Volcano erupts on Canary Island of La Palma September 19, 2021 The Teneguia volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma has erupted after authorities warned an eruption was due following a recent spate of earthquakes. Spain’s National Geographic Institute detected more than 4,000 tremors last week in the Cumbre Vieja national park around the volcano, which is located in the far south of the island. [...]
City A.M. to return to print this coming Monday September 20 September 17, 2021 After eighteen months of pandemic-induced absence, City A.M. will return to London’s streets as a physical newspaper this Monday September 20. We suspended printing in March 2020 at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, instead bringing you all the news from business and politics here on CityAM.com. We will keep doing exactly that, but with [...]
Going underground: London has a new tube map September 16, 2021 South London’s tube map is about to get a whole lot messier. The opening of two new stations – Battersea Power Station and Nine Elms – means Harry Beck’s tube map masterpiece needs a makeover. The stations will open this coming Monday as a Northern Line spur, with passengers changing at Kennington. The two stations [...]
Cabinet Reshuffle: The ins and outs in Boris Johnson’s Cabinet September 16, 2021 Prime Minister Boris Johnson has reshuffled his top team, bringing a raft of new faces into his Cabinet. Most of the big moves were made on Wednesday afternoon, with junior ministerial appointments continuing Thursday. But who is in and who is out? The Ins Liz Truss – Foreign Secretary The South West Norfolk MP has [...]
Reshuffle Live: Truss becomes Foreign Secretary after Raab is moved and Williamson sacked September 15, 2021 Boris Johnson’s reshuffle is continuing this afternoon with Liz Truss being appointed Foreign Secretary after incumbent Dominic Raab was moved. Raab has been moved to the justice department, whilst also being formally appointed as Deputy Prime Minister. Other reshuffle casualties include embattled Education Secretary Gavin Williamson, Justice Secretary Robert Buckland and Party chairman Amanda Milling [...]
Covid-19: Government aims to avoid winter restrictions with booster jabs and teenage vaccinations September 14, 2021 Health Secretary Sajid Javid has said Government intends to avoid a return to Covid-19 restrictions through booster jabs and vaccinations of 12 to 15-year-olds, as he set out an autumn and winter pandemic plan. The Health Secretary said ‘Plan A’ is a series of pharmaceutical interventions, with the objective of avoiding “unsustainable pressure” on the [...]
Brexit: UK to delay full border checks on EU goods amidst supply crisis September 14, 2021 The Government will push back the imposition of new checks on incoming goods from the EU due to supply chain pressures, Ministers said today. Lord Frost told Parliament this morning that thought the UK’s infrastructure remained “on track” to meet original timetables, the pandemic has had “longer lasting impacts on businesses” than expected and that [...]
Mayor calls for emergency visas to solve London labour shortage September 14, 2021 Sadiq Khan will call on the Government to introduce a ‘Covid Recovery Visa’ to address chronic labour shortages in a speech later today. The capital’s businesses are suffering from a chronic labour shortage following new immigration rules and a number of EU nationals returning to their home countries. Khan, the Mayor of London, will say [...]
Ronaldo debut set to be must-see viewing on Wall Street September 11, 2021 Analysts expect Cristiano Ronaldo’s debut this weekend to be must-see viewing for New York investors – with a strong showing potentially giving Manchester United’s share price a boost. The football club’s share price rose sharply on the New York Stock Exchange when the return of the club legend was announced. And with success on the [...]
PM: 9/11 failed to shake our belief in democracy September 11, 2021 Boris Johnson has said the 9/11 attacks failed to shake the west’s belief in “freedom and democracy.” In a message to mark the 20th anniversary of the attacks on New York and Washington, the PM said people across the world would could together “in sorrow but also in faith and resolve.” The New York-born PM [...]