The top table: Bankers and hedgies battle it out for charity ping pong title October 17, 2018 Ping pong enthusiasts with a competitive spirit may like to get involved with a new City A.M.-backed initiative helping young Londoners from disadvantaged backgrounds. Teams from financial powerhouses such as BNP Paribas and Man Group launched a table tennis championship towards the end of last week at the Greenhouse Centre close to Marylebone station. Players [...]
How would you like to pay for that, madam? October 17, 2018 | City Talk The global payments industry is dramatically improving due to technology. Mobile has changed everything. Payments are getting faster and smarter. Competition is intense. And payments are revolutionsing markets in the developing world even faster than in the developed world. In just the next seven years, the McKinsey Global Institute estimates that widespread adoption and use [...]
Why city parents are sending their children to boarding schools outside the M25 October 17, 2018 Every Sunday evening, there is a quiet exodus of teenagers from capital to countryside. Fleets of shiny, branded minibuses collect their young passengers from affluent London suburbs and whisk them through the darkness to the green and pleasant lands beyond the M25. Boarding school will be their home – until Friday night or Saturday afternoon [...]
Sadiq Khan launches online Brexit resource for businesses October 17, 2018 Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has launched a website aimed at helping companies prepare for potential challenges presented by Brexit. The Brexit Business Resource Hub contains Brexit-related news, links to industry reports and a calendar containing information on related events happening in London. Read more: James Dyson: No-deal Brexit 'will not change anything' The website [...]
RAF centenary flypast over London: What you need to know, where to watch it, and which aircraft will be taking part October 15, 2018 You may have heard that on 10 July, a spectacular centenary flypast is planned by the Royal Air Force (RAF) over central London. Here's what you need to know about where to watch it, why it's happening, and what the timings are… Read more: Take a look at the aircraft taking part in the RAF's [...]
London mayoral candidate Shaun Bailey faces fresh wave of criticism over teenage pregnancy remarks October 12, 2018 Conservative London mayoral candidate Shaun Bailey has faced fresh criticism after comments he made about contraception and teenage pregnancy came to light this week. Bailey said that the act of giving young people access to condoms and abortion services "normalise[s] sex" and pushes them towards a life of crime. "You have had local authorities up and [...]
Elderly woman ‘crushed’ by hoarding outside west London H&M, rushed to hospital October 11, 2018 A woman has been rushed to hospital with serious injuries after being crushed by a hoarding outside an H&M store in west London. The woman, described by witnesses as in her 70s, was taken to a major trauma centre after being injured this morning. Read more: Earl's Court Station evacuated as person on track airlifted [...]
Earl’s Court incident: Person on track airlifted to safety as station evacuated October 11, 2018 A person appears to have been airlifted to safety after an incident at Earl’s Court Station this morning, with thousands of commuters evacuated from the station as it was temporarily closed. British Transport Police (BTP) reportedly said a person was struck by a train at the station, but it is not clear whether they were [...]
Met Office issues weather warning as Storm Callum approaches UK October 10, 2018 The Met Office has issued a weather warning with 80mph gale-force winds and heavy rain forecast for later this week as Storm Callum hits the UK. A yellow warning has been declared for Northern Ireland and western Britain this Friday with strong winds and torrential rain posing a danger to life, the Met Office saya. [...]
Passenger numbers soar to 1.5m at London Luton Airport October 10, 2018 London Luton Airport has hit a new milestone after experiencing its busiest September ever with more than 1.5m passengers travelling through it last month. It marks the 20th consecutive month that the London-based airport has welcomed more than 1m passengers and represents a 3.9 per cent increase on the same month last year as demand [...]