Over 30,000 seats left empty at Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium last season as club “overstate attendance” by 5,000 fans per game October 7, 2015 More than 30,000 seats were left unoccupied at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium last season according to police figures which reveal the club may have exaggerated its overrall attendance by nearly 22,000. Nearly every Premier League fixture at Arsenal's 60,432 capacity home is claimed to be a sell-out, despite the most expensive matchday and season ticket prices [...]
Kings Cross evacuated because of overcrowding after severe delays on Hammersmith & City, District, Circle and Metropolitan lines October 7, 2015 Kings Cross station was evacuated because of overcrowding during rush hour this morning, with Tube lines not stopping at the station. British Transport Police confirmed the station was closed because of problems on the Hammersmith & City Line today. Although it has since reopened, BTP warned commuters to allow "extra time" for their journey as [...]
London Black Cab protest to target Fleet Street and Aldwych today as Uber crackdown revealed September 30, 2015 Drivers, beware: Cabbies are planning a second street protest in a week today, targeting roads around Aldwych and Fleet Street. Roads in the area will be closed and motorists and cyclists are advised to avoid the area and make alternative arrangements. City of London and the Metropolitan Police said they had "an appropriate and proportionate [...]
Hounslow West station closed as police investigate assault September 29, 2015 Hounslow West station was closed this morning as police investigate a stabbing. Metropolitan Police confirmed that a serious assault had taken place outside the station in the early hours of this morning. A police spokeswoman told City A.M: "Police were called by the London Ambulance Service at 3:40am on Tuesday, 29 September, to [...]
United Cabbies Group urges “ideological” groups to stay away from taxi driver protests as man arrested after City Hall assault during Uber rally September 24, 2015 A cabbies group has distanced itself from a man who was arrested yesterday following an attack on a security guard at City Hall last week and urged "ideological" protesters to stay away from future rallies. The man, said by police to be 65 years old, was arrested on suspicion of assault in Essex yesterday. He [...]
2015 Ig Nobel Prize winners: The year’s most ridiculous discoveries in science, literature and economics September 18, 2015 Not every scientific discovery will save thousands of lives or transform the way we use technology – sometimes, they do little more than make us laugh. In celebration of this, a series of Ig Nobel Prize awards are given away each year to those scientists who make the most absurd findings, and the 2015 [...]
Police hunt for man after taxi drivers’ Uber protest outside City Hall turns violent with security guard assault September 18, 2015 Police have issued footage captured of a man they are hoping to identify after Wednesday's taxi drivers' protest at City Hall descended into violence. The man is wanted in connection with an assault on a security guard, who was knocked out in the middle of the morning after 20 protesters forced their way into City [...]
Man dies after being hit by train at Walthamstow Central September 18, 2015 A man has died after being hit by a train at Walthamstow Central during rush hour this morning. British Transport Police, Metropolitan Police and the London Ambulance Service attended the incident, but the man was pronounced dead at the scene. He has not yet been named. A British Transport Police spokesman told City A.M: “We [...]
London housing crisis: There’s a practical way to boost home-building – release surplus public sector land in the capital September 16, 2015 I congratulate Sadiq Khan on being selected as the Labour candidate for London mayor. However, Khan seems to be long on analysis of the problems Londoners face but short on practical solutions. London’s housing crisis is clearly the leading issue at the moment, but all he offers are “new teams” at City Hall without [...]
Man convicted of “drone offences” for first time in the UK after flying aircraft over Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester City stadiums September 15, 2015 A 42-year-old man has become the first person convicted of "drone offences" in the UK, having been found guilty of illegally flying drones over famous landmarks and football stadiums as games were being played. Nigel Wilson from Nottingham flew the unmanned aircraft over Anfield stadium during a Liverpool Champions League match last September, during match days [...]