May bank holidays: Brits believe this May will be the best ever – new data April 28, 2023 Almost a third of Brits have booked themselves up with plans for every weekend in May, which has three bank holidays this year, as they gear up for what they believe will be the best May weekend ever. A new survey has revealed 28 per cent of Brits haven’t got a free May weekend, as [...]
EP: 198 Sandown & Hong Kong April 28, 2023 The official end of season jumps meeting takes place at Sandown on Saturday where the Celebration Chase and Gold Cup Handicap are two of their feature races. This episode also includes interviews with Paul Nicholls, Brian Hughes, Luca Morgan and Christian Williams. City AM Racing editor Bill Esdaile previews the best of Sandown’s racing action [...]
IN PICTURES: Flags, robes and specialist merch – how Londoners are preparing for the Coronation Weekend April 28, 2023 London retail is set for a big boost from the coronation, according to figures released today by the New West End Company. The company, which represents 600 retail and hospitality businesses in the West End, forecasts that sales over the Coronation Weekend will hit £50m. Total footfall is predicted to reach 1.75m, 24 per cent [...]
Sunak’s challenge is to design flexible but firm rules for artificial intelligence April 28, 2023 ChatGPT has thrown artificial intelligence into the mainstream, and now it's Rishi Sunak's job to design rules which don't prevent its growth, but keep us safe.
BP staves off activist rebellion as embattled chairman keeps his seat April 27, 2023 BP has convinced shareholders to back its climate agenda, fighting off pressure from activist investors at its AGM today.
Air film review: Ben Affleck’s feel-good Nike movie April 27, 2023 Good Will Hunting besties Matt Damon and Ben Affleck reteam for the story behind the Air Jordan shoe, a product that still is the gold standard among sneaker heads but had a rocky road to infamy. This biopic follows Sonny Vaccaro (Damon), an executive at the struggling Nike brand who believes he has found basketball’s [...]
Jerry Springer’s London: Born in Highgate Tube station during WWII April 27, 2023 It seems incongruous that Jerry Springer, legendary US talk show host, was British-born during the Second World War. But Springer, who has died aged 79, lived his first days in a subterranean war bunker during German bombing. He was born in Highgate Tube station, which had been refashioned as a bomb shelter as many of [...]
PwC invests $1bn in AI tools – but insists jobs are safe April 27, 2023 PwC will invest $1bn to develop AI tools for its staff to use across its audit, tax and consulting services in its American business, but has insisted that it won’t lead to job losses. The Big Four accountant will work with the creator of ChatGPT, Microsoft-backed OpenAI, to develop generative tools, which it hopes will [...]
Jerry Springer dead: London born legendary talk show host dead at 79 April 27, 2023 Jerry Springer has died aged 79. The London-born American talk show host became famous in the 1990s for his eponymous talk show where families would go in front of a studio audience to discuss their issues live. Springer would end each show with an inspirational word of wisdom about how we live our lives. The [...]
The Punter Summary Podcast 29 April April 27, 2023 Here’s your chance to hear all of City AM racing editor Bill Esdaile’s best weekend tips in a short summary episode of ‘The Punter Podcast’ alongside Chris Barnett. The full weekend preview, featuring some leading interviews, is also available on the City AM website. The Punter ‘The Punter’ has been City AM’s dedicated sports betting [...]