WATCH: RNLI’s Tower lifeboats called out from new London station for the first time May 4, 2023 London’s busiest lifeboat rescue crew sprung into action from its new Waterloo Bridge home for the first time this week. The Tower team of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) launched from its newly-created multimillion pound station , after the dilapidated old one was towed away in January. Its previous station, which had parts of [...]
Dating at work is okay, as long as you’re dressing up for it May 4, 2023 The chief financial officer of a FTSE 100 company was forced to step down over a consensual relationship with a colleague. David Egan, finance chief of RS Group, left with “immediate effect” after notifying the board of a “personal relationship” with a colleague. Office dating, complicated, contentious – but also the source of many a [...]
I’m a celebrity, get me to City Hall! Our stars should take a pop at local politics May 4, 2023 With Sadiq Khan faring quite badly, and the Tory brand rubbished in London, perhaps a celebrity should give City Hall a shot and run for the London Mayoralty next year, writes John Oxley
Allica Bank’s Richard Davies on navigating crises and plans for business banking domination May 4, 2023 Amid a crowded field of UK challenger banks, Allica's function-over-fashion approach is serving it well, says CEO Richard Davies
The Square Mile and Me: Fintech supremo Tim Levene on Moscow’s vodka scene, Coya City and a bold call for 2023 May 4, 2023 The fintech fund boss and founder of Crussh and Flutter strolls down memory lane in City A.M.'s weekly Q&A
Guardians of The Galaxy Volume 3 review: Effective but over-stuffed finale May 3, 2023 Guardians of The Galaxy Volume 3 review and star rating: ★★★★ 2014’s Guardians of The Galaxy was seen as a massive gamble for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It made some risky decisions, namely focussing more on lesser known characters, and bringing in a more unknown director, but the decisions paid off, as three movies and [...]
‘UK simply hasn’t gone far enough’ to tackle cost issues for offshore wind – as Brits face extra £530m bill by 2030 May 3, 2023 The UK will fall short of the government's offshore wind targets this decade, with developers facing serious cost challenges for projects.
London house prices: First-time buyers need household income of nearly £100k to buy May 3, 2023 Londoners’ desire to get on the property ladder has helped fuel the housing market in the capital, despite households now needing an extra £12k in income to be able to afford their own place. Figures released by Zoopla, show that in April house price growth in London rose by 0.5 per cent, as demand and [...]
Explainer: Rishi Sunak eyes a revival of Help to Buy May 2, 2023 Just over a month ago, we were reporting the phasing out of Help to Buy, which was closed to new entrants last year. Now, Rishi Sunak is considering relaunching the policy. Talking of u-turns. The scheme was introduced in 2013 by George Osborne to help first-time buyers get onto the housing ladder. It offered lower [...]
Dragon can breathe fire and fly home under Bowman May 2, 2023 WITH trainer Danny Shum probably still on cloud nine after the success of Romantic Warrior in the FWD QEII Cup at Sha Tin on Sunday, expect more success for the stable with NORDIC DRAGON in the Wiltshire Handicap (3.50pm) over six furlongs. Shum rated this £700,000 purchase from the 2022 Hong Kong International Sales as [...]