The Crime Lord: Peter Capaldi on the manosphere, London and rocking out with his band as he approaches 70
The Crime Lord: Peter Capaldi on the manosphere, London and rocking out with his band as he approaches 70
Work on building Walkie Talkie tower sunshade gets underway after Scorchie debacle August 20, 2014 Builders scaled the heights of the Walkie Talkie skyscraper in the City yesterday as work got underway to install “aluminium fins” that will prevent its windows reflecting ultra-bright rays and dazzling passers-by. Land Securities and Canary Wharf, the owners of 20 Fenchurch Street, are arming the southern facade of the tower with horizontal blades [...]
Get on the road with these famous literary trips August 19, 2014 A-level results are in and those of us with kids are preparing to put our hands in our pockets to fund their “mind-expanding” trip abroad before the hard work – or hard drinking – of university begins. According to insurance firm Endsleigh, almost a third of students have a road trip across North America as [...]
Uber ban suspended: Berlin court upholds opposition to taxi app prohibition August 18, 2014 Uber has received some welcome news from Berlin's Administrative Court. Last week, the Berlin State Department of Civil and Regulatory Affairs said Uber risked passenger safety through the use of “unverified drivers in unlicensed vehicles” and consequently banned the popular taxi app. The company had been threatened with fines of up to €25,000 for each [...]
Berlin bans Uber citing passenger safety rules August 14, 2014 THE BATTLE between smartphone car service Uber and city regulators heated up yesterday after the German capital turned against the San Francisco startup and banned the mini cab app on safety grounds. In a press release, the Berlin State Department of Civil and Regulatory Affairs said Uber risked passenger safety through the use of “unverified [...]
Admiral appoints Geraint Jones as new CFO August 13, 2014 The owner of confused.com has announced the appointment of Geraint Jones as group chief financial officer (CFO) and executive director of Admiral Group, with effect from 13 August. Geraint, who has been with Admiral since 2002, will take over from Kevin Chidwick who will now focus on his US role as CEO of Elephant Auto [...]
Why the sharing economy could live up to the hype August 11, 2014 This was the summer the sharing economy truly hit London. First, we had black cabs bring Whitehall to a standstill with protests over the introduction of Uber, an app that allows you to call a cab wherever you are. Next, plans were announced to remove laws controlling short-term rentals, opening up the door for Airbnb [...]
Lights out for darker skies: First World War started with a crash August 3, 2014 For the City, the Great War began with a financial crisis. Even before Britain committed itself, Europe’s great powers ranging against one another spelled disaster: the collapse of the magnificent, peaceful edifice of international trade built between the empires. As told in Jerry White’s riveting account of London in the war, Zeppelin Nights, on Friday [...]
City bidding for driverless cars as £10m plan gets under way July 30, 2014 Driverless cars could be weaving their way through the City’s streets in just six months, the government revealed yesterday. In an announcement that came as a surprise to one of the biggest car manufacturers in the UK, ministers unveiled a £10m plan to allow three cities the chance to test-run cars that drive themselves. Bids [...]
Bottom Line: Driverless cars aren’t on a risk-free road July 30, 2014 THE decision to put the UK in the forefront of the development of driverless cars is a brave, smart choice. Smart because this technology is accelerating fast and it makes sense to have a hand on the steering wheel. With firms such as Ricardo UK doing great work on autonomous road train projects, and experiments [...]
Is the UK close to widespread adoption of driverless cars? July 30, 2014 Stian Westlake, executive director of research at Nesta, says Yes. Self-driving cars offer big benefits for consumers and for the economy. They’re safer. They’ll allow us to free up city centre parking and relieve drudgery for the 57 per cent of British workers who drive to work. The reality is near at hand. Google cars [...]