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 [...]
London businesses suffer the highest level of employee frauds in the UK September 18, 2017 British businesses lost at least £40m last year from frauds perpetrated by their own employees, with London accounting for the largest chunk by far, new data published today has revealed. Losses from employee fraud were highest in the Greater London area covered by the Metropolitan Police, at £7m in 2016/17, according to government figures obtained [...]
Dress-down Friday? Dress-down every day. The City of London is becoming more casual, with bowler hats out and designer stubble in September 8, 2017 Goodbye bowler hats, brollies and polished black shoes – hello dress-down Fridays, jazzy colours and designer stubble. Dress codes appear to be falling out of fashion in the City of London. Around two-thirds of financial services employees will be allowed to travel into work in casualwear for dress-down Friday today, the results of a new [...]
London ranked the most prosperous spot in the UK, but its growth is slowing against other regions September 5, 2017 London has held its position as the UK’s top spot for prosperity, but growth in the capital is lagging against a backdrop of fluctuating economic conditions and Brexit negotiations, new research suggests. Barclays Wealth & Investments’ annual UK prosperity map, which will be published today, found London’s growth was slowing across a range of indicators [...]
The 25 towns Londoners are leaving the capital for July 2, 2017 Samuel Johnson might have suggested being tired of London meant being tired of life, but he probably hadn't had to endure astronomical house prices or daily elbow wars on the Tube. Indeed, figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show the capital has the highest level of internal migration net outflow, aka people [...]
Queen’s 91st birthday flypast 2017: How to watch it, what time it’s happening and which RAF aircraft are taking part June 17, 2017 The Queen's 91st birthday may have been and gone, but Her Majesty is still getting presents from her subjects – the next will be a flypast, taking place today. If you're interested, here's everything you need to know about the big event: What time will the flypast start? The flypast will begin at 1pm today, [...]
London Bridge attack: Tourism chiefs hold emergency summit over terrorism threat to £130bn industry June 5, 2017 Tourism chiefs gathered for an emergency meeting on Monday amid fears the UK's £130bn industry will be hit by the spate of recent terrorist attacks. City A.M. understands the Tourism Industry Emergency Response (Tier) Group convened to discuss what impact the latest London atrocities will have on the industry. Meetings have previously been called [...]