Harry Potter publisher Bloomsbury upgrades expectations once again as readers devour fantasy fiction February 14, 2024 Harry Potter publisher Bloomsbury has forecast its full year pre-tax profits to be "significantly ahead" of market expectations.
A £300m planning application 249 times the length of War and Peace? Meet the man delivering the £9bn Lower Thames Crossing February 13, 2024 City AM sits down with the man delivering the £9bn Lower Thames Crossing, a project whose planning bid is the UK's longest ever.
In memoriam: Two chancellors, Parky, Sir Bobby, business leaders and celebs we lost in 2023 December 26, 2023 As City A.M. looks ahead to the next 12 months, we reflect on those who have departed this year, and the impact they continue to have.
‘Hogwarts Express’ operator loses High Court challenge over door safety December 22, 2023 The company, which runs the Jacobite service – known popularly as the Hogwarts Express – complained that the multimillion-pound cost of having to retrofit central locking could “destroy” its business and argued its door systems were just as safe.
Stranger Things The First Shadow review: Gorgeous, shocking thrillfest December 15, 2023 Stranger Things The First Shadow plays at the Phoenix Theatre until August 2024
Harry Potter publisher Bloomsbury sees profit ‘materially’ ahead as customers keep reading December 7, 2023 Bloomsbury, the Harry Potter book series publisher, said revenue and profit is expected to come in "materially ahead" of expectations.
Hogwarts Express operator spells trouble for rail regulator in court duel over heritage train safety November 21, 2023 The operator of the Hogwarts Express steam train is taking the UK's rail regulator to court in a feud over safety issues on heritage trains.
‘The Plot’: The 7 most insane moments in Nadine Dorries’s tell-all November 9, 2023 Chopped up bunnies, Malory Towers and all roads lead to Michael Gove: we take a look at the seven most insane moments in Nadine Dorries's 'The Plot'.
Bloomsbury weighs in for Christmas with double-digit profit growth October 26, 2023 This six month period was Bloomsbury's fourth consecutive double-digit growth period, with revenue up 11 per cent to £136.7 million and profit up 11 per cent to £17.7 million.
Harry Potter star Michael Gambon, who played Dumbledore, dies September 28, 2023 Michael Gambon, the actor who played Dumbledore in most of the Harry Potter films, has died. The 82-year-old passed away after a short bout of pneumonia in hospital, his family has said in an announcement. Gambon played the Hogwarts school headmaster Professor Dumbledore in six of the eight Harry Potter films. Sir Michael Gambon was [...]