Saturday Special: Why the London Stock Exchange and Euronext are moving their datacentres around weekend read Datacentre exchange colocation is on the mind of many key players in the City and beyond at the moment. The idea appeals to a wide group of capital markets participants, and for various reasons. For example, with Euronext migrating from Basildon in Essex to the Aruba Global datacentre IT3 in Bergamo this year and the London Stock Exchange Group [...]
New York, London and LA top list of most resilient cities while Scandinavia dominates ESG rating New figures The most resilient cities in the world have been named as New York, London and Los Angeles, with Scandinavia dominating environmental and social governance. New figures from Savills highlighted how new population centres such as Berlin and Atlanta broke into the top 20 for the first time, but traditionally strong metropolises weathered the pandemic the [...]
Police get free reign as Priti Patel permanently lifts all restrictions on use of stop-and-search powers Police powers boosted Home Secretary Priti Patel confirmed she is planning to permanently lift restrictions placed on police in the use of stop-and-search powers as part of the Government’s strategy to tackle violent crime. In a letter to police forces on Monday, Patel announced the easing of conditions on the use of the tactics under Section 60 of [...]
Barnet shaken by brutal murder as three Londoners are arrested after 30-year old man dies May 16, 2022 The Metropolitan Police confirmed this morning that three people have been arrested on suspicion of murder following the fatal stabbing of a 30-year-old man in north London. Two men – aged 33 and 25 – and a woman – aged 24 – were arrested on Saturday. The men remain in custody while the woman has [...]
Northern Line Bank branch to reopen next Monday after seventeen-week closure May 9, 2022 THE CITY’S REBOUND from Covid-19 will receive a significant boost next week when the Northern Line’s Bank branch reopens. Stations from Moorgate to Kennington will welcome commuters again after a seventeen-week closure on Monday May 16. The work to upgrade Bank station has been completed on time and the new station is set to offer [...]
Londoner rushed to St Thomas hospital and put in isolation after catching extremely rare Monkeypox virus May 9, 2022 UKHSA has confirmed to City A.M. that a Londoner has been diagnosed with monkeypox. “The patient has a recent travel history from Nigeria, which is where they are believed to have contracted the infection, before travelling to the UK,” the agency wrote in an email. “The patient is receiving care at the expert infectious disease [...]
Weekend Chat: Up close and personal with the founder of UK’s first dating app for single parents May 7, 2022 Nevine Coutry, a London based entrepreneur, has something to celebrate. A year ago, after months of hard work and long evenings, she finally did it. The Londoner launched the UK’s first dating app aimed exclusively at single parents. How did this come about? City A.M. sat down with Coutry to hear this Londoner’s unique story. [...]
‘Welfare value’ of Britain’s green spaces stands at £25bn, with Hyde Park topping the list May 2, 2022 The “welfare value” of Britain’s natural open spaces exceeds £25bn, with London’s Hyde Park topping the list at £24m. A new study funded by the government looks at pars, woods, riversides, beaches and country parks across Britain, assessing how locals enjoy the green space. Research by academics at the University of Exeter produced the outdoor [...]
Tory MP accused of watching porn on phone in the Commons, as party whip says ‘action will be taken’ April 27, 2022 A Conservative MP has been accused of watching porn on his phone in the Commons, as whips pledge action against the “wholly unacceptable” behaviour. chief whip, Chris Heaton-Harris said “action will be taken” and said he would hold private meetings with female Tory MPs who made the claims. The accusation was raised during a meeting [...]
35 top business leaders write to PM backing new permanent ‘Thank Holiday’ for Queen’s jubilee: ‘The benefits would outweigh the costs’ April 26, 2022 Nearly 35 top business leaders have written to the Prime Minister in a show of support for a new annual ‘Thank holiday’ honouring Her Majesty the Queen’s 70 years of public service. Dragon’s Den star Deborah Meaden was joined by the head of the Confederation of British Industry and Hospitality UK in backing the initiative, [...]