Traffic chaos: Extinction Rebellion occupy London Bridge and BoE sites August 31, 2021 Traffic in the heart of London has ground to a halt as Extinction Rebellion (XR) activists stage occupations of key roads during the ninth consecutive day of protests. Helicopters could be heard overhead as Police blocked off London Bridge, the site of an Extinction Rebellion occupation where activists have glued themselves to a bus blocking [...]
Apple snaps up classical music streaming service Primephonic August 31, 2021 Apple is challenging the likes of Classic FM and BBC Radio 3 with the launch of a new classical music streaming app. Apple will be incorporating Primephonic, a classical music streaming app from based in the Netherlands, into its Apple Music service. Oliver Schusser, vice president of Apple Music and Beats said: “we love and [...]
Northern Ireland economy minister calls for Covid restrictions to end soon August 31, 2021 The devolved Northern Ireland government must set out a pass to end all Covid-19 restrictions, Stormont’s economy minister has said. Gordon Lyons, a member of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), has called on first minister Paul Givan to have all restrictions to be ended by the end of next month. Givan has previously indicated that [...]
Climate progress tracker improves on higher carbon prices and electric vehicle sales August 31, 2021 Last week, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, issued a landmark scientific report that serves as a “code red for humanity”, according to the UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres. It comes three months before the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26), warns of climate catastrophe and lays the blame firmly at the door of human activity. [...]
Tencent ends all exclusive music rights deals after Beijing crackdown August 31, 2021 Tencent has ended all its exclusive music licensing agreements with record labels across the world after Chinese regulators ordered it to do so last month, as part of an intensifying crackdown on the country’s tech giants. In a statement released on the Chinese tech conglomerate’s official WeChat page, Tencent said all parties involved in the [...]
Landsec agrees forward purchase of Oval Village office space – CityAM : CityAM August 31, 2021 Landsec has conditionally exchanged contracts to forward purchase an office space in Kennington. The real estate company has exchanged contracts on Oval Works, which will be a 76,800 sq ft space in Berkeley’s Oval Village. Office workers will be able to use the space – estimated by some property agents to be worth up to [...]
Apple snaps up classical music streaming service Primephonic – CityAM : CityAM August 31, 2021 Apple is challenging the likes of Classic FM and BBC Radio 3 with the launch of a new classical music streaming app. Apple will be incorporating Primephonic, a classical music streaming app from based in the Netherlands, into its Apple Music service. Oliver Schusser, vice president of Apple Music and Beats said: “we love and [...]
September culture in the City: The best of music and performance August 31, 2021 As you begin to return to your workplace, make sure your time in the City is packed with culture… Here’s our September roundup to keep you busy. City Music Foundation is hosting a concert on Tuesday 7 September at 7pm at the Great Hall, St Bartholomew’s Hospital. Helen Charlston will be performing a world premiere [...]
Life-size Aston Martin ‘Goldfinger’ toy displayed at Battersea Power Station August 31, 2021 Ahead of the new 'No Time To Die' James Bond film, Aston Martin has created a life-size Corgi model box for its DB5 Continuation car.
Jet2 to buy 36 new Airbus A321s in $5bn deal August 31, 2021 Package holiday provider Jet2 today announced that it would buy 36 new A321 neos from Airbus, in a deal which values them at $4.9bn (£3.6bn) in a further note of positivity for the UK travel industry. The aircraft will be delivered over a five year period, starting in 2023. The AIM-listed firm can increase its [...]
