‘A real market character’: John Bridges (1942-2023) February 14, 2024 This week, a memorial service will be held to mark the passing of John Bridges, a long-time stalwart of the City. His daughter writes for CityAM on a true gentleman of the Square Mile
Labour must not falter in rooting out antisemitism from the party February 14, 2024 Keir Starmer is receiving brickbats for allowing a 48 hour period between the first of the comments emerging in the Mail on Sunday at the weekend and the second raft of objectionable verbiage before pulling his support.
Gaza: Lord Cameron says Israel must ‘stop and think seriously’ over Rafah offensive February 12, 2024 Israel announced that during the operation, two hostages, taken by terror group Hamas during its 7 October assault, had been freed.
Jeff Bezos sells roughly £1.6bn of Amazon shares February 11, 2024 Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has sold around 12m shares of the online retail and cloud services firm for roughly $2bn (£1.6bn).
Major rail engineering work on weekdays due to change in travel patterns February 11, 2024 Major rail engineering work will take place on two weekdays this month in a trial responding to a change in travel patterns.
UK agencies failing to punish top execs for corporate misconduct, report warns February 7, 2024 UK regulators and prosecutors are failing to properly hold senior executives to account for acts of corporate misconduct, a new report has warned.
UK companies facing second-highest level of financial ‘distress’ in Europe February 5, 2024 UK businesses are facing the second-highest level of “deepening” financial distress in Europe due to inflation and high interest rates.
Man dies after falling from London’s Tate Modern gallery February 2, 2024 A man has died after falling from the Tate Modern gallery in London, the Metropolitan Police said. Emergency services were called to the gallery, in Bankside, at about 10.45am on Friday. The force said the man, who has yet to be identified, died at the scene. His death is not currently being treated as suspicious. [...]
Have you seen him? DON’T approach him: Manhunt continues for suspect in Clapham substance attack February 2, 2024 Police are continuing their search on Friday for the suspect in the alkaline substance attack which left a girl and her mother with potentially life-changing injuries. Abdul Ezedi, 35, from the Newcastle area, who was described by Metropolitan Police Superintendent Gabriel Cameron as having “significant injuries to the right side of his face”, was last [...]
Apple: China takes a bite out of numbers but tech giant beats consensus February 2, 2024 Apple missed sales estimates in China but held on to profits elsewhere, it told its investors on Wall Street last night
