Workday to invest £550m in Britain to cement it as tech ‘superpower’ May 15, 2024 US software giant Workday has announced plans to invest more than £550m in the UK over the next three years.
West End gets bank holiday boost as shoppers flock to central London June 1, 2021 Shoppers flocked to London’s West End over the bank holiday weekend, keen to make the most of shops, restaurants and bars in the sunshine. Footfall in the area was up 67 per cent over the bank holiday weekend when compared with last weekend’s figures, data from New West End Company found, which represents 600 retail, [...]
London Southend Airport owner looks to secure future amid loan spat with Carlyle February 19, 2024 London Southend Airport owner Esken is mooting a deal to secure the hub's future, resolving an ongoing funding dispute with Carlyle Group.
Square Mile to position London as major hub for global sports federations October 18, 2023 The City of London Corporation will today set out plans to turn the Square Mile into a hub for domestic and international sports bodies as the group unveils its “A Global City of Sport” strategy. There are a number of domestic organisations, such as the England and Wales Cricket Board and the Football Association, who [...]
Alastair Campbell’s PR agency holds back bonuses after Qatar’s late payment May 13, 2024 A top London PR agency that counts Alastair Campbell as a senior consultant was forced to delay its staff bonuses after the Qatari government was late paying millions of pounds of fees.
Sadiq Khan’s London Growth plan is based on optimism (and little else) April 8, 2024 Sadiq Khan's grand plan for London is based on an optimistic fantasy of what a Labour government will bring, writes Eliot Wilson.
Payments group Wise mulls direct London listing March 19, 2021 Payments company Wise, formerly known as Transferwise, is reportedly looking to list in London without selling new shares to investors. Upheld as one of the UK’s most successful startups, having reached unicorn status in 2015, Wise has long been considered a candidate for an IPO. The fintech, which was most recently valued by private investors [...]
Rail and postal strikes ‘decimated’ festive trade with worst impact for a decade February 14, 2023 London’s festive economy was “decimated” by rail and postal strikes, as new figures revealed the disruption caused by walkouts was the worst month on record since 2011. Around 843,000 working days were lost to strike action in December – the highest for more than a decade – according to official figures from the Office for [...]
Police called as two protestors scale Home Office building December 15, 2022 Two protestors have scaled the Home Office building in central London. The Metropolitan Police announced they were called just before 6.30am to reports of the disturbance. It confirmed to City A.M. protestors were from the Animal Justice group. This comes after at least four migrants died in the English Channel yesterday amid criticism of the [...]
Square Mile and Me: JMW Solicitors London boss John Andrews on making it in law May 16, 2024 John Andrews, head of London at JMW Solicitors, takes us through his career, from memorable lunches to his football heroes.