By: Chris Dorrell

Chris Dorrell is a freelance journalist and City AM contributor. He was previously City AM's banking and then economics reporter. When Chris is not breaking news, he can often be found playing with his band Totally Amorphous.

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The Fit Prince: Good, silly fun for the festive season

December 9, 2025

The Fit Prince, now showing at the King’s Head, is a completely unhinged mash-up of Christmas rom-coms, fairytales and puppet shows. Coming off the back of a well-received run at the Edinburgh Fringe, The Fit Prince – whose full title actually reads “The Fit Prince (who gets switched on the square in the frosty castle [...]
Inside London’s occult bookshops

December 9, 2025

As I stood outside Watkins Books, the oldest occult bookshop in London, an old man approached me. “Number 23 is the one you want,” he said, pointing down the street. I looked confused. “Murder! A woman stabbed in the basement!” The man, who quickly walked on, was referring to the 1961 murder of Elsie Batten, [...]
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold at Soho Place review: John Le Carré thriller grips on stage

November 28, 2025

The Spy Who Came in From the Cold review and star rating: ★★★★ At the interval of David Eldridge’s adaptation of The Spy Who Came in From the Cold, my friend and I placed bets on how we thought the play would end. We were both wrong. I’m sure many people who go to watch [...]
Mud, music and magic at End of the Road festival 2025

September 3, 2025

On Thursday night at End of the Road, the couple in front of me in the queue for food turned to each other and said: “We’re back in the best place in the world.” A handful of other festivals might complain, but there’s no doubt that EOTR is vying for the crown of the UK’s [...]
Co-op Bank has 10th straight quarter of profitability as net interest income rises

July 28, 2023

Rising rates helped the Co-operative Bank record a tenth consecutive quarter of profitability, as the lender considers its options regarding a potential sale. Although it recorded a significant increase in net interest income, which rose to £245.1m from £108.2m last year, the Co-op bank profit remained roughly flat at £61.8m due to increased expenditure. Operating [...]
Natwest chair Howard Davies WILL stay on after Nigel Farage Coutts scandal

July 28, 2023

Natwest chair Howard Davies said he would stay on as boss of the bank’s board while the lender tries to recover from the scandal involving Nigel Farage’s Coutts bank account. Speaking to reporters after the bank published its results, Davies said “my intention is to continue to lead the board and ensure that the bank [...]
Nationwide and TSB join HSBC in reducing rates on mortgage deals

July 27, 2023

Nationwide and TSB joined HSBC in reducing rates on a range of mortgage products today, as rates on mortgages continued to come down after last week’s inflation reading. Nationwide announced that it would be reducing fixed rates by up to 0.35 per cent while it would reduce rates available on its tracker products by 0.2 [...]
Coutts boss Peter Flavel resigns over Farage account closure

July 27, 2023

The boss of private bank Coutts has resigned for his part in the closure of Nigel Farage’s bank account. Peter Flavel’s resignation follows the departure of Natwest boss Dame Alison Rose in the early hours of Wednesday morning and comes as pressure grows on other members of the Natwest board to step down over the [...]
TSB Bank profits up 45 per cent on rising rates as impairment charges soar too

July 27, 2023

TSB Bank’s profits were lifted by rising interest rates, but the bank flagged challenges ahead as impairment charges soared by 54 per cent on last year. In the first half of the year pretax profit climbed 45 per cent to £147.9m, up from £102.9m in the same period last year. The lender noted this was [...]
Barclays shares slide after lowering interest guidance for full year despite beating expectations

July 27, 2023

Barclays shares dropped after the lender said it expects the tailwind from rising interest rates to be slowing, despite beating expectations in the second quarter. In the three months to June, Barclays’ profit rose 31 per cent to nearly £2bn, slightly higher than the £1.9bn analysts had predicted. On the back of the results, Barclays [...]

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Great Britain bid to bag $2m at Davis Cup continues

Arcadia at the Old Vic is a brilliant farewell to Tom Stoppard

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