Lime boss calls on UK businesses to ‘keep bikes off busy pavements’ September 22, 2025 Lime is calling on UK businesses to help tackle London’s e-bike congestion and the patchwork of borough regulations by providing dedicated parking bays for riders. The bright green bikes have become a symbol of London’s fractured cycling landscape. Yet, under the company’s ‘London action plan’, the micromobility giant claims firms could play a direct role [...]
Fewer than 1 in 5 senior finance roles held by women September 22, 2025 Women make up less than 20 per cent of senior leadership roles at UK financial services businesses, highlighting the persistent gender gap at the top of the industry. According to new data by employment law firm Fox & Partners, out of the 66,860 senior executives in UK financial services businesses, only 12,430 are held by [...]
Young Brits have become an unlikely driving force for Buzz Bingo September 22, 2025 Over half of Buzz Bingo’s new members in the last year have been under 35. It’s a remarkable statistic for a game generally portrayed as the home of older generations; one memorable Simpsons episode features a 4pm nap time for its group of elderly players. But that’s no longer reflective of the game in 2025: [...]
Oxford Street one-day traffic ban is start of ‘fight to rescue street’, mayor says September 21, 2025 The mayor of London has said a one-day trial banning traffic from part of Oxford Street marks “the day the fight back began to rescue this street”. Sir Sadiq Khan visited the street, where vehicles were prohibited from accessing a half-mile stretch of the road from Oxford Circus to Orchard Street between noon and 8pm [...]
Backlash grows as Reeves eyes VAT raid on cabs September 21, 2025 Rachel Reeves is facing a mounting backlash over plans to impose VAT on taxi fares, with campaigners warning the move will hammer rural residents, make it harder for disabled people to attend medical appointments, and heap pressure on the NHS budget. The chancellor is weighing proposals to introduce a 20 per cent levy on all [...]
Heathrow passengers hit by second day of disruption after cyber attack September 21, 2025 London Heathrow, the UK’s busiest airport, is grappling with a second consecutive day of disruption after a cyber attack on a critical airline IT system forced carriers to abandon automated check-in and boarding. The problems began late on Friday when Collins Aerospace, a US-based supplier of airline technology, confirmed its Muse system, which allows multiple [...]
Co-op expected to reveal financial hit from cyber attack September 21, 2025 The Co-operative Group is expected to shed light on the impact of a damaging cyber attack in its first financial update since being targeted by hackers. Shoppers were faced with empty shelves and issues with payments during the fallout from the cyber incident in April, as a raft of retailers were hit. On Thursday, the [...]
Orlando: How theme park city is becoming sporting hotbed September 21, 2025 Bidding to host major sports tournaments is no mean feat but Orlando has managed to find itself in the middle of the scrum, they tell City AM. A football or rugby World Cup doesn’t come around too often. England last hosted the men’s Fifa World Cup in 1966 and is set to stage the women’s [...]
Cyber attack hits Heathrow and European airports September 20, 2025 A cyber attack has caused flight delays at Heathrow and several European airports, with problems lasting for hours on end. Airports in London, Berlin and Brussels have warned passengers that their flights may be delayed due to technical issues in check-in and boarding systems. The software provider, Collins Airspace, was suffering a technical issue for [...]
Trump’s trade war pushes exports and people to UK September 20, 2025 President Donald Trump’s brutal tariffs have pushed Canadian exporters across the pond, fresh data has shown, with further US policies on immigration also expected to draw more workers towards the UK. Official figures by Statistics Canada show that the country’s exports to the UK spiked by as much as 63 per cent in the months [...]