Five things we learned from the Premier League weekend: Chelsea stumble, Palace home woes, Klopp in denial, Spurs scrape win, Burnley off the mark September 23, 2018 1. Chelsea stumble at last Chelsea’s perfect start to life under Maurizio Sarri was always going to be tested once they started their Europa League campaign and so it proved on Sunday at West Ham. Less than 72 hours after their win over PAOK in Greece, the Blues – featuring six of the same [...]
Commute, coffee, after-work drinks: Londoners spend the most money on work-related expenses September 10, 2018 How much did you spend on your lunch today? What about after-work drinks? And getting home? If you’re making daily trips to a trendy new sandwich bar every lunchtime, it might be time to rethink your spending: according to new data, Londoners have the priciest work-related outgoings in the UK. While the average Brit spends [...]
Vodafone to bring more 5G trials to London from October this year June 21, 2018 Vodafone will launch its own 5G trials in seven cities across the UK, including London, towards the end of this year. Customers in Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Glasgow, Liverpool and Manchester will also be able to try out the new spectrum when trials are rolled out between October and December. Infrastructure work is already being completed [...]
Is the Premier League spending spree over? Transfer window alteration and broadcast revenue dip could explain expenditure | City A.M. August 1, 2018 If not quite at death and taxes levels of certainty, there has been a marked predictability about the volume of spending indulged in by Premier League clubs during every close season. Each summer for the last eight years, the total amount spent on new players during the transfer window by England’s top-division clubs has reached [...]
Today’s Budget is a chance to reinvigorate domestic policy October 29, 2018 It has been a year of momentous change for department titles. The Department for Health has added Social Care to its name, while the Department for Communities and Local Government has recently become a Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. So far, those changes have not been accompanied by a new and much-needed domestic [...]
Wimbledon’s roof and a new City skyscraper boost Severfield’s profit June 20, 2018 Severfield, the UK's largest structural steel group, announced a jump in profit this morning, boosted by major projects for clients including Wimbledon, Tottenham Hotspur FC and a new City skyscraper. The figures In the year to 31 March, underlying pre-tax profit climbed 19 per cent to £23.5m. Revenue was up five per cent to £274.2m. [...]
All change at Arsenal: What Stan Kroenke’s buyout and new manager Unai Emery mean for the Gunners’ Premier League hopes | City A.M. August 7, 2018 Patience is a difficult virtue to preach to a set of fans who waited years for a change of direction at their club. But now that change has come at Arsenal – and to the extent that scarcely any corner of the club remains untouched by the overhaul of the last few months – patience [...]
Chelsea 3-1 Crystal Palace: Alvaro Morata growing out of “fragile” state into a more confident striker November 4, 2018 Normally when a striker spurns a one-on-one chance while clean through in the 93rd minute the reaction would be disappointment. And while that emotion, plus plenty of stronger ones, were present inside Stamford Bridge as Alvaro Morata missed a glorious opportunity against Crystal Palace, the overriding thought was different. With the score at 3-1 and with [...]
Whistle Punks takes aim at central London for flagship axe-throwing bar June 11, 2018 We all know the feeling. After a really tough day at work, there's nothing you want more than to throw something. Now all your dreams of post-work relaxation can come true, as a surprising leisure activity is set to hit central London. Urban axe-throwing specialists Whistle Punks are on the hunt for a London flagship [...]
Roman Abramovich in visa limbo as UK stalls in accepting renewal application May 20, 2018 Chelsea owner and Russian magnate Roman Abramovich has been forced to leave the UK following complications in the renewal of his visa. The process of renewing Abramovich’s visa is understood to be taking longer than usual after it expired nearly a month ago. The billionaire – who is the 13th richest person in the UK [...]