Deloitte hit with £11m fine after missing £30m taxpayer fraud at UK transport giant October 8, 2026 Big Four giant Deloitte has been fined £11m for failing to raise concerns about fraud in its statutory audits of the transport business, the Go-Ahead Group (GAG), which operates multiple train services across the UK. The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) said on Thursday the fine, which was discounted to £6.05m for early admission and co-operation, [...]
Sadiq Khan: Run international trains from Stratford instead of expanding Heathrow October 8, 2026 With more Brits supporting increasing international rail over expanding airports, connecting Stratford to Europe is a no-brainer, writes Sadiq Khan.
Are rolling stocks about to go off the rails? October 7, 2026 Andy Burnham’s pricey plans for nationalisation and greater public control of services have thrust Thames Water, housebuilders and the care sector under the microscope. But while public attention has centred primarily on these British heavyweights, the process of bringing the UK’s passenger rail services back into state hands has chugged along quietly, leaving the question [...]
Lime pumps £1m into parking to tackle London e-bike clutter October 7, 2026 Green bike conglomerate Lime is pumping nearly £1m into hundreds of new e-bike parking bays as it looks to tackle the pavement clutter that has accompanied London’s rental bike boom. The capital’s biggest shared e-bike operator has awarded £886,857 to nine boroughs, including Greenwich, Lambeth and Hackney, to create or expand 586 parking bays this [...]
Land surrounding West Ham United’s London Stadium touted for development October 7, 2026 Land surrounding West Ham United’s London Stadium could be developed after architects were appointed to lead a consultation over the future use of the site in Stratford. “Potential development and leisure opportunities” will be scoped out by Populous, the global firm behind the likes of the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and Fulham’s Riverside Stand. It comes [...]
Nottingham Forest facing backlash as City Ground expansion set to hit residents in pocket October 7, 2026 Nottingham Forest are facing a backlash from local residents who could be left out of pocket by the club’s £790m expansion of the City Ground. As part of the planning permission granted to increase the capacity of their 31,000-seater stadium to 52,000, Forest have agreed to contribute £4.17m towards improving surrounding travel and transport infrastructure. [...]
The Debate: Should London offices reduce bike parking? October 7, 2026 Provisions for office cycle parking could be reduced under new London plans. But is throwing out bike racks too hasty?
Huge £45m bill for Peckham Rye station upgrade branded ‘scandalous’ October 6, 2026 The huge £45m bill to give Peckham Rye station step-free access – which is backed by a top Cabinet minister – involves forcing builders to use handheld tools to carve bricks and demolishing an art centre in order to complete the works, City AM has found. On Tuesday, energy secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh launched a petition [...]
Power cut leaves City offices in the dark October 5, 2026 Central London was hit by a major power cut on Monday that stretched across dozens of postcodes and left swathes of the City in darkness. According UK Power Networks (UKPN), the body responsible for the upkeep of the electricity network, 33 postcodes were affected by the outage, including thousands of homes and major businesses in [...]
Slate Asset Management and OneIM Agree to Acquire Portfolio of Grocery-Anchored Essential Real Estate in the Greater Oslo Region Valued at Approximately €250 Million October 5, 2026 Slate Asset Management (“Slate”), a global investor and manager focused on essential real estate and infrastructure assets, and One Investment Management (“OneIM”), a global alternative investment manager, today announced they have agreed to acquire a portfolio of eight grocery-anchored retail parks in Norway from Tellus Eiendom AS. The portfolio is located in the Greater Oslo [...]