London’s Heathrow airport has said a new £10 charge for visa-exempt passengers travelling through the hub is a “huge blow,” despite reporting a second consecutive month of record passenger traffic. …
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European self-storage giant Shurgard to buy rival Lok’nStore for £378m
Belgium’s Shurgard has struck a takeover deal with self-storage group Lok’nStore worth around £378m, with the merger expected to involve job cuts. Under the agreement, Lok’nStore shareholders are set to …
What is middle age? The melancholy of life’s middle years
“Midlife is a point of no return, that place in a journey where the beginning is further away than the end.” So writes Patricia Cohen in her excellent examination of …
Downing Renewables and Infrastructure Trust hikes dividend payouts despite value drop
Green energy project developer Downing Renewables and Infrastructure Trust has increased its dividend for 2023 despite a drop in net asset value (NAV). At the end of the year, the …
Is TON Crypto’s Dark Horse For Onboarding 1 Billion Users?
As Bitcoin consolidates around its previous all time high, a new player worth $23 billion has emerged in the top 10 largest coins by market cap. Strangely, this token’s rise …
Micheal Ward: Football made me depressed, so I tried acting
Micheal Ward is interviewed for The City A.M. Magazine Spring edition. The Top Boy star once trained to be a professional footballer. Now he’s reliving his dream (and turfing up tough memories) …
Champions Cup sponsors Investec team up with School of Hard Knocks charity
Investec, the leading financial services group and title sponsor of the Investec Champions Cup, has today announced a three-year partnership with School of Hard Knocks (SOHK), a social inclusion charity …
Inside the whimsical life of A Gentleman in Moscow author Amor Towles
Known for his buttery prose, Anna Moloney finds the A Gentleman in Moscow author has led a life straight from one of his novels The heroine of Amor Towles’s upcoming …
Ed Warner: Why the London Marathon is a world leader – and a bargain
Our sport business columnist examines the enduring popularity of the London Marathon – and why organisers could be making more money from the event. Spring has sprung and marathon season …
I served on a murder trial – it’s nothing like Channel 4’s The Jury
The Vikings invented jury service and Jeremy Thorpe’s acquittal led to the Contempt of Court Act, writes Lucy Kenningham Last week I was one member of a jury that convicted …