What’s On In London January 2025 January 6, 2025 With fewer crowds jostling for space this January, you can explore iconic landmarks and world-class museums at your own pace. Many of London’s most celebrated attractions are free to enter, making it an incredibly affordable and enriching experience. Discover the magic of London in winter – a time of unique charm and captivating beauty. Wellbeing [...]
Elon Musk’s attacks on Jess Phillips a ‘disgraceful smear’, Streeting says January 5, 2025 Wes Streeting has said attacks made by Elon Musk on Jess Phillips over grooming gangs are a “disgraceful smear” considering the Labour minister’s efforts to support victims of abuse. The billionaire owner of social media platform X, Tesla and Space X suggested the safeguarding minister “deserves to be in prison” for denying requests for the [...]
Lack of winter fuel payment ‘might be unpopular’ as snow falls, Streeting admits January 5, 2025 Wes Streeting has acknowledged withdrawing winter fuel payments from pensioners “might be unpopular” following health service advice to keep home heated during this weekend’s cold snap. The Health Secretary faced questions on Sunday about his advice to “turn the heating on”, after heavy overnight snowfall of up to 12cm in parts of the country. Conservative [...]
Newnham’s Speedster can continue flurry of Winners January 3, 2025 EARLY risers will need to be brave waking up to freezing cold and rainy weather in the dark on Sunday morning before following the action at Sha Tin. They could, however, do worse than follow a couple of possible ‘winter warmers’ early in the card, starting with Hong Lok Golf in the Tai Lam Handicap [...]
Ahead of the Game: Man United cuts could be copied by other clubs December 30, 2024 Manchester United’s controversial move to slash the funding it provides to its charitable foundation as part of cost-cutting measures introduced by Sir Jim Ratcliffe could be followed by other Premier League clubs. The Manchester United Foundation are set to be the latest victims of Ratcliffe’s drive to cut costs at Old Trafford, with Sky News [...]
Investment fads of years gone by: Where are they now? December 27, 2024 From the metaverse to meme stocks, investment fads have come and gone over the years, quickly disappearing out of the market’s collective memories. While AI might be the latest trend gripping the attention of stockpickers, it is worth remembering previous crazes in the market, to learn from (and laugh at) the mistakes of previous cycles. [...]
Mark Kleinman: Hold the Telegraph front page – then hold it some more December 27, 2024 Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City Editor and is the man who gets the Square Mile talking in his weekly City AM column. This week he tackles the Telegraph bid, Mike Ashley’s failed Boohoo approach and an oil deal in the North Sea I suspect you’d have got long odds on January 1 on the auction of The Daily [...]
The best and worst sports marketing campaigns of 2024 December 25, 2024 In the true Christmas spirit of judging others, I’ve looked at my favourite – and not so favourite – sports marketing campaigns of 2024. I had planned to hand out awards with categories based on the startling number of current football pundits who were in Graham Taylor’s Euro 92 England squad. The Gary Lineker Award [...]
Ahead of the Game: Illegal Usyk vs Fury streams dealt heavy blow December 23, 2024 Illegal streaming services appear to be in retreat judging by the collapse of viewing figures for last weekend’s Oleksandr Usyk vs Tyson Fury rematch compared to the original world heavyweight title fight between the pair in May. Analysis conducted for City AM by online intelligence platform Yield Sec identified a peak audience of 3.2m illegal [...]
Lucy Powell says she understands public’s frustration with Labour in office December 22, 2024 The state of the economy is “disappointing” and people’s frustrations with Labour’s performance in office are understandable, a Cabinet minister has acknowledged. Commons Leader Lucy Powell insisted the Government was turning the situation around but accepted she wanted to see economic improvements faster. She defended the “difficult decisions” taken by the Government, saying “we didn’t [...]