Exclusive: IWG founder and office veteran Mark Dixon on why hybrid working is the new normal July 28, 2021 Office space giant IWG swung to a £650m loss last year due to the impact of coronavirus on working habits, it announced earlier this year. However, founder and CEO Mark Dixon has full confidence in the future of London’s offices, as he sits down with City A.M. for an exclusive interview. Dixon said his company [...]
London: Cover-up culture led to hundreds of Lambeth children being abused for decades July 28, 2021 Council staff “put vulnerable children in the path” of sex offenders, who infiltrated children’s homes and foster care, with “devastating, life-long consequences for their victims”, a damning report into decades of abuse has found. Employees in the south London borough of Lambeth “treated children in care as if they were worthless” and appeared to demonstrate [...]
Trust beats punishment: Soft regulation may be more effective in sharing economy July 27, 2021 Soft and supportive regulation is more effective in creating trust and ensuring cooperative behaviour, according to new research shared with City A.M. this evening. Currently, most companies operating in the sharing economy tend to use forms of harsh regulations, often based on different types of penalties or punishment, a team of researchers from the Vienna [...]
Wood Green man dies two days after altercation with Metropolitan Police July 27, 2021 A man who was reportedly behaving “erratically” while carrying a knife and then handcuffed by police officers has died, Scotland Yard has confirmed. The Metropolitan Police said that officers were called to a home in James Gardens in Wood Green, north London, at around 8.10pm on Thursday following concerns for the welfare of a male [...]
Hasbro revenues get a 54 per cent lift as Dungeons & Dragons demand surges July 27, 2021 Toymaker Hasbro posted a better-than-expected 54 per cent jump in quarterly revenue, helped by rising demand for its ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ tabletop game, while its film and television production unit rebounded after a year of pandemic-led shutdowns. Watch the full report.
Vatican insiders go on trial for embezzlement in Holy See’s first prosecution of a powerful cardinal July 27, 2021 In a case based on a widespread probe into the allegedly criminal management of the Holy See’s portfolio of assets, including donations by countless Catholic worshippers, a trial is due to begin this morning in Vatican City which includes 10 defendants, including a once-powerful cardinal. Among the defendants is Italian prelate Angelo Becciu, a veteran [...]
Police launches investigation after anti-vaxxer compares NHS staff to Nazis July 26, 2021 Police are investigating comments made by a notorious anti-vaccination protester who compared NHS staff to Nazi war criminals. Former nurse Kate Shemirani, who has been widely condemned including by Downing Street, London Mayor Sadiq Khan and her own son, called on supporters in Trafalgar Square to send her the details of doctors and nurses who [...]
World War Two veteran cheats death twice as he beats Covid after weeks in hospital July 26, 2021 Russian World War Two veteran Nikolai Bagayev feels like he has cheated death twice. This time though, the enemy was not the German troops invading the Soviet Union but Covid-19. Watch the full report.
Watch: Heathrow’s recovery falls behind Paris and Amsterdam airports July 26, 2021 London’s Heathrow Airport urged the UK government to open up travel to vaccinated passengers after its recovery fell behind hubs elsewhere in Europe. Watch the full report.
Housing fraud trial: Poplar and Limehouse MP Apsana Begum breaks down in court July 26, 2021 A Labour MP accused of housing fraud wept in court today as she described the “traumatic” moment she called police and fled her family home after an argument with her brother during which he claimed she was possessed. Apsana Begum, 31, who is on trial at Snaresbrook Crown Court, said she went to a police [...]