Sicily yacht sinking: Five bodies found inside Bayesian wreck August 21, 2024 Five bodies have been found on day three of a search for six missing people following the sinking of a superyacht on Monday off the coast of Sicily.
What can Britain learn from El Salvador about policing the riots? August 21, 2024 El Salvador’s president has transformed his country’s fortunes and won an electoral landslide with his zero-tolerance approach to gangs. We should take a similar approach to the hardened criminals involved in the riots, says James Price Mercy, justice, grace. Heavy themes for a Wednesday morning, more often dealt with from the pulpit than the pages [...]
BT drags down FTSE 100 after shares slump August 20, 2024 BT shares slumped five per cent in early deals this morning after it was revealed that Sky had struck a broadband deal with one of its biggest rivals. Shares in the FTSE 100 telecoms giant extended losses to trade as low as seven per cent by mid-day. The stock’s performance dragged down the wider FTSE [...]
Mike Lynch and other missing yacht passengers feared dead August 20, 2024 The Italian coastguard has started its second day of searching for survivors of a sunken superyacht off the coast of Sicily, including the tech media mogul Mike Lynch and Morgan Stanley boss Jonathan Bloomer
Is Google a monopoly? Sort of, but that’s the free market August 20, 2024 How about a little trust in the dynamism of the free market? Writes Matthew Feeney
Please stop saying the UK summer is over. It makes no sense August 19, 2024 On 12 August, when the UK summer was giving us a balmy 22 degree day, Barack Obama said that summer was “winding down.” It’s been a common pronouncement on social media throughout August that inevitably makes you feel melancholic. But more importantly, it’s also wrong. The UK Summer isn’t over, it’s defiantly striding on. Here’s [...]
Fire blazes on the roof of The Strand’s Somerset House August 17, 2024 Around 100 firefighters are tackling a blaze in the roof on London’s Somerset House. A spokesman said: “Fifteen fire engines and around 100 firefighters have been deployed to a fire at Somerset House. “Crews are tackling flames located in part of the building’s roof. Two of the brigade’s 32m ladders have been sent to the [...]
Farage revealed as highest-earning MP, receiving £98,000 a month from GB News August 17, 2024 Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has been revealed to be the highest-earning MP. The MP for Clacton said he is receiving almost £98,000 a month for presenting GB News, for a reported 32 hours a week, as a full list of MPs’ registered financial interests was published on Friday. During the general election, Mr Farage [...]
Dragons Awards 2024 – Judges page August 16, 2024 Table of Contents As we prepare for the City AM Dragon Awards ceremony on Monday 18th November, we are excited to introduce our panel of judges who will bring their experience and insights to the process of identifying and recognising excellence in Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives. As with all City AM awards, we [...]
Donald Trump discloses $513m in income from US golf clubs and resorts August 16, 2024 Former president Donald Trump’s latest financial disclosure revealed that he has made over half a billion in income from his US golf clubs and resorts and is facing hundreds of millions in legal problems. A Bloomberg analysis of the Republican presidential nominee’s 265-page filing highlighted that the businessman-turned-politician listed a total of $513m (£398m) in [...]