‘Phenomenal waste of time’: Burnham slammed over plans to dismantle tech department Tech Andy Burnham faced immediate questions over his decision to abolish the tech department on Tuesday, as peers warned the move risked disrupting Britain’s AI strategy. Ministers were hauled before the House of Lords less than a day after the machinery of government changes to the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) were announced, where [...]
Will Ibai take home a Toast the City Award? Toast the City The Finalists have been announced for our second annual Toast the City Awards and we’re thrilled to highlight some of the runners and riders over the coming weeks. Today we’re celebrating the amazing steak restaurant Ibai, which is one of 12 Finalists in the Best Restaurant category. Here’s what our food critic – and Toast [...]
Brazen Burnham should call an election and put his ten year plan to the voters Politics Plenty of people were staring at their phones outside the Calais terminal of the Eurotunnel on Monday afternoon, but I sensed I was the only one watching Andy Burnham’s Downing Street address. We left for France under one Prime Minister and came back under another. That’s just how it is these days. My first reaction [...]
Francis Hotel Bath: Old-world glamour meets new-school cool July 21, 2026 We braved the heatwave and the crowds to take a long weekend in Bath, a city that’s balances its ancient history with a tourist industry precision-engineered to meet the needs of the modern traveller – not least the newly renovated Francis Hotel Bath. As someone who lived in Scotland for more than a decade, it’s [...]
Why Ian Callum’s Jaguar XJ220 is only half revealed July 21, 2026 Ian Callum has redesigned the Jaguar XJ220 but shown only half of it. Here’s what we know about the reworked supercar, and why teasing it works so well. Callum’s studio has put out a single image of a reworked XJ220, and it’s already all over motoring news feeds despite giving away almost nothing. There’s no [...]
What should sport expect from Andy Burnham and Lisa Nandy? July 21, 2026 There’s an Evertonian in Downing Street, a Toffee looking to unstick what he calls “40 years of neoliberalism”. But in doing so Andy Burnham has left his constituent buddy and long-term ally Lisa Nandy at DCMS, with the “digital” brief dropped in 2023 returning to 100 Parliament Street. Some in Westminster believe Nandy, a Wigan [...]
Burnham can prove he’s pro-business by scrapping stamp duty on shares July 21, 2026 London’s decline as a financial capital isn’t inevitable. By scrapping stamp duty om shares – a tax that investors in America, China and India simply do not pay – Andy Burnham can turn the City around, says Tom Willerton-Gartside London is being overtaken. Once the undisputed financial capital of the richest country in the world, [...]
Thames Water creditors offer government ‘golden share’ to fend off nationalisation July 21, 2026 The group of creditors vying to take control of Thames Water has said it is willing to grant the government a “golden share” in the company and offer local governments oversight of its operations as it looks to fend off nationalisation by Andy Burnham. In a statement today, London & Valley Water (L&VW), a group [...]
Babcock and Rolls-Royce stocks rally after Healey appointment July 21, 2026 Defence stocks including Rolls-Royce have stormed to new highs as investors added to bets that the new Chancellor John Healey would plough further cash into London-listed arms companies. Defence supply giants Babcock and BAE Systems were among the biggest risers when markets opened on Tuesday, some 12 hours after former defence secretary Healey was appointed [...]
Vapoura Rum: The new English rum taking on the market July 21, 2026 Ed Jackson and Olly Barkley conceived the idea of Vapoura Rum during the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic. “Olly and I knew each other from a former life, playing rugby, but only in passing,” Jackson tells City AM. “Olly was a bit older and a bit better at it than I was. So, we played [...]