City of London Corporation planning chief retires January 9, 2020 A chief council planner involved in some of the Square Mile’s biggest projects over the past three decades is retiring from the City of London Corporation. Chief planning officer Annie Hampson OBE was intimately involved with projects, such as the Gherkin, Millennium Bridge, the refurbishment of the Bank of England and the redevelopment of St [...]
How exactly can Prince Harry and Meghan become financially independent? January 9, 2020 For most people the term “financially independent” means looking for a job after finishing high school or university in a bid to stop leeching off their parents. However, for 30-something-year-old Royals the reality is starkly different. Read more: Queen ‘disappointed’ with Prince Harry decision to step away from senior Royals Prince Harry and Meghan Markle [...]
Man charged with murder for fatal Harrods stabbing January 9, 2020 A man has been charged with murder for allegedly stabbing someone to death outside of Harrods last month. Badir Rahim Alnazi, 23, has been charged, after it was alleged he fatally stabbed Mohammed Al-Araimi on 5 December outside the Knightsbridge department store. Read more: TfL: Crime rates on the Night Tube soar in 2019 Alnazi [...]
Queen ‘disappointed’ with Prince Harry and Meghan’s decision to step back January 9, 2020 Queen Elizabeth is said to be disappointed that she was not consulted on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s shock decision to step away from their positions as senior royals. A statement, released on Instagram last night, from the Duke and Duchess of Sussex saying they wanted to become “financially independent” and split their time between [...]
Twitter trials function to block all replies January 9, 2020 Twitter is trialling a new feature that allows users to block replies on their posts in a bid to cut down on online abuse. The social media giant announced the trial at Las Vegas’ Consumer Electronics Show, and will be brought in alongside an option to choose who can reply to posts. Read more: General [...]
City of London appoints architects to re-design Smithfield Market January 8, 2020 The transformation of Smithfield Market has taken another step forward, with contracts awarded to design the new public space. The City of London Corporation is planning on combining the historic meat market with the New Spitafields vegetable market and the Billingsgate fish market in one site at Dagenham Dock. Read more: Extinction Rebellion group occupy [...]
Boozy boroughs: City of London tops list of boroughs who drink most often January 8, 2020 The City of London lived up to its boozy reputation in a new survey, topping a list of boroughs who go out for drinks most often. A survey by Babylon Health through its Healthcheck app revealed that residents of the Square Mile go out for 3.4 “drinking sessions” per week. Read more: City of London [...]
Sadiq Khan has increased press office spending by 26 per cent in four years January 8, 2020 Sadiq Khan has increased spending on the mayor of London’s press operation by 26 per cent since being elected, according to newly released figures. The mayor’s office spent £920,967.95 on communications officers in 2018-19, after his predecesor Boris Johnson spent £732,537.42 in 2015-16. Read more: Questions raised over Rory Stewart association with church under fraud [...]
Questions raised over Rory Stewart association with church under fraud cloud January 8, 2020 Mayoral candidate Rory Stewart has been criticised for associating himself with a church being investigated for fraud by the Metropolitan Police and the Charity Commissioner. Croydon-based SPAC Nation was set up by former gang members to try and combat knife crime in BAME communities. Read more: Rory Stewart rails against ‘unnecessarily high’ skyscrapers in the [...]
NMC Health stocks fall after $490m sell off flagged by major shareholders January 8, 2020 NMC Health’s stock price plummeted this morning after news that two of its controlling shareholders were looking to offload $490m (£373.53m) of shares. Shares in the healthcare company are down 14 per cent to 1283p as the market reacted to a statement saying Mohamed al-Qebaisi and Khalifa Butti al-Muhairi were looking to offload their substantial [...]
