Pond life: The politics of Hampstead Heath’s swimming ponds August 27, 2024 Hampstead Heath's ponds are a wild swimming utopia, but politics bubble beneath the surface, writes Anna Moloney.
Explainer in brief: Could Taylor Swift be the next Lord Mayor of London? August 27, 2024 Calls are building to award Taylor Swift the Freedom of the City, but what does it mean - and could it make the pop star eligible for Lord Mayor?
Labour should not be taking inspiration from Kamala Harris August 27, 2024 Labour has a long-standing love affair with the Democrats, but while the Vice President’s plans for price controls by any other name may be popular, but they are economically illiterate, says Eliot Wilson It is hard to believe that barely a month has passed since Joe Biden announced he would not seek re-election in November [...]
Liverpool to shell out £30m for new signing who won’t join until next season August 26, 2024 Liverpool are poised to complete their first signing of the summer transfer window in £30m Georgia goalkeeper Georgi Mamardashvili. Mamardashvili, who starred for his country at Euro 2024 earlier this summer, was on Merseyside on Monday to finalise his move from Valencia. The 23-year-old is set to stay at the Spanish club on loan for [...]
Big firms return to CBI after sexual misconduct scandal and overhaul August 26, 2024 A number of major British companies have renewed their engagement with the CBI as the lobby group looks to rebuild its membership.
The Square Mile is educating the workforce of the future August 26, 2024 By investing in this generation, we can ensure that our workers and workplaces have the skills to achieve, laying the foundations for the City’s future success, says Chris Hayward Here in the City we have one of the youngest, most highly-skilled workforces in the country: over half of the Square Mile’s 615,000 workers are under 40. And each year we [...]
British Airways and Wizz Air suspend flights to Israel amid escalation August 25, 2024 British Airways and Wizz Air flights between the UK and Israel have been cancelled following an escalation of hostilities in the Middle East overnight. British Airways has halted its flights between Heathrow and Tel Aviv in both directions between Sunday and Wednesday, the airline said. Wizz Air also said it is “temporarily suspending” flights to [...]
Hannah Cockroft on on basketball inspiration and being part of Paralympic power couple August 25, 2024 British Paralympic star ‘Hurricane’ Hannah Cockroft is so hardwired to win that she even challenges fiancee Nathan Maguire to duels at home. The Halifax athlete, 31, has dominated wheelchair racing for the last decade, claiming seven Paralympic golds, 14 World Championship titles and five world records. By herself she has made a sizeable contribution to [...]
Five golden moments in British Paralympic history August 24, 2024 With five days to go until the first competition begins at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, we look at five historic moments for British athletes at Paras past. The Paralympics is now one of the biggest sporting events in the world, but they began in a village in Buckinghamshire at the behest of a doctor. [...]
Jonnie Peacock: London 2012 star not ready to finish Paralympic journey yet August 23, 2024 Jonnie Peacock insists he has no post-Paris retirement plans as he eyes up a thrilling hat-trick of Paralympic gold medals. The Cambridge sprint star, 31, catapulted himself onto the big stage with an unforgettable 100m T44 title at London 2012 before defending that crown in Rio four years later. Bronze at a Covid-affected Tokyo 2020 [...]