Bennett on Business: London listings and the Bank’s bitter Pill May 17, 2023 Neil Bennett discusses London's IPO problem, the Bank's chief economist and more in his fortnightly City A.M. column
England series is great preparation for World Cup but tour meant more October 2, 2022 England’s highest-ranked batter Dawid Malan hit 78 not out as Moeen Ali’s Twenty20 side won the final match of their tour to Pakistan and claimed a highly competitive seven-game series 4-3 last night. With the series on a knife-edge following three matches in Karachi and three in Lahore, everything came down to this match at [...]
Drifting for beginners: we go sideways in a Caterham Seven April 19, 2024 What’s the most fun you can have at 20mph? I’ll give you a clue: it isn’t stop-starting across most of south London on a Tuesday morning. Thankfully, things are about to get considerably more exciting. The venue is Brands Hatch, the car is a Caterham Seven and today’s ‘work’ involves skids, spins and generally going sideways. [...]
Beast review: A surprisingly straight story of man vs lion, and actually good August 26, 2022 Let’s tackle the elephant – or should that be the lion? – in the room. The concept of new Idris Elba film Beast is flatly ridiculous. It features a deadly serious scene in which Elba fights a lion with his bare hands. It’s about a man-munching lion skulking around South Africa tearing limbs off locals [...]
The Square Mile and Me: Aon’s Dominic Christian on the Lamb, the Broker and the City’s green ambitions February 23, 2023 Every week we ask the great and good of the Square Mile to share their memories of the City – and their favourite pubs and restaurants. This week it’s Dominic Christian, Chair of Aon’s Global Reinsurance Solutions business and a City councilman First memory of the Square Mile Scary, surreal, fascinating. Suits everywhere. Everyone seemed [...]