No end in sight for Crossrail fiasco as budget overshoot could surpass £1bn September 2, 2018 Crossrail's budget overshoot could surpass £1bn as the flagship project works towards a new 2019 deadline. Last week it was confirmed that the £15.4bn Elizabeth Line, which stretches from Reading and Heathrow in the west to Shenfield and Abbey Wood in the east, has been delayed by almost a year over safety issues and will now [...]
The Tiki Revolution: Here’s our definitive guide to the best tiki bars in California September 1, 2018 To drive the Pacific Coast Highway is the stuff of bucket lists and dreams. On my 500-mile trip from San Francisco to San Diego, I seized the chance to not only to admire the Golden State’s majestic coastlines but also to indulge in an epic bar crawl. My itinerary included stopovers in towns that are [...]
Focus On Covent Garden: The tourist trap turned foodie hotspot also does homes August 31, 2018 Who lives in Covent Garden anyway? To most Londoners, this historic 17th century piazza is synonymous with street performers and burger bars. It’s always been a place to pass through on the way to the theatre, rather than a place to spend much time in or, god forbid, live in. But all that is changing [...]
Crossrail delayed by almost a year over safety issues August 31, 2018 Crossrail has been delayed by almost a year, the infrastructure firm behind the project has admitted today. The Elizabeth line, which had been expected to launch in December, will now open through central London in autumn 2019. It is understood the company only told Transport for London and the Department for Transport about the severe delay yesterday. [...]
Business owners launch last-ditch effort to force action against Royal Bank of Scotland GRG bankers August 29, 2018 Business owners who claim to have been mistreated by Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) are writing a new report on the bank’s alleged misconduct in a last-ditch effort to force regulators to take action against senior bankers. The group, SME Alliance, said its report will cover new evidence of events in RBS's global restructuring group [...]
Changing with the times: Mayfair’s historic owner is setting its sights on property development outside of London August 29, 2018 The Grosvenor Estate, one of the country’s oldest and largest landlords known for its assets at the more expensive end of the monopoly board, is ramping up its expansion plans for property development outside of London. As part of a new portfolio strategy to build 30,000 homes outside of its traditional Mayfair and Belgravia stomping [...]
How Brentford play the transfer market to overachieve in the Championship and turn a profit August 28, 2018 Outside of Staffordshire and west London, Ryan Woods’s move from Brentford to Stoke City on Saturday didn’t cause much of a stir. Here was a talented central midfielder swapping one Championship side for another on loan, with the 24-year-old set to sign for a fee in the region of £7m in January once the transfer [...]
Deloitte boosts partner profits as revenue hits £3.58bn August 28, 2018 Audit giant Deloitte handed its partners an average of £832,000 for the year ended 31 May, a 0.6 per cent year-on-year increase, it said today. Deloitte grew revenue 5.9 per cent to £3.58bn, marking its eighth consecutive year of growth. Read more: Former Arsenal shareholder settles lawsuit with Deloitte and Linklaters Its audit and risk advisory business grew [...]
Arsenal v West Ham: Old foes reunited as Unai Emery and Manuel Pellegrini meet again with new clubs August 23, 2018 Familiarity will be in the air at Emirates Stadium on Saturday when West Ham visit Arsenal. Most eyes will be trained on Jack Wilshere, who is set to face the club at which he spent his formative footballing years for the first time since his summer switch from north to east London, while Spanish forward [...]
Five things we learned from the Premier League weekend: Man City can do no wrong, Man Utd worries mount, don’t write off Chelsea, Spurs calm in storm and West Ham need support August 19, 2018 No Kevin De Bruyne? No problem. Come to that, Manchester City also rested Raheem Sterling and Kyle Walker and used Leroy Sane sparingly against Huddersfield on Sunday. Ominously, the record-breaking Premier League champions still won 6-1. City can currently do no wrong; every tactical tweak made by Pep Guardiola pays off in spades. Here, it was [...]