London theatre icon Rob Madge: I’ve been drinking with Joanna Lumley (imagine if it was Echo Falls!) October 23, 2024 Rob Madge is one of Britain’s biggest grassroots theatre success stories. They tell Adam Bloodworth about their creative process You might not have heard of Rob Madge, but it’s hard to sum up the massive impact their career has had on the UK theatre industry. Madge, who uses they/them pronouns, has a naturalistic style of [...]
Pensionbee boss reveals the secret to a successful pension October 22, 2024 Pensionbee CEO Romina Savova has revealed what she describes as the big secret behind a successful pension.
NHS: Google faces appeal over patient data deal with London’s Royal Free Hospital October 21, 2024 Tech giant Google is back in court this week as it seeks to defend off an appeal over a ruling to throw out a data privacy class action against it
Hundred bids close today. Ambani family and Delhi Capitals among parties October 18, 2024 Bidding in the first round of the Hundred auction closes today with the ECB confident that the eight franchises will attract between 60 and 80 bids. City AM has been told that many of the bidders have put in offers for several Hundred franchises however, which the ECB are encouraging in an attempt to inject [...]
Peckham Conker Championships: Inside the event that made conkers ‘cool’ October 16, 2024 Chaos and skullduggery at South East London's most charged conker club
Fundsmith Equity plummets down most bought list as passives dominate October 15, 2024 Fundsmith Equity, the largest investment fund in the UK, fell 12 places down Interactive Investor’s most bought list in the third quarter of 2024, as passives cemented their majority on the list. The £23.8bn fund, run by star fund manager Terry Smith, fell from eighth on the list to 20th, the biggest movement of any [...]
Segro sells west London warehouse to Imperial for science innovation October 15, 2024 Segro has sold its Victoria Road warehouse to Imperial College London for £115m, with the university set to use the property for early-stage companies conducting scientific innovation. Located in Park Royal, West London, the 10-acre urban warehouse estate has been owned and operated by Segro since 2009, when it acquired Brixton plc. Segro said that [...]
Three recessions, two children and a pandemic later – my fine jewellery brand still shines on October 14, 2024 Kiki McDonough chats through four decades of her award-winning fine jewellery business
Violence against girls and women in the City is all of our business October 14, 2024 Last year, over one million violent crimes against women and girls were recorded in England and Wales: 20 per cent of all police recorded crime. Shocking as they are, these stats are just the tip of the iceberg as we know over 75 per cent of domestic abuse crime goes unreported. The national rise in [...]
Why London is a ‘very positive’ story for UK shipping October 10, 2024 More than a quarter of the UK's deep sea shipping cargo travels through London Gateway port, with a ramp up in capacity expected this decade.