Let’s go to the wall to stop graffiti August 13, 2026 They say what gets measured gets managed, but no one is documenting the volume of graffiti blighting our streets and degrading civilised society.. until now, writes Neil O’Brien I hate graffiti. I hate the way it makes places ugly and unsafe. I hate the middle class morons who think it is “creative” – but know [...]
Banning vape shops won’t fix scuzzy high streets August 13, 2026 Andy Burnham’s plans to revamp high streets by cutting down on vape shops aren’t ambitious enough, says Joseph Dinnage Andy Burnham is taking his hand to cleaning up Britain’s high streets. Commenting on the degradation of our urban centres, Burnham said that many areas have been “hollowed out”, and that the high streets we grew [...]
Corgi Cafe: My day at London’s 24/7 hub for tech bros August 13, 2026 San Francisco startup Corgi is offering hustling Londoners a place to grind 24/7. Anna Moloney dares to go inside.
Martin Williams on his favourite Toast the City venues August 12, 2026 Ahead of Toast the City this October, our restaurant columnist on his favourite City spots Bank is almost unrecognisable from when I began my career in the area with Gaucho in 2004. I went on to become MD of the brand before leaving in 2014 to take an entrepreneurial journey, founding M on Threadneedle Street. [...]
Burnham’s devolution drive could ‘push 90,000 jobs out of London’ August 12, 2026 Roughly 90,000 of London’s white-collar jobs could be pushed into other parts of the country as Andy Burnham accelerates his devolution drive, a top recruitment firm has predicted. Legal, banking and accounting firms could be among those to shift thousands of jobs away from the capital in a bid to capitalise on the Prime Minister’s [...]
London IPO candidate Utmost sees inflows slide August 12, 2026 A wealth soultions firm expected to IPO in London later this year has posted a fall in inflows as a boost generated by last year’s UK government tax shake up tailed off. Utmost, owned by private equity firms Oaktree Capital and Brookfield, recorded £4.4bn of inflows in the first half of the year, down from [...]
Everyone’s welcome: The UK holiday cottages that are truly inclusive August 12, 2026 The UK holiday cottages that are truly accessible for a wide range of guests WHAT IS ITFunctional, self-catering cottages in the Hampshire countryside. At Wallops Wood, it’s all about stress-free simplicity: sit in the garden hot-tub watching kites circle above the tree line, or take lunch in the large private grounds. Indoors in the off [...]
Winkworth delays legal drama for a month after family feud August 12, 2026 The family which runs City estate agent Winkworth has agreed to halt its legal spat for at least a month after chair Simon Agace and his wife tried to oust the company’s board, including Agace’s son. The AIM-listed company, run by chief executive Dominic Agace, launched legal proceedings against its chair last week after he [...]
London being lined up to host re-run of GAA final between Mayo and Kerry August 12, 2026 London is being lined up to stage a re-run of last month’s dramatic GAA All-Ireland Football Championship between Mayo and Kerry. Saracens’ StoneX Stadium is being eyed by the two counties who are seeking permission from the Central Council in Ireland to stage the match, according to the Irish Independent. The match could see the [...]
MoN Takanawa: The Museum of Narratives Launches New Season “Sound as Culture” Starting October 1 August 12, 2026 - MoN Takanawa features a groundbreaking Animmersive ("anime" and "immersive") Live performance and a flagship exhibition co-produced with the Barbican Centre, providing multisensory experiences in Tokyo.