The City of London Corporation moves towards closing Bank junction to traffic by Spring 2017 October 5, 2016 Bank junction is set to be closed to all traffic apart from buses from Spring 2017. As part of the City of London Corporation's project "Bank on Safety", the six arms of the busy junction will be closed to traffic between 7am and 7pm on weekdays. The plan is to be put to the local planning and transport [...]
The new centre ground: The full text of Theresa May’s Conservative Party conference speech October 5, 2016 In the speech which closed the Conservative Party conference, Theresa May spoke of a country in transition, and new opportunities. The full 7,600 words is below – although if you'd rather a cut-down version, her best quotes are here – or you can read how businesses reacted. The new centre ground: May's speech in full When [...]
Eddie Hearn: Anthony Joshua v Wladimir Klitschko could happen as soon as December with both boxers keen to fight October 5, 2016 Anthony Joshua could fight Wladimir Klitschko before the end of the year according to promoter Eddie Hearn, who described a meeting between the pair as "the most likely scenario". Klitschko is in Joshua's sights after the Ukrainian's planned rematch with Tyson Fury this month was cancelled due the latter's medical condition. Both boxers are said to be [...]
The 7 best places to drink champagne in London October 5, 2016 1. Osteria Barbican Centre, City of London A neon sign illuminating the herringbone parquet flooring of the Osteria bar boldly reads “Amore Bibo” or Latin for “Drink with love”, a knowing nod to the adjoining restaurant’s bold Italian cuisine. This week, it’s inviting guests for a themed tasting menu inspired the champagne house behind the [...]
We need to raise our ambition on mega-infrastructure projects October 4, 2016 As commuters, we are only too aware of the increasing strain being put on our roads and railways. The problem we all face on our crowded journeys to work is one of capacity, and this acutely highlights the need for sustained infrastructure investment across our transport network in the years ahead. For Londoners at least, [...]
Man accused of Jo Cox murder refuses to enter pleas October 4, 2016 A not guilty plea has been recorded on behalf the man accused of the killing of Labour MP Jo Cox. Thomas Mair, 53, appeared in the court via a video link from Belmarsh prison and did not respond when asked for his plea on four charges relating to Cox's death in the Old Bailey this morning, [...]
Stress in the City: Let’s move beyond stigmas October 4, 2016 Nearly 80 per cent of City A.M. readers have experienced poor mental health. If you look around your train carriage this morning at your fellow commuters, that should become a sobering statistic. In truth, it’s not our readers that have been surveyed, but employees across the UK. The charity Business in the Community conducted a [...]
Simon Stålenhag’s haunting painted stories in Things From the Flood are science fiction at its most beautiful October 3, 2016 Dystopian science fiction is often filled with explosions and sirens, chaos and pain. But the Swedish illustrator Simon Stålenhag’s work captures a different face of the future. His work is characterised by stillness and melancholy, a sense of good things having passed. His astonishingly good Tales From the Loop, published last year, imagined an alternate [...]
The Machine at Barbican is a darkly funny immersive theatre experience with added circus tricks October 3, 2016 Immersive theatre often promises more than it can deliver, held back not by the imagination of the production but the temperament of the audience. The most effective ones – Secret Cinema, Punch Drunk Theatre – tend to be hours long, giving the audience time to let their guard down. The Machine instead attempts to turn [...]
Wolfpack Lager owners and rugby union players Alistair Hargreaves and Chris Wyles talk about the transition from pitch to entrepreneurship October 3, 2016 "You can feel yourself getting older, tireder and sorer. The question inevitably becomes, ‘what next?’, says Saracens player Alistair Hargreaves. “It’s a position most sportspeople find themselves in: you’ve been doing something you love your whole life, then you’re faced with the prospect of not doing it. Playing engulfs your life, so it’s actually pretty [...]