“We can’t stop London changing”: Londoners’ unquenchable thirst for Thirsty Thursday January 12, 2023 Work from home Friday and Thirsty Thursday have become the new normal, as the four day week in the office becomes a regular part of our lives. As the City adapts, City A.M. ceases printing on Friday and takes our news to where our readers are, online, with the paper running Monday to Thursday as [...]
Former Premier League footballer jailed for seven years over £15m Ponzi scheme January 12, 2023 Former Premier League footballer Richard Rufus has been jailed for running a £15m foreign currency exchange Ponzi scheme. The London-born 48-year-old was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison at Southwark Crown Court today. Rufus, who played 99 times in the Premier League for Charlton Athletic, tricked friends and family into giving him [...]
Six Nations and Netflix join forces for docu-series ahead of Championship January 12, 2023 The Six Nations and Netflix have entered a partnership to produce a series based on the 2023 Championship, which begins next month. The news, which was exclusively revealed by City A.M. in October, will see fans taken into the world of Six Nations rugby and cover behind-the-scenes moments. Netflix announced the project alongside a second [...]
Watch on the Rhine, Donmar Warehouse, review: Not as desperately sad as it should be January 12, 2023 ★★★☆☆ In the opening moments of Watch on the Rhine, the word “misinformation” is pertinently thrown about. It feels thoroughly modern and in some ways, it is. The word has existed since the 1500s, which justifies its appearance in Lillian Hellman’s 1941 play about Kurt Muller, an anti-fascist protestor who flees possible incarceration in Germany [...]
DAZN: Sports broadcaster’s operating LOSSES pass £1bn despite revenue RISING January 12, 2023 Sports broadcaster DAZN suffered an operating loss of $1.3bn (£1.1bn) and record overall losses of $2.3bn (£1.9bn) in 2021 despite growing revenue by almost 80 per cent. The UK-headquartered streaming and subscription service, which is a major player in the US, Japan and Germany, saw income swell to $1.6bn (£1.3bn). But costs also increased by [...]
The best upcoming film, art and theatre in London to book now in 2023 January 12, 2023 Thursday is the new Friday! In our new Thursday Going Out section we bring you a list of all the things we’re looking forward to this year from the worlds of art, theatre and film. 2023 already looks like a classic. Theatre A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, 13 JANUARY – 4 FEBRUARY, ALMEIDA This Almeida production [...]
Tar review: Cate Blanchett shines as a predatory composer January 12, 2023 ★★★★★ Cate Blanchett is a maestro playing a maestro in Tar, putting in a devastating performance in which she conducts the audience just as her character conducts the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. From the first time we see her, Lydia Tar – a fictional character with some pointed similarities to real-life luminaries of the classical music [...]
The Traitors US lands in UK very soon – here’s everything we know January 12, 2023 The Traitors was the surprise TV hit of the Christmas season and now fans are delighted that the show will return this month. The original BBC series is available to watch on iPlayer still and was presented by Strictly Come Dancing presenter Claudia Winkleman. The psychological ‘Whodunnit?’ show saw celebrities pitted against each other. Each [...]
Australian Open: Murray, Nadal and Raducanu discover first round ties January 12, 2023 Late last night the draw for the men’s and women’s singles took place in Melbourne for the Australian Open Grand Slam, which begins on Sunday evening. A number of the world’s best players, and the British contingent, learned of their potential root to Grand Slam glory. Here are the key takeaways from the draw. Australian [...]
Kyrgios, Jabeur and Nadal: How Netflix’s Break Point looks to grow tennis January 12, 2023 Tomorrow morning the latest sports docu-series goes live on streaming giant Netflix as Break Point – the tennis version of Formula 1’s Drive to Survive – offers a peek behind the scenes of the sport. Here’s what we learned from the series. Tennis’ special Ks Break Point grips you instantly, using Nick Kyrgios and his [...]