By: Guy Taylor

Transport Reporter Guy Taylor is the Transport and Infrastructure Correspondent at City A.M. He has interviewed key figures in UK aviation and rail and has a particular interest in investigative reporting. He was highly commended in MHP's 30 to watch award for young journalists in 2025.

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Betting company 888 appoints Per Widerström as boss

July 25, 2023

William Hill owner 888 has appointed Per Widerström as chief executive, six months after its former boss stepped down amid a money laundering probe at the gambling giant. Widerström will take the helm from October 16, the company announced, with the news prompting shares to spike just over 4 per cent. It comes after the [...]
Amazon Warhammer deal spurs Games Workshop to record £170m profit

July 25, 2023

Warhammer-maker Games Workshop saw bumper profits this morning as it benefitted from a major December deal with Amazon to turn its popular wargame into a TV series. Profits rose from £156m to £170.6m for the year ending in May, which the firm said was the highest it had “generated since flotation 29 years ago.” Revenues, [...]
Addison Lee boss: Khan doesn’t want to solve congestion for London drivers

July 24, 2023

Sadiq Khan doesn’t want to solve congestion problems for London’s car users, the boss of private hire taxi firm Addison Lee has said. “I just think that definitely the congestion in London should be something we want to solve,” Liam Griffin told City A.M. but “I’m not sure Khan wants to solve it for cars.” [...]
Ryanair chief O’Leary slams EU inaction over French air traffic control strikes

July 24, 2023

Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary has hit out at the European Commission this morning over its handling of strike action by staff at French air traffic control, describing it as a “shambles.” Following Ryanair’s first quarter results, O’Leary told analysts on a conference call that the continuing failure of the commission to take action to address [...]
More London rail disruption on horizon as ASLEF to stage fresh overtime ban

July 24, 2023

Train drivers will stage a fresh overtime ban in August, the ASLEF Union has announced, continuing a long running dispute and causing disruption for many London hubs. ASLEF workers will refuse to work overtime from Monday 7 to Saturday 12 August, in action that the union said will “seriously disrupt services,” as “none of the [...]
Boeing delays don’t take shine off Ryanair’s post-pandemic takeoff

July 24, 2023

Ryanair saw its first quarter profits fly past pre-pandemic levels to €663m (£572m) in the three months up to the end of June as it cashed in on soaring demand and rising ticket fares. The budget carrier is currently operating its largest ever summer schedule and said passenger traffic rose 11 per cent to 50.4 [...]
RAC: Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda and Morrisons have more than doubled fuel margins since Ukraine war

July 22, 2023

Supermarkets have more than doubled their margins on fuel since the Ukraine war began, according to research from motoring firm the RAC. The ‘big four’ supermarkets – Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda and Morrisons – have seen the profits they make per litre of diesel and petrol rise from 4.7p to 10p since the Russian invasion started in [...]
London tube strikes CALLED OFF as unions reach last ditch deal to evade chaos

July 21, 2023

London tube strikes next week have been cancelled, after unions struck a last minute deal with Transport for London (TfL) this morning. Aslef, who represent train drivers, confirmed ahead of an official announcement that strikes from all unions would be called off. The RMT, ASLEF and Unite Unions had planned coinciding walk-outs – scheduled between 23 [...]
FTSE 100 close: London markets measured after strong week

July 21, 2023

London markets stayed flat throughout Friday after a strong week, closing slightly higher and extending earlier gains caused by lower than expected inflation. The bluechip FTSE 100 was measured throughout the day and closed in the green at 7,658.53, while the midcap FTSE 250, which is more aligned with the health of the UK economy, [...]
London workers brave rail strikes and head back to office – but are ‘exception to the rule’ of WFH trend

July 21, 2023

Strikes are failing to deter London workers from heading back into the office, with the capital one of only three UK cities to see growth in commuter numbers over the last quarter. As the summer months kicked in, the number of Londoners heading into the office fell significantly across the board, data from Virgin Media’s [...]

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