Cheesegrater sets sky high city price record October 30, 2014 THE CHEESEGRATER, or the Leadenhall Building as it is officially known, has set a new price record for the City of London at £85 per square foot. US insurance firm FM Global is reported to have paid that price to take the 7,700 square foot 41st floor of the 47-storey tower.
Helios penthouse atop Kew Bridge West’s Hyperion Tower is a whole new level of luxury October 30, 2014 Flowers are not the only things sprouting up in Kew these days. A number of new housing developments are entering the market, enticing buyers to find better value for money in the greener, airier, more spacious suburbs of south west London. One of these is Kew Bridge West, a new development from St [...]
Older, less wealthy and “left behind”: What does Ukip’s average target voter look like? October 30, 2014 What sort of voters will Ukip target when campaigning for the general election begins in earnest next year? Analysis of official data by City A.M. shows the people in Ukip's 12 target areas tend to be older, less qualified and less wealthy than the national average. Let's start with the seats Ukip is targeting: although [...]
Sky gets down with the kids by backing Whistle Sports October 29, 2014 Sports TV giant Sky yesterday ramped up its drive to attract a younger audience by taking a stake in online channel Whistle Sports. Sky will invest $7m (£4.3m) in the venture, founded by serial entrepreneur and Harvard business graduate John West, and work with Whistle to develop new programmes and ideas. The channel, which is [...]
These beautiful pictures show how the fall of the Berlin Wall is being commemorated October 29, 2014 It's 25 years since the Berlin Wall came down, arguably one of the most significant moments of the late 20th century. Most people will remember the images of people joyfully climbing across from East to West Berlin for the first time in nearly 30 years, or of those on both sides finally destroying the [...]
Tesco share price rises as it confirms Serious Fraud Office has launched a criminal investigation October 29, 2014 The Serious Fraud Office has launched a formal criminal investigation into accounting errors at Tesco which led to a £263m profit black hole. Despite that, shares rose 2.6 per cent in mid-afternoon trading. The SFO had previously said it was “following developments at Tesco with interest” after the supermarket’s profit overstatement was first revealed in [...]
Sohei Nishino’s dazzling Diorama Maps return to the Michael Hoppen Gallery October 28, 2014 The ancient art of map-making is hardly an art at all; minute precision and scientific attention to detail are the sacred virtues of the cartographer. But imagine a map of a different kind, one that reveals not the brute fact of a city’s physical landscape but the energy of its bustling streets. These are [...]
Ukip mapped: Nigel Farage is most popular in areas where immigration is lowest October 27, 2014 On Monday, defence secretary Michael Fallon aired what he believed to be some of the public's concerns around immigration. Speaking on Sky News' Murnghan programme, Fallon said some towns on the east coast of England feel they are "under siege" and "swamped" by migrants. That phrasing failed to impress Downing Street, which was quick to [...]
Defence secretary in climb down following anti-migration gaffe October 27, 2014 DEFENCE secretary Michael Fallon has been forced to admit he should have chosen his words more carefully, after claiming that British towns are “swamped” with immigrants during a television interview. Speaking on Sky’s Murnaghan programme yesterday, Fallon said: “In some areas, particularly on the east coast, yes, towns do feel under siege from large numbers [...]
Ten tenants chasing every rental property in London as costs rise October 27, 2014 RENTING in London is notoriously fraught, but now new figures back up the tales of woe, as experts claim there are 10 tenants chasing every rental property in the capital. And while competition for properties is on the up, prices are rising too, with rent up nine per cent year on the year compared with [...]