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London tenants rattled by shock order to tear down Greenwich tower blocks

Property

A shock order from Greenwich Council to demolish two recently built residential towers because they did not have accurate planning permission has rattled the tenants currently living there. On Monday, borough officials announced that the Mast Quay Phase II development, constructed by Comer Homes last year, should be torn down as the finished building looked […]
Mark Kleinman: Boardroom pay battle, the mentoring boon and the football funding row

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Opinion

Who’s in charge anyway? Our sluggish growth happened on Sunak’s watch

will cooling

From HS2 to replacing A-levels, Sunak and his ministers are busy pretending the delays, challenges and cost overruns have nothing to do with them, writes Will Cooling.
London’s housing affordability crisis is also a business problem

editorial

Lifestyle

Derren Brown Unbelievable review: Good ideas in a show that needs work

DERREN BROWN

Derren Brown Unbelievable review and star rating: ★★★ Derren Brown may have one of the most quietly sustaining careers in showbiz. It’s been 23 years since he first popped up on TV, during a noughties era that famously saw him shoot himself in the head in a live game of Russian roulette and correctly predict […]
Beautiful Thing, Stratford East, review: the Heartstopper of the 1990s

Sport

Ed Warner: Is Saudi’s goal of using sport to boost GDP by 1.5 per cent achievable?

Opinion

John Maynard Keynes argued for government spending – any spending – to stimulate economies in recession, even paying people to dig holes and then fill them up again, given the multiplier effect when they spend their wages. Saudi Arabia may not be facing such an economic challenge, but the sports investments pursued by its Crown […]
Uruguay deny Namibia first ever Rugby World Cup win

so close

M&A Talk

More Consolidation Ahead for Europe’s Consumer Sector?

City Talk

Europe’s consumer industry has suffered as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and has had to adjust quickly to survive. Lockdowns froze physical players and e-commerce provided a lifeline for survival for some. But the easing of restrictions did not necessarily help: consumer behaviours have clearly changed and retail footfall has not recovered to pre-pandemic […]
Women in M&A: Challenge Accepted

City Talk
What are the key factors that can sink M&A?

City Talk

Rugby World Cup – sponsored by City Index

Uruguay deny Namibia first ever Rugby World Cup win

so close

Namibia’s hopes of a first ever Rugby World Cup win were dashed by Uruguay last night as the South American side picked up their first victory of the tournament. Namibia looked on for an upset, and their first win in seven World Cup tournaments, when they went into the break leading 20-12. But Uruguay bounced […]
Rugby World Cup matches could soon be locked behind paywall

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