John Lewis faces fresh defiance from Ealing residents over build-to-rent tower October 9, 2023 The John Lewis Partnership is facing further resistance from Ealing residents over the retailer‘s attempt to erect a build-to-rent tower of 428 homes over a Waitrose supermarket in the west London borough. A campaign group, Stop the Towers, has made fresh calls to the council urging it to listen to residents’ concerns and reject the [...]
UK working to establish status of British citizens in Israel, PM says October 9, 2023 The Government is working to establish the status of UK citizens in Israel, Rishi Sunak said, as deadly attacks by Hamas saw one British man serving in the country’s army killed. The Prime Minister declared “terrorism will not prevail” and pledged “steadfast support” for his counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu as the death toll from the incursion [...]
We need to tackle financial exclusion and give everyone the opportunity to safeguard their future October 9, 2023 With a plan to make credit more accessible and financial education part of the primary school curriculum, the Lord Mayor of the City of London wants everyone to experience economic stability
The City sees the Tories as a ‘bigger risk to business’, says Reynolds October 8, 2023 The Conservative Party is seen by many people in the City “as the bigger risk to the business community”, Labour’s Jonathan Reynolds told City A.M.
Labour to strengthen workers’ rights ‘within first 100 days’, Rayner says October 8, 2023 Labour will implement plans to bolster workers’ rights within 100 days of taking office, Angela Rayner said today.
Hamas launches major attack as gunmen enter Israel October 7, 2023 The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas launched the biggest attack on Israel in years on Saturday in a surprise assault.
Bezos chases Musk: Amazon to launch first satellites into space in global internet mission October 6, 2023 Amazon is set to launch its first satellites into space as part of a mission to bring fast internet connection to all corners of the globe. The multinational technology giant will launch two test satellites from a space station in Florida on Friday afternoon. It is part of mission, called Project Kuiper, to bring fast [...]
Derren Brown interview: ‘Magic is childish, you’re just trying to impress people’ October 6, 2023 “There are people who can naturally command a room. I’m not one of them…” These are surprising words from the magician who once shot himself in the head live on TV in a game of Russian roulette. Backstage at the Criterion Theatre ahead of his new show, Unbelievable, the magician Derren Brown is telling me [...]
Sunak’s switch from tech bro to cynical political player wins Tory support but leaves business worried October 6, 2023 Sunak's choice to abandon a "think big" Sillicon Valley mentality may have curried favour with the electorate, but it concerns business leaders, writes Leon Emirali
The Square Mile and Me: Asif Aziz on turning London’s neglected spaces into eclectic landmarks October 5, 2023 Entrepreneur Asif Aziz – CEO of Criterion Capital and the operator of the London Trocadero and a host of London landmarks – has made the capital his playground What was your first job?When I was still in school, I was intrigued by the London property market. My first ‘real’ job was at Morgan Grenfell Laurie [...]