City of London steps up Brexit diplomacy as financial services white paper is shelved January 23, 2018 The City is seeking to take control of its post-Brexit future by ramping up engagement with EU member states, as it emerges that ministers have shelved plans for a financial services white paper. Meetings have been taking place with weekly envoys from the City of London Corporation and TheCityUK meeting ministers from across the continent. [...]
Five things you should know about the new US embassy in “off location” Nine Elms January 12, 2018 Donald Trump may not be impressed with London's new US embassy building in Nine Elms – but the new £800m site has been in the works for a decade, and is one of the world's safest buildings. Trump was due to cut the ribbon at the embassy at the beginning of next month, but he [...]
These are officially the 11 best towns to commute to London from January 2, 2018 Rail fares may have gone up today, but that doesn't mean moving out of London is out of the question: a new ranking has revealed Luton is the best place to commute to the capital from. Yes, despite having been voted the worst place to live in the UK last year, Luton has taken the [...]
Here’s what the bookies say about Prince Harry’s wedding December 15, 2017 Bad news for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle: after the happy couple revealed the date of their nuptials next year, bookies have tipped rain. Bookies at Betway put odds of 15/8 on it raining on 19 May, the day of the couple's wedding, while they put the chances of the wedding attracting more viewers than [...]
Tube problems will “continue all day” after seven lines were suspended at rush hour November 6, 2017 Problems on at least one Tube line are set to continue for the rest of the day, after a nightmare rush hour in which seven Tube lines were hit by suspensions or delays. Nigel Holness the director of network operations at London Underground, apologised to customers, but said problems on the District Line are likely [...]
NFL fan? These are London’s 10 best sports bars to watch US sports October 27, 2017 With the NFL and NBA seasons in full flow and the MLB world series reaching its climax, it's time to crack out your best Stars and Stripes garb and head out to an American sports bar. We've rounded up the capital's 10 greatest places to watch US sports – whether it's a bloody brawl on [...]
The Square Mile has the UK’s least potholey roads, it turns out October 19, 2017 Want to drive on pothole-free roads? Then London's financial district is the place to be, council figures released today reveal. Just 123 potholes were reported in 2016, according to figures obtained under a Freedom of Information Act request, equivalent to a depth of only two metres. The City spent £174,960 fixing potholes, and, in a [...]
There’s a solution to the airport capacity problem in the UK, and it isn’t Heathrow October 13, 2017 The call for evidence to form a new aviation strategy for the UK closes today. We live in hope, but the UK hasn’t had a proper strategy for 50 years. While the need for more capacity grows, and Heathrow and Gatwick become full to bursting, successive governments have dithered over a decision on a third [...]
Ranked: These are the happiest places to live in London October 11, 2017 Bad news, Londoners. For unless you're residing in Richmond upon Thames, you're not living in the happiest place in the capital. And while property site Rightmove has compiled the best places to live in the UK, five of the least happy places can be found in London. Still, Bromley and Camden residents can feel pretty [...]
The City of London has elected its 690th Lord Mayor September 29, 2017 The City of London has elected its 690th Lord Mayor – a former PwC partner who will represent the City's interests during one of the most unsettled periods in its history. Charles Bowman, formerly a non-executive director of PwC's tax practice and the man who set up its audit and assurance practice looking after its [...]