Marks and Spencer sorry for Christmas ad showing burning hats ‘in colours of Palestine’ November 2, 2023 M&S took to social media to apologise for any "hurt" caused after their ad showed red white and green Christmas hats on the fire.
Here’s what Canada skyline will look like in 2030 November 1, 2023 Canada corporation has released visualisations of what the City's transformation by 2030, with the Walkie Talkie building dwarfed by an array of new skyscrapers.
Northern Line chaos for London commuters as ‘fire alert’ forces evacuation of Chalk Farm station November 1, 2023 One user on X, the site formerly known as Twitter, shared a picture of a smoke-filled platform at the station.
House prices: Shock month on month rise suggests property market beginning to stabilise November 1, 2023 House prices in October were 0.9 per cent higher than in September, figures from lender Nationwide showed before the Bank makes its interest rate call tomorrow. . Compared with October last year, prices were down 3.3 per cent, a less sharp fall than September’s 5.3 per cent drop, Nationwide said. This comes after the Bank [...]
Leicester City’s Hamza Choudhury spoken to by club after ‘from the river to the sea’ post October 31, 2023 Footballer says he had "unfortunately been misinterpreted. It was and is not my intention to cause offence".
Man taken to hospital after manhole cover ‘explosion’ in the City October 27, 2023 A man has been taken to hospital this morning after smoke was seen coming out of a manhole cover in the heart of the Square Mile. Emergency services were called to the scene of Mark Lane, not far from the Tower of London and Fenchurch Street. In a social media post, the London Fire Brigade [...]
FTSE 100 close: London slumps as Natwest shares crater after Rose review October 27, 2023 London’s FTSE 100 closed the week down almost one per cent, while Natwest’s shares plummeted on the outcome of its review into former boss Dame Alison Rose. The capital’s premier bluechip index ended the day well in the red, after showing signs of being steady throughout most of Friday. By midday it was up around [...]
London routes disrupted by extreme weather as Storm Babet batters Scotland October 20, 2023 London transport routes were disrupted on Friday, as severe adverse weather and heavy rain continued to cause problems on the rail network. Network Rail told CityAM there was severe disruption on services to and from King’s Cross, due to flooding in Grantham. According to National Rail’s website, other routes affected by the bad weather [...]
FTSE 100 live: London ends week deep in the red on back of Israel-Gaza war, borrowing and retail figures October 20, 2023 London’s FTSE 100 ended the week deep in the red following disappointing retail figures and falling but still very high, public borrowing stats. The capital’s premier bluechip index was 1.31 per cent down by the close, at 7,401.30, while the FTSE 250, which is more aligned with the domestic market, dropped to 0.9 per cent, [...]
Gove in a fresh bid to scrap green housebuilding rules and slams Labour’s ‘crude, nimbyist appeal’ October 16, 2023 Communities Secretary Michael Gove has signalled the Government will make a fresh bid to scrap environmental rules to boost housebuilding. The House of Lords last month defeated an attempt by ministers to scrap EU-era rules that force developers to mitigate the impact new homes have on river health. Earlier in the month it was reported [...]
