RMT’s Great Western Rail strike will go ahead tomorrow December 22, 2016 A Great Western Railway (GWR) workers' strike will go ahead tomorrow, the RMT union confirmed today. RMT members who are cleaners on the rail network will take industrial action over "serious bullying, claims of discrimination and poverty working conditions" on the GWR train cleaning contract operated by Servest UK. Members have been instructed not to book on for [...]
Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis: Gunners will bounce back from Everton and Manchester City defeats to challenge for title December 22, 2016 Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis believes the Gunners will be in the title race right to the end, despite slipping nine points behind league leaders Chelsea last weekend. After slipping to consecutive 2-1 defeats at Everton and Manchester City, Arsene Wenger's men have fallen to fourth, just one point above local rivals Tottenham. But writing to shareholders in [...]
Storm Barbara to batter the UK threatening Christmas travel plans December 22, 2016 The great Christmas getaway is under threat as 90mph winds are forecast to hit the UK just as the festive season commences. The Met Office has warned Storm Barbara will bring "severe or hazardous weather" to the Grampian and Highland regions of Scotland. Many parts of southern England were blanketed in fog earlier this morning. Together [...]
Monte dei Paschi shares swing wildly as bailout fails but FTSE 100 and Europe shares flat December 22, 2016 Shares in Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS) were swinging wildly on Thursday as investors digested the news that the Italian bank is set for a government bailout. Shares were suspended after steep falls. They closed at €16.30 on Wednesday, but traded at lows of €14.71 after opening at €15.00. However, they then recovered quickly [...]
Tower Bridge will reopen today – ahead of schedule December 22, 2016 Tower Bridge is to reopen at noon today, after a three-month closure to traffic for maintenance work. The City of London Corporation originally planned to reopen the iconic bridge on New Year's Eve, but said that "due to favourable weather conditions and well organised planning, management, and project execution, the extensive refurbishment works were able [...]
All I want for Christmas is… an ultra-hard Brexit (and nine other pro-growth policy wishes) December 22, 2016 Here is my Christmas wish list for Santa. Ten policy measures which, if implemented, would make future growth prospects truly joyous, with Christmas every day of the week. But these are also economic policy measures Santa won’t be too familiar with, as he boards his sleigh somewhere north of the Nordic economies. I don’t pretend [...]
Editor’s 2016 review: It’s been a year of momentous political change, but there’s every reason to look to the future December 22, 2016 Attempting to reflect such an extraordinary year with just a handful of our own front pages was always going to be difficult, but I thought we’d give it a go. The front page of City A.M. is (to borrow a phrase from our marketing department) the front door of our brand. The choice of splash, [...]
Football betting tips: Watford ready to pile the pressure on Alan Pardew’s Crystal Palace December 21, 2016 CRYSTAL Palace face a Boxing Day trip to Watford looking to improve on their disastrous form of eight defeats in their last 10 games. The Eagles currently sit in 17th place, just one point off the relegation places, and another defeat to could end Alan Pardew’s tumultuous reign. The English manager enjoyed great success in [...]
Port and sherry sales halved between 2005 and 2015 due to the high alcohol duty December 21, 2016 Sherry might be Santa's favourite drink, but new research suggests its popularity has slipped dramatically over the past decade. Port and sherry sales halved between 2005 and 2015, according to the Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA). In 2005, the equivalent of more than 82m bottles of fortified wines, which includes port, sherry and vermouth, were sold in [...]
Football betting tips: Back Manchester City to win to nil against sinking Hull December 21, 2016 PEP Guardiola watched his Manchester City side come from behind to beat title rivals Arsenal last weekend and how it was needed. The former Barcelona boss hasn’t quite had the start he envisioned when taking over at the Etihad Stadium in the summer. City are already seven points off leaders Chelsea and have struggled for [...]