By: James Nickerson

I am a reporter at City A.M. looking at the stories, people and data behind political events from the UK, Europe and further afield. I also write about infrastructure and transport, as well as broader issues around global business.

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WTI crude oil price is tumbling towards $40 a barrel as it sets up for second longest losing streak in over 30 years

August 21, 2015

US oil price benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude spent the afternoon plummeting towards the $40 a barrel mark, its lowest level since 2008. In late afternoon trading, the benchmark was hovering around $40.16 a barrel. This comes as WTI is set to hit its second-longest losing streak in more than 30 years, falling more [...]
US Presidential Election 2016: Can President Obama’s strong stock market performance deliver Democrats victory in 2016?

August 21, 2015

Barack Obama may have presided over some of the most tumultuous years in recent history – but it turns out Democrats are actually good for equities. Since 1900, stock markets have performed better under the Democrat presidents than Republican presidents overall, with higher returns and lower volatility, research has found. And Obama himself has overseen [...]
Labour leadership race: Andy Burnham raises concerns of “several thousand” Conservative infiltrators in vote

August 21, 2015

Thousands of Conservatives could be intending to vote in the Labour leadership election, according to Andy Burnham’s campaign. An “urgent meeting” of candidates' teams is necessary, the BBC reports Michael Dugher, who is leading Burnham’s campaign, to have said. Read more: Now Labour is blocking genuine party members from leadership vote Burnham's team has written to [...]
British men feel pressured to attain dream physique

August 21, 2015

British men feel under increasing pressure to achieve a perfect physique, according to a new survey. The research, conducted for Alpha Man magazine, found 82 per cent of men “feel more stressed about not having an impressive physique than they did five years ago”. For the perfect body, 69 per cent said they would give [...]
EU referendum: British voters don’t believe no means no

August 20, 2015

British voters do not believe "no" will really mean no when it comes to the European referendum, according to a new survey. The poll, by YouGov, found 41 per cent of voters think if Britain votes to leave the European Union in a referendum, instead of leaving the bloc straight away, it's likely there would [...]
Conveyor belt of UK graduates is failing to boost productivity

August 20, 2015

While the United Kingdom’s employment record over the past few years has beaten all expectations, the number of graduates in the UK labour market has significantly outstripped the growth of high-skilled jobs. Graduate over-qualification in the UK has reached "saturation point" with too many over-qualified graduates in non-graduate roles. And yet, record numbers of young [...]
Foreign secretary Philip Hammond travels to Iran to reopen UK’s Tehran embassy after nearly four years

August 20, 2015

The UK will formally reopen its embassy in Tehran this weekend, almost four years after the building shut down after being stormed by demonstrators. Foreign secretary Philip Hammond will travel to Iran "in the coming days" to reopen the embassy. At the same time the Iranian embassy in London will be reopened, the Foreign Office [...]
Calais migrant crisis: British police to be deployed in new “command and control centre”

August 20, 2015

British police officers are to be deployed in Calais to help tackle the ongoing migrant crisis, the government has said. Home secretary Theresa May joined her French counterpart, interior minister Bernard Cazeneuve, in Calais to announce a “command and control centre”, which will be jointly led by one British officer and one French officer, otherwise [...]
Chances of getting a stroke “more likely” with longer working hours

August 20, 2015

It might be time to cut back on that overtime – it turns out those working longer hours are more likely to have a stroke, according to a new study. An analysis of just over 600,000 people published in the Lancet Medical Journal showed those working more than the standard nine to five were as [...]
Labour leadership race: Now Labour is blocking genuine party members from leadership vote

August 20, 2015

The Labour Party has been blocking members from voting in the leadership contest, following a surge of people signing up to vote in the hotly contested race. This is not the first time Labour has been found to block individuals from voting in the leadership contest – earlier this month 1,200 people were banned from [...]

Henry Pollock: England rugby star joins Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Talent Agency

Henry Pollock: England rugby star joins Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Talent Agency

Rolls-Royce to launch ultra-exclusive Coachbuild Collection

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