Best London spa: Hoxton’s Banya No.1 is unlike anywhere else September 12, 2024 When was the last time you were laid out naked in an enclosed space, whipped with hot leaves and then dropped into a tub of freezing water?
What happens now that the Paris 2024 show is over? September 12, 2024 The Paris 2024 show’s over. What next? The small subset of Olympians in sports with lucrative circuits have already returned to action: US Open tennis, club and international football, golf’s Tour Championship, La Vuelta cycling and Diamond League athletics to the fore. The significance of the Games for these athletes will differ from sport to [...]
The City’s salad cult: What’s up with Farmer J? September 12, 2024 People in the City are addicted to Farmer J's large, expensive salad bowls. Why so?
BNY signs deal for major Manchester office in city centre landmark September 12, 2024 BNY (The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation) has signed a deal to for a major new office in Manchester city centre. The bank will be the single occupier of 4 Angel Square in the NOMA district when was completed in September last year. The global financial services company will be relocating its existing Manchester [...]
Heathrow: New £10 transit charge will make the UK ‘less competitive’ September 12, 2024 The government announced on Tuesday the Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) would be rolled-out to all nationalities visiting the UK next year.
Proposals submitted for huge £3.75bn data centre in Hertfordshire September 12, 2024 Technology Secretary Peter Kyle has hailed a proposed £3.75bn investment in a colossal new data centre in Hertfordshire. A planning application for what would amount to one of Europe’s largest data centre campuses, at 85 acres and taking up 2m square feet of floor space, has been submitted via a new company DC01UK. Construction will [...]
The real star of The Grand Tour is friendship September 12, 2024 It’s not the individual talents of Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond that have made Top Gear and the Grand Tour such great shows – it’s the connection between them, says Will Cooling This Friday will truly mark an end of an era, with the former stars of Top Gear completing their last televised [...]
RideLondon cancelled for 2025 as organisers make new plans September 11, 2024 London sporting staple RideLondon has been cancelled for 2025 with organisers planning on revamping the event. The two-wheeled cycling stage was first held in 2013 as part of the London 2012 Olympic Games legacy and now sees mass participation, alongside UCI WorldTour racing, across 100 miles around the capital and Essex, having initially been in [...]
Canary Wharf Group’s credit rating cut further into ‘junk’ amid office exodus September 11, 2024 Canary Wharf Group's credit rating was cut deeper into "junk" status by Fitch as the east London financial district struggles to attract workers to its offices and battles an exodus of star tenants.
UK agrees £500m funding deal with Tata Steel September 11, 2024 The government will invest £500m into Tata Steel’s UK operations alongside an “improved deal” for workers to support the transition to greener steel production, business secretary Jonathan Reynolds confirmed today. Workers at the country’s biggest steel plant in Port Talbot, south Wales, will receive “improved” redundancy terms and the offer of a skills package, he [...]