Bank of England Live: Interest rates held in narrow 5-4 call Markets Good morning and welcome to the City AM liveblog. The Bank of England’s monetary committee is set to meet for the first time this year to decide whether to take the chop to interest rates. Markets – and City AM‘s own Shadow MPC – are placing their bets on a hold as the Bank continues […]
Old hands vs new kids on the block: Investment platforms battle for customers Investing Last year marked a significant change in attitudes towards retail investing in the UK, after the Treasury made tearing consumers away from the safety of their cash savings a firm ambition. In the government’s bid to revitalise London’s flagship index, Rachel Reeves slashed the cash ISA allowance from £20,000 to £12,000, introduced a three year […]
Top London restaurants to visit in January 2026 Life&Style Despite record restaurant closures in the capital, brave souls continue to open new ones. But as tempting as it is to visit the latest hotspot or search for new trends you should never ignore the iconic restaurants in our city. Some classic London favourites I have visited recently include The Maine, Bob Bob Ricard City, […]
From Net Zero to Nuclear: the skills gap that could stall UK growth Partner The UK has no shortage of ambition when it comes to infrastructure. From Net Zero commitments and energy security to rail modernisation, water resilience and nuclear new build, the pipeline of nationally significant projects is substantial. Yet beneath the headlines lies a constraint that threatens to undermine delivery across all of them: a critical shortage […]
The Mandelson Epstein scandal: Squalid, brazen and outrageous Video Sex, money, power and influence. Peter Mandelson, once a towering figure in Labour, in the government and in the City, has fallen. He is now the subject of a police investigation into allegations of misconduct in public office after thousands of emails contained in the latest Epstein files released by the US Department of Justice […]
Great Britain bid to bag $2m at Davis Cup continues Sport Great Britain’s bid to bag $2m by winning the Davis Cup continues today with their top tier match against Norway. The men’s tennis team was forced to beat Poland in September to retain their spot in the top level of the competition, and now begin on a run that could land them millions later this […]
As we prepare for the Nothing Phone 4, we took the 3 for a spin Life&Style The rumour mill says London-based phone company Nothing is set to release a new handset as early as March. To get you in the mood, we took its current flagship device, the Nothing Phone (3), for a test drive. In 2007, the mobile phone landscape changed forever. When Steve Jobs unveiled the first iPhone, he […]
City AM The Magazine nominated for top awards Life&Style City AM’s quarterly magazine has been nominated for Best Supplement in the Regional Press Awards, with editor Steve Dinneen also nominated in the Features Writer of the Year category. The Magazine, which recently released its Winter issue featuring actor Russell Tovey on the cover, has been serving the people of the Square Mile and beyond […]
No selfies please: Croatia has a quiet luxury island that’s more Succession than Kardashian Life&Style
Abramovich hits out at UK government over frozen £2.3bn Chelsea proceeds Sport Business Former Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has criticised the government over moves that have “paralysed” his £2.3bn windfall from the sale of the Premier League club. Following the invasion of Ukraine, the Russian billionaire sold the Stamford Bridge club to a consortium fronted by American Todd Boehly, with the proceeds placed in a frozen bank account […]
Episode 68: Super Saturday at Newbury and Warwick Sport Tom Marriott and Bill Esdaile are here to preview the action from Super Saturday at Newbury, as well as the action from Warwick. Bill has another antepost selection for the Cheltenham Festival and Wally returns to preview Happy Valley on Wednesday. The Punter ‘The Punter’ has been City AM’s dedicated sports betting section for over […]
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