London travel disruption: Services in and out of Marylebone Station severely delayed due to cable fire October 4, 2016 Rail services in and out of London Marylebone could be severely disrupted until the end of service tomorrow, National Rail has warned, due to a cable fire earlier today. The rail service said it is "not known how services will be affected tomorrow", but disruption is expected to continue until the end of the day. #Marylebone – Major [...]
Pixel phone and Google Home: What to expect from Google’s big event October 4, 2016 Google is preparing for an event almost as anticipated as any Apple has put on for its iPhones over the years. The tech giant is expected to launch a range of new hardware and software that even its own executives are billing as something as big as when it first launched the Android operating system. We [...]
The government’s IT crowd is moving into the “tech cluster” October 4, 2016 The Government Digital Service (GDS) – the team behind government websites and other services – is moving into Derwent London's The White Chapel Building. GDS has pre-let the top two floors of the building – 53,700 square feet – paying an initial rent of £2.8m per annum. The move from GDS is part of the government's plan to [...]
Greggs issues healthy trading update as customers opt for salads over sausage rolls October 4, 2016 Greggs said today that its healthier options had helped boost sales over the summer, as customers shunned sandwiches and pastries in favour of salads. Sales were up 2.8 per cent like-for-like in the 13 weeks to 1 October, in line with the group's expectations. The rate of growth has dipped from the 4.9 per cent [...]
US ends Syria ceasefire talks with Russia as Assad regime bombs Aleppo October 4, 2016 The US has ended negotiations with Russia concerning the ceasefire agreement with Syria, it said today. A peace plan that was announced last month deteriorated after Russia decided on Monday that it will ditch an agreement with the US to dispose of weapons-grade plutonium. The US State Department said Russia was "unwilling or unable" to convince [...]
Augmented reality startup’s Ambarish Mitra crowned UK entrepreneur of the year by EY October 4, 2016 The boss of London augmented reality startup Blippar was crowned "EY entrepreneur of the year UK 2016 overall winner" at an award ceremony last night. Blippar, best-known for creating jazzy, interactive magazine covers for titles such as ShortList and the Radio Times, is an app which lets users scan objects they are interested in to learn more about them. Read more: London augmented [...]
Stress in the City: Let’s move beyond stigmas October 4, 2016 Nearly 80 per cent of City A.M. readers have experienced poor mental health. If you look around your train carriage this morning at your fellow commuters, that should become a sobering statistic. In truth, it’s not our readers that have been surveyed, but employees across the UK. The charity Business in the Community conducted a [...]
Standing desks: How do you make the most of this moderately helpful technology? October 4, 2016 Standing desks were all the rage about two-and-a-half years ago. Transforming your working day, it was even suggested they could help you lose weight. Unfortunately, this is simply not true. A recent study published in the (rather apt) Journal of Physical Activity and Health examined how many calories people burnt when sitting at a computer [...]
Better infrastructure and new houses: Here’s how to invest for a post-Brexit fiscal stimulus October 4, 2016 Chancellor Philip Hammond used his party conference speech yesterday to tell the public that the government is prepared to take “whatever steps are necessary to protect this economy from turbulence”. Though he gave a nod to his predecessor’s commitment to fiscal consolidation, new spending plans are widely expected when he delivers his first Autumn Statement in [...]
City Moves for 4 October 2016 | Who’s switching jobs October 4, 2016 Edison Edison, an investor relations and investment research company, has hired Elliott Berstock to the role of account manager in the investor relations team. Elliott brings to Edison more than 10 years’ capital markets experience in the investment industry, joining from Capital Access Group, where he held the positions of associate director of investor relations and [...]