Lamborghini Urus SE Performante SUV review: Excess all areas Life&Style “Power is somehow cheap now,” says Stefano Cossalter, product line director for the Lamborghini Urus. “Our number-one priority was driving dynamics. That’s the core of the Performante: suspension, brakes and calibration software.” Not that Lamborghini’s latest ‘super-SUV’ is either underpowered or inexpensive, you understand. Its twin-turbocharged V8 and hybrid system dish up a combined 812hp [...]
New 217mph Aston Martin Valhalla Spider: First photos and details Life&Style Aston Martin has announced an open-top version of its mid-engined Valhalla supercar, due to arrive in 2027. Making its global debut at this weekend’s 2026 Concours at Wynn Las Vegas, the Valhalla Spider packs the same 1,079hp powertrain as its coupe counterpart. The plug-in hybrid setup combines a trio of electric motors with a twin-turbocharged [...]
Eastern City BID launches campaign to ‘shape future of the Square Mile’ Toast the City Eastern City BID seeks a second five-year term to expand greening, culture and public spaces across the Square Mile—learn more and vote.
Gherkins and guffawing: Watching my first Budget, an idiot’s blow-by-blow account October 29, 2026 Culture writer Adam Bloodworth tried to watch the Budget 2026 in full. From the famous 4p off gherkins to the pantomime jibes, he struggled to keep pace with the childish politicians I am an alien in the City AM office. While the other journalists concern themselves with taxation and business rates, I am writing about [...]
My time with the Comu Note Pro AI voice recorder October 28, 2026 Comu Note Pro | ★★★★☆ | £128 (plus optional subscriptions) Every journalist has had that dreaded moment: you leave an interview, click play on the recorder – or, more likely, tap your phone – and… nothing. The worst silence in the world. The interview didn’t record. Over a couple of decades in the game, this [...]
Toast the City Awards celebrated with excellent wine: Here’s what October 28, 2026 City AM celebrated the 2nd annual Toast the City Awards last week with a packed out ceremony – with the wine supplied by All (good) Things Last week’s Toast The City Awards were an absolute triumph as hundreds celebrated the best spaces, places and people making our historic Square Mile the beautiful, brilliant place it [...]
The problem with Harry Kane’s £1 million Rolex Daytona from the Ballon d’Or October 28, 2026 Why Harry Kane’s £1m sapphire Daytona dazzles yet strays from Rolex’s racing heritage. Does the bling belong?
Autumn Budget 2026: In defence of cheaper gherkins, nature’s Ozempic October 28, 2026 In today’s Autumn Budget 2026, Chancellor John Healey announced he would be suspending tariffs on 100 supermarket products, including the humble gherkin. Adam Bloodworth on his love for the humble pickled vegetable, which is both delightfully crunchy and a hack to health My housemate Will has always been the sort of man with impossible levels [...]
Why I won’t shed any tears over the collapse of Getty Images October 27, 2026 Getty’s bankruptcy caps years of damage to editorial photography and freelance livelihoods; its collapse should inspire little sympathy
Scotland holidays: how the Lowlands beat the famous Highlands October 27, 2026 Everyone’s been to the Highlands, so minimise travel and visit the spectacular Scottish Lowlands for your next Scotland trip, by Alexandra Pereira The first thing I notice at Glenapp Castle are the curling stones. Wedging open the heavy doors, these granite boulders are hewn from Ailsa Craig, the island you can see from the windows [...]