By: Clara Guibourg

Clara Guibourg is an Online Writer at City A.M. She can be contacted at clara.guibourg@cityam.com. She is particularly passionate about women in business, technology and telecoms.

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Record number of tourists flock to the UK and spend more than ever thanks to the 2015 Rugby World Cup

December 19, 2015

The tourism boom to the UK shows no signs of letting up, with a record number of international visits to the country recorded in October. The Rugby World Cup drove tourism figures sky high, with fresh figures from VisitBritain showing that a new record was set in October, not just for the number of visits [...]
Research shows Women in the City expect to earn smaller bonus than male counterparts – Astbury Marsden

December 19, 2015

Christmas bonus season is upon us, but sorry ladies, we’ve got bad news for women hoping to get a large bonus in this year’s stocking. Women in the City are expecting to take home far less than their male counterparts, not just in absolute numbers, but also as a proportion of their salary. While men [...]
How can Silicon Roundabout compete with Silicon Valley? London’s digital edge depends on diversity

December 19, 2015

This year I have attended and hosted events in Bangalore, Copenhagen, Berlin and New York all with a single purpose – to celebrate London’s thriving digital sector. Speaking to technology professionals abroad it is clear that London’s reputation is built on innovation, cultural openness and diversity. London’s diversity sparks ideas, welcomes new thinking and encourages [...]
Panic Saturday is here: 12.6m Britons hit the shops for busiest day of Christmas shopping as sales start early at M&S, Sports Direct, H&M, Argos and Sainsbury’s

December 19, 2015

Brace yourselves, Panic Saturday is here. If you still haven’t bought your Christmas presents, be prepared for crowds. A stampede of last minute Christmas shoppers are bearing down on UK retailers today, making it the busiest day of this year’s Christmas shopping. 12.6 million Britons are forecast to hit the shops, spending over £1.1bn on [...]
Cirque le Soir fire: London Fire Brigade sends 50 firefighters to tackle Soho nightclub blaze

December 19, 2015

Dozens of firefighters worked to tackle a blaze that broke out overnight on the dancefloor of a well-known London nightclub. The fire is thought to have broken out on the dancefloor and in the basement of Cirque Le Soir on Soho’s Ganton Street, from where it spread to office buildings nearby. Firefighters were called to [...]
Syria crisis: Security Council adopt UN resolution for Syria peace process

December 19, 2015

The UN’s Security Council has reached a rare agreement backing an international plan for a Syria peace process. The council adopted a resolution late last night, having previously been divided on the issue of the civil war that has ravaged the country for nearly five years, with China and Russia vetoing a number of Western [...]
Security Council adopt UN resolution to choke off funding for Islamic State

December 17, 2015

The 15 finance ministers of UN Security Council nations have moved to starve funding for the so-called Islamic State (Isis) and other terrorist groups. At tonight’s meeting, the first of finance ministers since the Security Council was formed in 1945, a resolution was adopted urging countries to “move vigorously and decisively to cut the flow [...]
Cybercrime: UK businesses slower than US, Germany and Australia when spotting data breaches

December 17, 2015

UK businesses take an average of nine hours to discover data breaches, putting them at the bottom of the list when different countries’ response times were ranked. This less than flattering accolade comes from Clearswift, as the firm put countries to the test and found that Australian firms were the best at spotting cyber attacks [...]
The UK is fantastic at starting business, but notoriously bad at growing them: We need sharing data to turn startups into the next Facebook

December 17, 2015

The UK has the potential to lead the digital revolution – boosting productivity and our economic power in the process. Some 15 per cent of the nearly 600,000 businesses registered with Companies House in 2014 were digital. By 2030, the UK is set to employ 7.1m people in science-based roles and the digital sector already [...]
Lotus Bakeries buys Bear Fruit snack maker Urban Fresh Foods in £70m deal

December 17, 2015

London-based healthy snack maker Urban Fresh Foods has been snapped up by Lotus Bakeries in a £70m deal. This is the second time the Belgian baker has bought a British firm in 2015, having bought Natural Balance Foods this summer. The deals means Bear Fruit snacks join Nakd and Trek snack bars under the same [...]

Two top flight clubs in same league to be owned by same firm after major sport decision

Premier League’s smallest stadium gets approval to begin £90m rebuild

This hotel on the Elizabeth Line is 30 minutes from London but feels totally remote

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