UK-EU trade talks in ‘final hours’ ahead of landmark summit May 18, 2025 Talks on a UK-EU deal are in their “final hours” ahead of a major summit with the bloc, the minister in charge of negotiations has said. Sir Keir Starmer is expected to announce a deal with the EU when he meets European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Antonio Costa in [...]
Reeves’ tax hikes are ‘death blow to London,’ Britain’s richest warn May 18, 2025 Chancellor Rachel Reeves is under renewed pressure as Britain’s top business leaders and entrepreneurs blasted her economic agenda following The Sunday Times Rich List revealing a record drop in the country’s number of billionaires. Reeves’ crack down on “non-dom” status has accelerated an exodus of leading business bosses fleeing the UK to avoid the Chancellor’s [...]
Art’otel London Hoxton, review: an unlikely Shoreditch icon May 18, 2025 Built on the site of a Hoxton pub that became synonymous with the Brit Art movement, the Art’otel Hoxton has some seriously big, trendy shoes to fill – and we think it’s met the challenge. Not content to hang art on the walls, the double-height atrium in the hotel’s foyer becomes the art. Edge-to-edge screens [...]
Get the EU to recognise our qualifications in trade deal, accountants tell Labour May 18, 2025 A leading industry group for UK accountants has called on trade minister Douglas Alexander to agree a matching up of qualification standards with the European Union if a trade deal is struck. The UK government is locked in intense negotiations with the EU officials, with Labour hoping it can ease post-Brexit regulations and help boost [...]
Three Iranian men charged with spying offences under National Security Act May 17, 2025 Three Iranian nationals living in London have been charged under the National Security Act with engaging in conduct likely to assist a foreign intelligence service, after an investigation led by counter-terrorism officers, the Metropolitan Police said. Mostafa Sepahvand, 39, of St John’s Wood, Farhad Javadi Manesh, 44, of Kensal Rise, and Shapoor Qalehali Khani Noori, [...]
Pisces regulations have arrived. Here’s what you need to know May 16, 2025 It’s the moment you’ve been waiting for. This week saw the publication of new regulations governing the Private Intermittent Securities and Capital Exchange System – or Pisces, to you and me. The regulations were laid before Parliament on Thursday as a Statutory Instrument, meaning they were waved through without debate, and will come into force [...]
Safe as houses? Landsec bets on build-to-rent May 16, 2025 Property investment group Land Securities – known as Landsec – has turned away from offices and towards housebuilding in a major pivot. It said long-term demographic trends made housing a better bet than the cyclical office market, which is set to slow from its current high growth rate as supply constraints ease The company’s chief [...]
Inside new City of London summer festival with free events throughout July May 16, 2025 Exclusive: The City of London is hardly famed for its cultural events, but that’s something event organisers working with The Leadenhall Building, otherwise known as The Cheesegrater, are looking to change this summer with the announcement of a new festival. Dozens of free-to-attend events are taking place in the City of London this July as [...]
Aldgate Connect May 16, 2025 Aldgate Connect BID works to support Aldgate’s businesses, locals, workers and everyone in between. With a vast array of cultures, businesses and places to enjoy, Aldgate is one of the most diverse and exciting places to work, live, and visit. Following 5 years of improvements to the area since 2020, the BID received an overwhelmingly [...]
Around The World In 80 Lunches May 16, 2025 Around the World in 80 Lunches – No Passport Required You could spend your lunch hour doomscrolling at your desk, or you could take a trip from Malaysia to Mexico without leaving E1. And frankly, we know which one sounds better. Petticoat Lane and the surrounding streets have quietly transformed into one of London’s most [...]