Apple unveils new 600 capacity music venue in London – see pictures Life&Style Apple is launching a new music venue in London with space for 600. The venue near Battersea Power Station has not yet revealed an opening date, but promises to connect fans and artists through intimate shows. The venue will have views towards the river and the Battersea Power Station and will cater to seated and [...]
Exclusive: Battersea Power Station rules out building NBA Europe stadium Sport Business Battersea Power Station chiefs have categorically ruled out suggestions that London’s NBA Europe team could build its home basketball arena on the site. The capital remains at the centre of a bidding war for an NBA franchise, with interested parties reported to include former Tottenham Hotspur chief Daniel Levy, current Spurs majority shareholders the Lewis [...]
Battersea Power Station enters final ‘playful’ phase of £5bn project Property Battersea Power Station has entered the final phase of its £5bn regeneration project after its Malaysian owners submitted plans for the site’s remaining 16 acres. The neighbourhood’s newest development will add as much as 3.2m sq ft of residential, commercial and leisure space to the area, more than 15 years on from the original plans [...]
Battersea Power Station misreporting claims scrutinised by accounting watchdog July 10, 2026 The City’s accounting watchdog is scrutinising claims of financial misreporting at Battersea Power Station after the former chief executive alleged he was dismissed from his role for blowing the whistle on inflated property valuations, City AM understands. The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) is reportedly looking at claims made by the former boss of the iconic [...]
Directors of collapsed Carillion banned by accounting watchdog May 12, 2026 A pair of Carillion finance directors in post shortly before its collapse have been fined and banned by the accounting industry watchdog, bringing the curtain down on eight years of regulatory probes into one of the most notorious corporate failures in British history. Richard Adam – who served as the now-extinct contracting company’s finance director [...]
Ex-Battersea Power Station boss takes owners to court over dismissal March 19, 2026 The former boss of Battersea Power Station has launched legal action against the owners of the iconic London landmark after being dismissed from his role in May. A £9bn project has transformed Battersea Power Station from a disused, decommissioned site to a 42-acre estate with 2,000 homes and 60 companies in under a decade. Don O’Sullivan, formerly [...]
Was Trump right about “horrible” and “lousy” Battersea? September 18, 2025 Donald Trump may well swing by the new US Embassy in Nine Elms during the state visit, so does he still hate it? President Trump, on his September U.K. visit, will possibly swing by the US Embassy, the imposing glass block located in Nine Elms, between Vauxhall and Battersea Power Station. What would be interesting [...]
Battersea power station lights the way for regenerating our high streets July 3, 2025 Mixed-use development, funded by private capital like Battersea Power Station can bring life back to high streets hammered by Labour’s tax rises, says Jamila Robertson Tomorrow marks the first anniversary of Labour’s landslide victory and their year-long opportunity to attain the growth they promised the electorate. I have written extensively about the damage decisions made [...]
Battersea Power Station: How London’s newest village was brought back to life February 6, 2025 From the UK’s biggest power station to international cultural fame on Pink Floyd’s tenth album, to near-ruin, Battersea Power Station has claimed multiple identities over the years. Now, the power station has entered its newest – and quite possibly cleanest – phase, as a multi-use residential, arts and office hub. A £9bn project has transformed [...]
Rocket Padel banks on ‘tenfold’ growth ahead of London expansion February 5, 2025 Britain’s booming number of padel players can grow tenfold because the country has the “perfect ingredients”, says the founder of Rocket Padel as the operator prepares to open a new club in Beckton, east London. The new site, due to open in April, will be the Scandinavian brand’s seventh club worldwide and its fourth in [...]