It’s not just the BT Tower: London’s property developers look to turn offices into hotels March 23, 2024 Over a quarter of office sales made in the year to March have been from buyers who wish to turn the buildings into hotels, offering a lifeline for London’s downtrodden commercial property market.
Every single Premiership Rugby match to be broadcast live from next season March 21, 2024 Some matches will continue to be shown on free-to-air channels.
Government to fully fund apprenticeships for small firms, Rishi Sunak to announce March 18, 2024 The government will fully fund apprenticeships for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) with a £60m investment in up to 20,000 training places, Rishi Sunak will announce.
Musicmagpie sees earnings boost from Black Friday and its ‘smart for the planet’ solution March 13, 2024 Musicmagpie has reported a boost to annual earnings after the second-hand smartphone seller experienced a "record" Black Friday last November.
IWD: Who are the four FTSE 100 firms with both female CEOs and CFOs? March 8, 2024 Out of the 100 companies in the FTSE, only 10 have a female CEO, compared to 24 CFOs. 14 of the female CFOs have been in their current role for less than two years, data from AJ Bell revealed.
The London restaurant round-up: Bardo St James’, Cafe Kitty, and Ochre February 24, 2024 Life is nothing without a good lunch, and London would never be the global city it is without its restaurants. Join City A.M. editor Andy Silvester on an occasional, irregular tour of the capital’s new, and rediscovered, openings. Bardo St James’, St James’ In Tibetan Buddhism, Bardo is the state in between life and death, [...]
BT Tower to be turned into Heatherwick-designed hotel by US giant February 21, 2024 London's iconic BT Tower has been sold to a US hotels giant for £275m - who will give it a new life as a hotel
Telco battle hots up as Virgin Media O2 launches challenger to BT Openreach with new broadband unit February 16, 2024 Virgin Media O2 has announced plans to establish a new national fixed network company alongside two of its major shareholders.
I feel ‘personally responsible’ for the UK economy says BT boss February 8, 2024 The weight of keeping British businesses up and running is a heavy one according to the boss of BT’s business unit, Bas Burger.
FTSE 100 close: London ends week down after US jobs figures February 2, 2024 US tech stocks dominated overnight news, all eyes will turn to US non-farm payrolls report, which are out at 1.30pm.