Weekend of achievements: 30 fun new world records set at London Marathon October 4, 2021 A Londoner can boast she is now the fastest woman to finish a marathon in a cake, having competed in this year’s London Marathon. The effort by Anna Bassil, 42, of St Albans, is among 30 official Guinness World Records (GWR) titles which were broken as the Virgin Money London Marathon returned after last year’s [...]
Washed away: The strange, nostalgic world of public swimming pools June 8, 2024 The swimming pool is a place of both solitude and community, a strange human ritual practised from Manchester to Montpellier and New Delhi
Agnelli family buy 24 per cent stake in Christian Louboutin March 8, 2021 Italy’s Agnelli family is continuing its expansion into the luxury world announcing it has bought a stake in Christian Louboutin. The dynasty has snapped up a 24 per cent stake for €541m through its holding company Exor, valuing the brand at €2.3bn. The company is set to appoint two of the seven members on the [...]
London First CEO Jasmine Whitbread leaves for Travis Perkins January 6, 2021 London First announced this morning that CEO Jasmine Whitbread will step down after four years at the non-profit. Whitbread plans to succeed Stuart Chambers as non-executive chairman at building material and equipment giant Travis Perkins at the end of March. “I’ve had four exhilarating years at the helm of London First, grappling with the impact [...]
Wimbledon looks to stay top of tennis tree with Wimbledon Park development November 4, 2021 THIS is the benefit of having plenty of pairs of shoes in the office,” says Justin Smith as he bounds off up a muddy pathway through Wimbledon Park Golf Club. I, staring at my recently polished City loafers, am less enthusiastic in my stroll, but one gets the sense matching the tiggerish Justin’s enthusiasm on [...]
Reviews website Trustpilot set for London IPO March 1, 2021 Trustpilot is considering launching an initial public offering in London that would see at least a quarter of the company floated on the London Stock Exchange. The offer would comprise new shares raising proceeds of around $50m, the company announced on Monday. Trustpilot is targeting a premium listing on the London market and expects to [...]
Friday’s Crypto AM Daily June 17, 2022 The Week in review With Jason Deane The theme of last week’s summary was that the narrow trading range Bitcoin had been in for weeks was “boring, but necessary” as the underlying development work is being ground out without fanfare. But that was last week. This week, Bitcoin and the broader markets were [...]
England 0, Scotland 0: Gareth Southgate needs to find a solution to – or a replacement for – worryingly peripheral Harry Kane June 18, 2021 On a night of full-throated support from both sides of football’s oldest rivalry, perhaps the biggest cheer came in the 63rd minute. That was when Jack Grealish, England’s maverick talent, came off the bench as the hosts searched for a breakthrough against Scotland. The cheers reflected Grealish’s elevation to cult hero status, but also a [...]
Uber launches same-day parcel delivery service pilot February 11, 2021 Uber has today launched a new same-day delivery service which will allow users to have their parcels chaffeur-driven to their destination. The service, which is called Uber Connect, will cost the same as ordering a regular Uber X journey. An initial pilot of the programme will begin in Manchester, Leeds and Birmingham. Jamie Heywood, regional [...]
Germany plays down links between Nord Stream 2 pipeline and Russia-Ukraine tensions January 13, 2022 German defence minister Christine Lambrecht warned against drawing a link between the Nord Stream 2 pipeline tensions in Ukraine.