The Notebook: Andy Silvester on the dearth of leadership at the BBC and Met Police October 24, 2023 Where the City’s movers and shakers get a few things off their chest. Today, it’s our editor Andy Silvester with the pen Strong leadership is needed to fix the Met and BBC’s vast failings Some time towards the end of the last millennium, I remember watching my football team – Wimbledon – being torn apart [...]
Meet the woman turning plastic in the Thames into a thriving small business October 24, 2023 Some see a dirty river, some see an opportunity. Flora Brathwayt's business takes plastic from the Thames and turns it into greeting cards
London office market battles red hot construction costs October 23, 2023 Glimmers of light are beginning to emerge for property developers in the City and the West End as demand for office leases climbs to its highest quarterly take-up so far this year, but rising construction costs are expected to hold back recovery. Figures from property consultancy Savills, showed that the number of leases secured in [...]
St James’s Place suspends property fund as investors pull cash and demand falls October 23, 2023 Wealth manager St James’s Place has suspended one of its property funds amid a flurry of withdrawals from clients and a “fall in demand” for commercial property in the UK.
London’s soaring rents now swallow up 35 per cent of tenants’ salaries October 23, 2023 More than a third of Londoners’ average pay went towards paying rent last year, according to the latest government figures, as tenants face a crisis in the capital. Data released by the Office for National Statistics on Monday showed that London was the least affordable region in the UK in which to rent, with an [...]
Police arrest a man over Luton Airport fire but believe blaze was likely an electrical fault October 23, 2023 The force said the man had been arrested several days after the fire and officers believe the blaze started when a diesel car, possibly a Range Rover, suffered an electrical fault or leaking fuel line.
Hybrid losing its grip as more workers return to the office October 23, 2023 More workers are returning to the office for the first time since the pandemic, in a sign that hybrid working may be on the way out, according to a new survey. A total of 43 per cent of workers have now returned to the office, while 39 per cent of workers are maintaining a hybrid [...]
Israel continues Gaza and Lebanon offensive as Iran and Hamas convene October 23, 2023 Israel bombarded Gaza with air strikes early on Monday and its aircraft struck southern Lebanon overnight.
Europe leads hydrogen race, with UK and US scrambling to catch up October 23, 2023 Europe will be the runaway leader for green hydrogen projects over the next five years, with the UK and US still playing catch-up.
How Ofgem can restore trust in the energy market October 23, 2023 Ofgem is still scrambling to revamp the energy market - City A.M. has made some suggestions to ensure it is competitive and robust.