Sadiq Khan urges government to commit to making all public bodies a ‘safe haven for women’ March 6, 2023 Sadiq Khan is urging the government to back his call for a review of “women-friendly” workplace policies ahead of International Women’s Day. The mayor of London is calling for public bodies to commit to supporting female workers with domestic abuse, gynaecological pain, leadership development, and the menopause. He has written to work and pensions secretary [...]
Costa Coffee hikes staff pay as cost of living crisis prompts chain to raise wages for third time in 12 months March 6, 2023 Costa Coffee became the latest coffee chain to give its staff a pay rise, as employers seek to retain employees who are battling a cost of living crisis. Beginning in April, some 16,000 baristas at the high street coffee chain will see wages increase from £10 per hour to £10.70 per hour. The rise is [...]
The new Elvis film inspired me to go searching for Elvis in Las Vegas March 6, 2023 Austin Butler’s Oscar-nominated performance as Elvis inspired Adam Bloodworth to touch down in Las Vegas, in pursuit of the King’s legacy Baz Lurhmann’s Elvis biopic has the white bodysuits and the polished quiff, of course. But for those of us under 40, it’s also a vital lesson revealing the cultural significance of Elvis to the [...]
Flat start to the week as Bitcoin price levels out after brief dip March 6, 2023 Bitcoin is trading for $22,392 this morning, marginally in the green by 0.01%. Ethereum remains virtually unchanged, trading for $1,561.
Chris Rock slaps back at Will Smith during comedy sketch March 6, 2023 Chris Rock has taken aim at Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, almost a year to the day that Smith slapped Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars. On stage during his Chris Rock: Selective Outrage special, the comedian criticised Smith for being “selected” in what he got outraged about. He also made reference to Pinkett-Smith’s [...]
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London Metal Exchange faces FCA ‘enforcement’ investigation after £3.3bn nickel crisis March 3, 2023 The FCA announced plans to begin an "enforcement" investigation into London Metal Exchange response to last year's nickel crisis.
From the digital pound, to homeworking via heat pumps: City A.M.’s five most-read stories of the week March 3, 2023 The most read story of the last seven days was the revelation that the digital pound would coming this decade. Details of the unpublished Treasury and BoE report were reported here and read by hundreds of thousands of readers Second most read was our energy editor’s piece on heat pumps, following British Gas owner’s decision [...]
EP: 184 Kelso, Newbury, Doncaster, Hong Kong March 3, 2023 Saturday sees the Morebattle Hurdle as the highlight at Kelso’s biggest meeting of the year. A huge bonus is on offer to any horse who wins the Morebattle and then at the Cheltenham Festival. The feature race at Newbury is the Greatwood Gold Cup, with the Grimthorpe Chase the highlight of Doncaster’s race day. City AM Racing [...]
March 4th – Punter Podcast Summary March 3, 2023 You can now hear all of City AM racing editor Bill Esdaile’s weekend tips in a short, summary episode of the Punter Podcast alongside Chris Barnett. The full weekend preview is also available on the City AM website. The Punter ‘The Punter’ has been City AM’s dedicated sports betting section for over a decade with [...]