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7 of the best Mother’s Day 2025 events in London February 27, 2025 Mother’s Day 2025: the best events in London to book now Mother’s Day rolls around on Sunday 30 March and some London hotels and restaurants have already started promoting their events. We’ll continue to update this list as new events are confirmed in the capital to help you plan for the day with your mother, [...]
Back Scarface and Rhapsody to put on a Cracking show February 25, 2025 WITH the Cheltenham Festival now less than two weeks away attention for many stables is focused firmly on the four-day spectacle, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t still some intriguing racing this weekend. Kelso hosts its biggest raceday of the year, featuring the Morebattle Hurdle (3.30pm), a race that offers an added incentive for Cheltenham [...]
Why The Gallivant is a wine-lover’s happy place February 25, 2025 Oh, The Gallivant, how I love you. I would say “let me count the ways” but there would be too many for this column’s wordcount. Despite my loving almost any excuse for a celebration, Valentines Day has not cut the proverbial mustard enough times and it has lost its lustre. Going out means sitting elbow [...]
UK unveils ‘National Data Library’ plans for public services February 25, 2025 Plans for the UK’s National Data Library (NDL) have been revealed, a landmark initiative designed to streamline the use of public sector data. In Tuesday’s report, the Tony Blair Institute and The Entrepreneurs Network officially published their plans for the proposed library and a road map to achieve it. The paper reveals how the library [...]
Apple axes data protection tool after government security row February 21, 2025 Apple has removed its advanced data protection (ADP) feature from the UK, following a dispute with the UK government over encryption and access to user data. This comes after the Home Office requested access to encrypted iCloud data under the investigatory powers act (IPA), a law that requires leading tech firms to provide information to [...]
How Virgin Media 02 keeps your data running 24/7 February 20, 2025 City AM was invited inside one of Virgin Media 02 (VM02)'s largest data centres in the UK, located in Slough.
Who watches the Watches? February 19, 2025 As a newly minted Picture Editor and thus part of the management team of a then-popular left-wing national newspaper, I sat in on a discussion about why the poor ate so badly. Having only recently landed the job and as keen as mustard – and oh so naive – my feet were still planted firmly [...]
“LEAP 2025, leading the way in AI Investments” February 18, 2025 Inside Saudi Board Sir Martin Sorrell is the founder of S4 Capital, whose wholly owned subsidiary Monks is a marketing and services model with a key focus on AI. It has thousands of digital experts working across almost 60 talent hubs in over 30 countries. Sir Martyn Lewis caught up with Sir Martin when he [...]
Musk and Google warn UK on tech exodus over safety rules February 17, 2025 Tech giants Google and Elon Musk’s X have warned that Britain’s new online safety laws could force global companies to reconsider their UK presence due to high compliance costs and regulatory overreach. The Online Safety Act, which was passed under Rishi Sunak’s government, imposed strict rules requiring major platforms to introduce age verification and stop [...]
Legal funders warn UK government it is easier to ‘invest elsewhere’ February 13, 2025 Litigation funders have said the sector is facing a “moment of reckoning” following a court ruling, with some blaming the lack of action from the government