Eating Dave’s Hot Chicken Reaper Tenders – the best of 2025 December 19, 2025 As Dave’s Hot Chicken opens its second branch in Croydon, we revisit this feature in which magazine editor Steve Dinneen attempts to break a UK record for eating the world’s hottest chicken tenders… It did not end well. I feel lightheaded, short of breath and the room has started to spin. Intense waves of heat radiate [...]
Exclusive: Google makes fresh $1bn cash injection into UK data centre subsidiary December 18, 2025 Google has poured $1bn into its UK data centre subsidiary, City AM can reveal, in the clearest sign yet that the tech giant is eyeing major expansion of its compute power in Britain. The £775m cash injection was this week filed to Companies House for the same company which controls Google’s Waltham Cross data centre, [...]
From African safaris to Patagonia skies: how stargazing helped me process grief December 18, 2025 Humans have taken solace in the stars for tens of thousands of years. After his mother was diagnosed with cancer Luke Abrahams took a trip to South Africa and amid the grief, found himself comforted by the universe Last April, I found myself alone in the African bush. It was just after 11am and I [...]
Trinity Investments Expands European Platform With Acquisition of The Hoxton, Poblenou in Barcelona December 18, 2025 Third major European acquisition reinforces Trinity’s multi-segment hospitality strategy across the region’s most compelling urban markets
Last minute gift guide: Top presents from tech to games and books December 18, 2025 Whoever you’re buying for, we have the perfect present ideas in our guide to the best Christmas gifts 2025. Whether you want cutting edge tech for the nerd in your life or fancy socks to keep dad happy until Boxing day, we have you covered. Christmas gifts 2025: Books Always Remember the Boy, the Mole, [...]
Premier Padel Tour heading to major London venue in 2026 December 18, 2025 The Premier Padel Tour will head to London for the first time next August as the sport continues to grow across Britain. A venue has not yet been confirmed but City AM understands that Olympia in Kensington is the overwhelming favorite. It is part of a multi-year deal to bring a leg of the Premier [...]
Find new restaurant openings in London with our new website December 18, 2025 London’s restaurant scene is unlike anywhere else in the country, with a constant ebb and flow of business opening and closing. Keeping up with the newest restaurants can feel like a full time job even for those who work in the business. So we at City AM have developed a new website, NewOpenings.London, that aims [...]
Sir Devonshire Square: A new hotel embodying the City’s spirit December 18, 2025 Sir Devonshire Square: A new hotel embodying the City’s spirit Devonshire Square sits at the meeting point of Shoreditch’s creative energy and the City’s commercial core. Just two minutes from Liverpool Street station, Britain’s busiest by footfall, it offers a unique blend of history and modern vibrancy. Its restaurants and bars, including Cinnamon Kitchen, KöD [...]
Goldman Sachs corporate chief: Investing in entrepreneurs is the single most powerful way to drive growth December 18, 2025 Each week, we dig into the memory bank of the City's great and good. Today, Charlotte Keenan. head of corporate engagement at Goldman Sachs, takes us through her career.
Upgrading your human skills is the smartest career move in an AI world. Three to get you started. December 18, 2025 This year we’ve watched generative AI accelerate from experimentation to integration, quietly reshaping workflows, roles, and expectations across every industry and across every role. What was once the preserve of technologists is now the daily reality of graduates, managers, and senior leaders alike. As a senior leader of a global financial institution explained to me [...]