Best gifts for 2024: Our bumper Christmas Gift Guide of 44 must-buy presents November 29, 2024 It’s time to get serious about your presents, whether you’re looking for the best gifts for mum, top presents for dad or filling up a stocking for the rest of the family, we have you covered, from fashion to technology, fashion, fragrance and spirits. Check out our incredible annual gift guide, complete with links to [...]
UK property market surges but warnings of Budget’s impact linger November 29, 2024 Transactions in the UK residential property hit over 100,000 in October but expects warn the full impact of the Budget has yet to be filtered in
Ollie Phillips: My Autumn Nations Series end-of-term report for home nations November 29, 2024 With just one fixture remaining of this year’s Autumn Nations Series it is fair to say that the four home nations have had varied results. While strong performances on the continent from France, and even Italy at times, show growth across the Channel it appears that back home the four teams – whose players are [...]
UK housing market returns to growth as north outpaces south November 29, 2024 Zoopla has predicted positive house price growth in all regions and counties of the UK in 2025, with the north expected to outpace the south. The real estate platform has forecast sales growth at five per cent and house price growth at 2.5 per cent across the UK, with the fastest price increases in Northern [...]
UK net migration hit record 906,000 peak before 20 per cent fall November 28, 2024 Net migration in and out of the UK has dropped by 20 per cent to around 728,000 in the past year, official figures have shown, after hitting a record peak of 906,000. The level reached a higher than previously thought figure of 906,000 in the year to June 2023, according to fresh data from the [...]
Ed Warner: Why sports will have to change to stay down with the kids November 28, 2024 A leading cricket journalist bemoaned the lack of Test cricket on terrestrial TV to me recently, trotting out the well-worn argument that the England Wales Cricket Board had severely weakened the sport when it signed coverage over to Sky back in 2005. That’s as maybe, but if long-form cricket was free to view on mainstream [...]
Square Mile and Me: Natasha Guerra on setting up Runway East November 28, 2024 Runway East CEO Natasha Guerra tells us about her career, her favourite cocktail spot, and why she'd like to see fewer blue shirts in the City.
Let’s be honest… public health grinches want to steal Christmas November 28, 2024 Calorie counts on menus have been proven not to work, but nanny-state Scrooges are marching on regardless, says Matthew Lesh The holiday season has begun. Christmas trees are already everywhere. The cities’ shopping thoroughfares are sparkling with decorations. Slow-walking tourists are getting in the way even more than usual. Yet one group simply refuses to [...]
Vauxhall job losses are an inevitable result of destructive net zero policies November 28, 2024 The self-destructive petrol car ban has incentivised Vauxhall to destroy a productive car factory with potential to manufacture EVs instead of investing in green technology, says Andy Mayer The decision by Vauxhall owner Stellantis to close their Luton van production plant, risking 1,100 jobs, only nine months after announcing expansion plans that included a new [...]
Exclusive: Cobra Beer founder Karan Bilimoria steps down as chairman November 27, 2024 Lord Bilimoria isn’t shy about discussing his proudest achievements – especially when it comes to the premium lager brand, Cobra Beer. Today, however, the 63-year-old entrepreneur is recalling those moments with a touch more nostalgia, as he reveals exclusively to City AM he’s officially stepped down from his role as the company’s chairman. He says [...]