City Moves: Who’s switching jobs in the Square Mile this week? March 8, 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. Savills Savills has bolstered its building and project consultancy team with a new director at the firm’s Margaret Street head office. Andrew Hezelgrave brings more than 15 years of experience in the commercial property sector to the London office. Joining from Black Cat Building Consultancy, where he [...]
The Batman – Robert Pattinson stars in a new twist on a familiar hero March 7, 2022 Strap in, everyone, blockbuster season has officially begun. It’s the first opportunity for Hollywood to return to some kind of normal release schedule since 2019, and who better to bring back the crowds than The Dark Knight himself? Robert Pattinson’s debut as The Batman is the 8th Batman-related film in the last decade. It won’t [...]
London renters compete for homes with Powerpoint presentations and pet CVs as stock levels sink March 3, 2022 Prospective renters are going above and beyond to win landlords’ affections as stock levels for homes have diminished. The disappearance of Covid restrictions has sparked a revival for the capital’s rental market, while estate agents report historically low levels of stock. High demand has seen rents surge past pre-pandemic levels and London landlords are once [...]
Discount retailers benefit from cost of living crunch as shoppers head to Aldi and Lidl March 1, 2022 Grocery price inflation hit a new high of 4.3 per cent last month, with budget supermarkets luring shoppers in as the cost of living intensifies. Fresh data from Kantar reveals the fastest rate of inflation since September 2013, with the exception of the start of the pandemic when households panic bought essentials. Aldi and Lidl [...]
Britain’s most famous cat: Rumours swirl Larry is moving out of Downing Street after more than a decade February 19, 2022 Social media is awash with rumours that Britain’s most famous cat, Larry, has moved out of Downing Street, his home for the last 11 years. Larry’s social media account, @Number10cat, posted a picture of him being moved into a van, suggesting he is leaving the Downing Street premises. He also went on to thank all [...]
Editorial: Truss lets the cat out of the bag on ruinous NI hike February 16, 2022 Lest there had been any suspicion about the feline characteristics of the four-legged creature in the sack, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss confirmed what we had all suspected last night. The cat, as they say, is out of the bag. In a radio interview with LBC yesterday Truss – when asked about the coming National Insurance [...]
Britain’s most wanted: ‘Do not approach Paul Robson’ warn police as manhunt launches for dangerous sex offender February 14, 2022 Police have said a manhunt has been launched for a convicted sex offender who “presents a particular danger to women and young children”. Paul Robson, who is serving a life sentence for attempted rape and indecent assault, absconded from an open prison in Lincolnshire and was reported missing at around 7am on Sunday, Lincolnshire Police [...]
You are a claimant unless you opt out: £2.2bn damages claim filed against Facebook owner Meta on behalf of 45m Brits February 14, 2022 A multi-billion pound damages claim was filed late last night against Meta, formerly Facebook Inc., on behalf of UK Facebook users, for abusing its dominant market position by imposing unfair terms, prices and/or other trading conditions on users. This is the first UK case against Facebook to be filed at the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) [...]
Sponsors and Peta round on West Ham over Zouma February 9, 2022 West Ham United sponsor Experience Kissimmee says it is “evaluating its relationship” with the club after it failed to suspend Kurt Zouma for apparently abusing an animal. The Hammers picked Zouma for last night’s Premier League match against Watford despite earlier condemning footage of him kicking and hitting a cat. Animal protection group Peta, meanwhile, [...]
JustEat parent company withdraws from Nasdaq to stick with London listing February 8, 2022 JustEat's parent company Just Eat Takeway.com has delisted its shares from the US Nasdaq stock exchange as it looks to drive down costs and avoid regulatory pressures.