By: Lynsey Barber

I'm City A.M.'s award-winning technology editor, covering everything from happenings at Apple and Google to the latest London startup. In particular fintech, blockchain, artifical intelligence, driverless cars, virtual reality and the sharing economy get me out of bed in the morning. I'm always trying to illustrate stories with pictures of dogs. Sometimes with some success. I was named technology journalist of the year at the UK Tech Awards.

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Mikhail Fridman and LetterOne fund attack UK government attempt to block North Sea oil and gas fields deal

March 2, 2015

Russian oligarch Mikhail Fridman has issued a stinging attack on the government over its attempts to block a deal which would see his fund LetterOne take ownership of North Sea oil and gas fields. A letter to the UK government called the decision “not rational” and criticised its last minute decision just days before the [...]
Tube strike dates announced for Saturday night 7 March over driver sacking

March 2, 2015

There's more misery for Londoners as Tube drivers have announced the dates for another strike over the sacking of a colleague. The walkout will begin on Saturday 7 March at 9.30pm and end on Sunday 8 March 3.59am, minimising transport chaos by avoiding rush hour but potentially leaving some revellers confused. The London Underground drivers [...]
Crystal Palace replica redevelopment plans by Chinese firm and backed by Boris Johnson ended by Bromley council

March 2, 2015

Ambitious plans to recreate London's famous Crystal Palace have shattered into a million pieces after the local council withdrew its support. Plans by Chinese developer ZhongRong and backed by mayor Boris Johnson to rebuild the palace created in 1851 for the Great Exhibition have effectively ended after Bromley council decided not to extend an exclusivity [...]
UK house prices fall by average of £482 in another signal the property market is cooling

March 2, 2015

House prices have fallen for the first time in five months as annual growth in the property market slowed to its lowest rate since September 2013 – yet another signal the market is losing steam. The latest figures from Nationwide show house prices fell 0.1 per cent in February compared to a 0.3 per cent [...]
Rangers FC chairman David Somers resigns days before EGM

March 2, 2015

The chairman of Rangers has resigned from the troubled Scottish football club just days before a crucial extraordinary general meeting in which the fate of the board is due to be decided. David Somers was facing one of its major shareholders who has called for the entire board to be removed. Dave King is seeking [...]
Thorntons share price slides as sales melted by supermarket woes

March 2, 2015

The figures The latest figures from chocolate maker Thorntons were hard to digest for investors, sending shares down more than seven per cent in early trading. Like-for-like sales in the first half of the year to 10 January were £128m – a fall of eight per cent. Pre-tax profit fell 11 per cent to £6.5m, largely as a result woes [...]
Trinity Mirror pays first dividend in six years despite supermarket ad spend slowdown

March 2, 2015

The figures The publisher of the Daily Mirror, Sunday Mirror and Sunday People has turned in a full-year adjusted profit of £102.3m, a slight uptick of one per cent on the previous year. Revenue for the year to 28 December fell to £636.3m from £663.8m, a fall of 4.1 per cent on the previous year, but [...]
Spain’s Prime Minister hits back at Tsipras’s anti-Greece conspiracy claims

March 1, 2015

Spain’s Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has hit back at the Prime Minister of Greece Alexis Tsipras, over accusations the country is part of a conspiracy against the Greek anti-austerity government. Rajoy called on Tsipras to be “serious” after accusing Spain and Portugal of being part of an “axis of powers” undermining Greece's debt negotiations with [...]
Alcohol off the menu at London’s pop-up owl bar due to animal welfare concerns

March 1, 2015

Alcohol has been removed from the menu of a pop-up bar in London which is hosting real-life owls after thousands of people raised concerns about the welfare of the birds. More than 64,000 people had applied for tickets to see the owls while sipping a cocktail, however, the event has caused outrage among some animal [...]
Sol Campbell could be the next MP for Kensington as ex-Arsenal and Tottenham defender discusses Tory candidacy

March 1, 2015

Sol Campbell, the ex-England footballer, could be the next MP for Kensington succeeding Sir Malcolm Rifkind who resigned after the cash for access scandal. Campbell, a former Arsenal and Spurs defender, has indicated he is potentially being lined up to take the Conservative safe seat of Kensington, speaking to Sky News. The retired footballer replied [...]

Government borrowing costs soar as Iran war drags on

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