Global oil nudges “magic number” $50 per barrel August 17, 2016 Oil headed toward the "magic" $50 mark this afternoon, after a larger-than-expected drop in US oil stocks buoyed investor confidence. Brent crude, the global benchmark, jumped 0.91 per cent to $49.68 per barrel on London's ICE Futures Exchange this afternoon. Its US counterpart, West Texas Intermediate crude, rose 0.26 per cent to $46.70 on the New York [...]
Retail groups hail long-awaited introduction of the Night Tube August 17, 2016 Retail groups have welcomed the long-awaited introduction of the Night Tube to give business a boost and make London more attractive for visitors. The Night Tube is scheduled to get started Friday 19 August, after first being unveiled by Transport for London in September 2014. The New West End Company, which provides a voice for London's West [...]
Named: The “elite” state schools which have become Oxbridge “feeder schools” August 17, 2016 The good news is that if you don't have the cash to fork out for an expensive private school, your children can still get into Oxbridge, after a number of state schools have become "feeder schools" for the UK's top universities. The bad news is that it really is only a few, very select schools [...]
Chelsea 2 – 1 West Ham: Slaven Bilic claims Diego Costa would have been sent off “nine times out of 10” after striker escapes punishment for Adrian challenge and earns Antonio Conte a debut win August 15, 2016 West Ham manager Slaven Bilic believed Chelsea were fortunate to still have Diego Costa on the field after the striker escaped punishment for a foul on goalkeeper Adrian before scoring a late winner at Stamford Bridge. Costa was free to rifle home in the 89th minute to give Antonio Conte three points in his first match [...]
Summer reading: Four leading UK economists offer their book recommendations August 10, 2016 With its political and economic ructions, this summer has been anything but sleepy. If you’re looking for some holiday reading to prepare you for the year ahead, City A.M. has asked four of the UK’s leading economists to offer their recommendations. Tim Harford writes the Undercover Economist column for the FT and is presenter of More [...]
Move over Joe Root: What England’s greatest ever batsman tells us about how to use statistics August 9, 2016 Cricket fans will be delighted that Joe Root is establishing himself this summer as a truly great batsman. His Test match batting average of 55.49 is bettered by only 16 players from across the world since Test cricket began in 1877. Root currently sits seventh in the England career batting averages, and he clearly has [...]
Premier League preview part one: Pep Guardiola factor gives Manchester City the edge over Manchester United and Chelsea in fascinating battle of top bosses August 9, 2016 Only six clubs can win the Premier League title this season – and there are three obvious choices in Manchester United, Chelsea and Manchester City – but there is no runaway favourite in my eyes. United may have signed four players who will walk straight into their first XI, yet they still need a pattern [...]
Property of the week: The Fitzrovia apartment where Friends star Matthew Perry stayed while he performed in the West End is on sale August 3, 2016 Just one of the terraces in this enormous penthouse where Friends star Matthew Perry lived is bigger than the average family home being built in the UK. Measuring in at over 1,000sqft, the eighth floor roof terrace is the jewel in the crown of the apartment complex that Perry, who played sarcastic New Yorker Chandler [...]
This map shows the average rental price for a double room in every London postcode August 3, 2016 Renters of London, rejoice – for those punishing hikes in rent you've been experiencing since the downturn may have come to an end, new figures have suggested. The average rent in the capital increased just one per cent year on year in the second quarter of this year, SpareRoom's London Rental Index has shown, compared with [...]
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child review at the Palace Theatre: A sappy script but possibly one of the best staged plays the West End has ever seen July 28, 2016 JK Rowling’s Harry Potter series stood apart from the canon of children’s literature by allowing its characters to grow up. Peter Pan famously never aged and Just William was 11-years-old for about 50 years. Harry, Ron and Hermione, on the other hand, were in their late 30s by the end of the seventh book, sending [...]