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 [...]
Industry view: Adoption and collaboration are key to defeating the cyber threat September 15, 2015 Cyber-crime is now one of the most serious threats to businesses and national economies. It is rare that a week goes by without a story breaking about a business that has suff ered a cyber-attack. Already this summer in the US, Jeep Cherokee told customers to update their cars after hackers crashed a vehicle, having [...]
Candidate Lammy: Met police not visible enough September 10, 2015 METROPOLITAN Police offers need to be more “visible” to fight crime in the capital, according to a new report of from the Policy Exchange think tank and Labour mayoral hopeful David Lammy. The new report says that the Met has just over 10 per cent of its officers “visible and available” to the public – [...]
Alleged fraud victims launch lawsuit against CWM fund August 19, 2015 Victims of an alleged £50m fraud by former Chelsea FC sponsor CWM have launched a class action law suit in an effort to get back their investments. The class action alleges that £50m of CWM investments was held by Cayman Islands-based bank DMS, but that only £1m is now left, which has been frozen while [...]
Abellio bus route 484 crashes into front garden of Lewisham home August 18, 2015 A bus has driven into the front garden of a home in Lewisham, south east London, this morning. The incident took place at around 6:30am on Vicars Hill, SE13, a police spokeswoman told City A.M. The bus was travelling along the 484 route. No injuries have been reported, although London Ambulance Service is [...]
Bethnal Green bomb: Second World War device “safely removed” by army, evacuated residents will “soon” be allowed to return August 11, 2015 Update: Military personnel have safely removed an unexploded Second World War bomb from the area this afternoon. The 500lb device was found by contractors working on a building site on Temple Street on Monday afternoon, prompting emergency services to put a 150 metre safety cordon in place. Around 150 people were evacuated and will [...]
Unexploded Second World War bomb found in Bethnal Green, east London; police evacuating businesses, homes August 11, 2015 Police have put a 100 metre hazard zone in place around the site of an unexploded bomb found in Bethnal Green earlier today. The device was unearthed by contractors working on a building site in Temple Street at around 12:45pm today. Police were called in and businesses and local residents have been evacuated “as [...]
Carphone Warehouse cyber attack probed by data watchdog ICO August 10, 2015 Dixons Carphone has suffered its first major blow since last year’s £4bn merger after admitting to a huge data breach that has put millions of customers at risk and sparked an investigation by the UK’s data watchdog. The Information Commissioners Office (ICO) said yesterday that it is “making enquiries” into the attack after being [...]
London bus roof ripped off after colliding with tree near Russell Square in Bloomsbury August 3, 2015 A London tourist bus has collided with a tree as it was going through Bloomsbury this afternoon, slicing its entire roof off. Emergency services including the Metropolitan Police and London Fire Brigade are on the scene near Russell Square/Woburn Place, north London. Four people have been taken to hospital by the London Ambulance [...]