Premier League Predictions: Man United and Liverpool beaten, frustration for Spurs, while Man City win crunch title clash April 17, 2026 We’re reaching the business end of the Premier League season, and this weekend features some huge games at the top and bottom. Manchester City and Arsenal fight it out at the Etihad, while at the other end, Leeds and Nottingham Forest have excellent opportunities to pull away from the bottom three. Here, we take a [...]
£21 million to change a generation: the case for financial education now April 17, 2026 It is hard to believe that only four months have passed since I first saw that City A.M. had partnered with City Pay It Forward. In truth, it feels far longer, because the cause they champion — financial education for the next generation — is one that has mattered to me for most of my [...]
Pub of the week: The Walrus and Carpenter is pints perfection April 17, 2026 We have opened nominations for the Toast the City Awards 2026. Each week we’ll be profiling some of the nominees: today it’s the Walrus and Carpenter, a pub like no other beside Monument. To find out more and to nominate your favourite bars, restaurants and hidden gems, visit the website here. “‘The time has come,’ [...]
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest at the Old Vic: A blistering revival April 17, 2026 From his searing take on Othello at the National Theatre to his superlative Death of England cycle, Clint Dyer is one of the most distinctive voices in British theatre, deftly exploring and unpacking contemporary black culture. So it is perhaps unsurprising that the patients in his version of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest are [...]
Square Mile authority tries to strip Andrew of City freedom April 16, 2026 A group of senior City of London officials have invited Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to relinquish his Freedom of the City, six months after the Royal Family stripped him of his royal titles. A spokesperson for the City of London said that members of the Square Mile’s local authority confirmed on Thursday had written to the former [...]
The golden boy: What we can learn from the late Henry Kelly April 16, 2026 If you’re of a certain age – by which I mean at least in your 40s – you may have memories of wasting afternoons watching the extraordinary Reg Grundy-produced Euroquiz Going for Gold. Its genius loci was an affable Irishman called Henry Kelly, a man whom you suspected of having a different brass-buttoned blazer for [...]
Northern Data Group International Day at Chestertons Polo in the Park April 16, 2026 Why International Day at Chestertons Polo in the Park is London’s Best Group Day Out This Summer Friday 5th June 2026 | Hurlingham Park, London Chestertons Polo in the Park has firmly established itself as one of the kick-starters of London’s summer calendar, and on Friday 5th June, the event’s International Day marks the beginning [...]
Hoo Hing: London’s largest Chinese supermarket defies sterling slump to return to profit April 16, 2026 London’s biggest Chinese grocery group has returned to profit, despite being hit by a weaker pound and falling revenue. Dagenham-based Hoo Hing Holdings was founded in the 1970s and has superstores in Mitcham, Milton Keynes and Park Royal. It posted a small pre-tax profit of £167,559 for the 12 months to the end of June [...]
The Galvin brothers: Our Toast the City award means the world April 16, 2026 Our Toast the City Awards return for a second year, bigger, better and more ambitious than ever. We will once again shine a light on the restaurants, bars, green spaces and cultural hotspots that make the Square Mile one of London’s most exciting places to work and play. This year we’ve invited the winners from the [...]
Legal sector hits £60bn as top City lawyers pocket millions April 16, 2026 Despite a backdrop of global economic uncertainty, the legal profession has solidified its position as a £60bn powerhouse, with top City lawyers bringing home multi-million pound pay packets. Law firms are experiencing their highest growth in more than 15 years, according to a new report by the Law Society. The average earnings for law firms [...]