More than 5m passengers traveled through London City Airport in 2019 January 10, 2020 In 2019, London City Airport saw more than 5m passengers travel through for the first time in its history. A record total of 5,100,025 passengers meant growth for the year was up 6.3 per cent on 2018. Read more: London City Airport given carbon neutral accreditation The most popular route remains between London and Amsterdam, [...]
Selfridges’ Christmas sales boosted by vegan food and toys January 10, 2020 Selfridges enjoyed a five per cent growth in sales in the 24 days leading up to Christmas fueled by increasing demand for vegan food. The department store saw growth of 96 per cent in vegan confectionery sales, while a newly-launched vegan hamper sold out. Read more: Selfridges to open permanent cinema on Oxford Street The [...]
Harry and Meghan: Duchess of Sussex returns to Canada ‘to be with son’ as Royal Family try to find ‘workable solution’ January 10, 2020 The Duchess of Sussex has returned to Canada to be with eight-month old son Archie. It comes after Harry and Meghan announced they would be stepping back as senior royals. A spokeswoman said that Meghan had returned to Canada to be with her son, who is thought to have stayed in North America with a [...]
City of London Corporation planning chief retires January 9, 2020 A chief council planner involved in some of the Square Mile’s biggest projects over the past three decades is retiring from the City of London Corporation. Chief planning officer Annie Hampson OBE was intimately involved with projects, such as the Gherkin, Millennium Bridge, the refurbishment of the Bank of England and the redevelopment of St [...]
Man charged with murder for fatal Harrods stabbing January 9, 2020 A man has been charged with murder for allegedly stabbing someone to death outside of Harrods last month. Badir Rahim Alnazi, 23, has been charged, after it was alleged he fatally stabbed Mohammed Al-Araimi on 5 December outside the Knightsbridge department store. Read more: TfL: Crime rates on the Night Tube soar in 2019 Alnazi [...]
Queen ‘disappointed’ with Prince Harry and Meghan’s decision to step back January 9, 2020 Queen Elizabeth is said to be disappointed that she was not consulted on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s shock decision to step away from their positions as senior royals. A statement, released on Instagram last night, from the Duke and Duchess of Sussex saying they wanted to become “financially independent” and split their time between [...]
City Hall needs a major shake-up if it is to deliver for London January 9, 2020 The immense challenges facing London are growing by the day, and meeting these requires not just a proactive national government but an effective administration at City Hall. The political power of the capital’s own local government is so often underestimated, but there can be no doubt that the mayor of London has the money and [...]
City of London appoints architects to re-design Smithfield Market January 8, 2020 The transformation of Smithfield Market has taken another step forward, with contracts awarded to design the new public space. The City of London Corporation is planning on combining the historic meat market with the New Spitafields vegetable market and the Billingsgate fish market in one site at Dagenham Dock. Read more: Extinction Rebellion group occupy [...]
Boozy boroughs: City of London tops list of boroughs who drink most often January 8, 2020 The City of London lived up to its boozy reputation in a new survey, topping a list of boroughs who go out for drinks most often. A survey by Babylon Health through its Healthcheck app revealed that residents of the Square Mile go out for 3.4 “drinking sessions” per week. Read more: City of London [...]
Sadiq Khan has increased press office spending by 26 per cent in four years January 8, 2020 Sadiq Khan has increased spending on the mayor of London’s press operation by 26 per cent since being elected, according to newly released figures. The mayor’s office spent £920,967.95 on communications officers in 2018-19, after his predecesor Boris Johnson spent £732,537.42 in 2015-16. Read more: Questions raised over Rory Stewart association with church under fraud [...]