Michael Gove is under investigation by Parliament’s standards watchdog, it has emerged. The standards commissioner Daniel Greenberg opened the probe into the secretary of state for housing, communities and local …
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London climbs to second in Schroders Global Cities index
London has climbed to second in the Schroders Global Cities index, after falling from the top spot last year. The index, which ranks cities based on economic, environmental, innovation and …
Doped Olympics, the Enhanced Games, is “bollocks”, says Seb Coe
World Athletics chief Seb Coe has rubbished plans for a doping Olympics, the Enhanced Games, as “bollocks”. The former Olympic champion was speaking ahead of this weekend’s World Athletics Indoor …
Paul Pogba handed four-year ban from football for failing doping test
Former Manchester United star Paul Pogba has been handed a four-year ban from football by Italian anti-doping chiefs for testing positive for testosterone. Juventus and France midfielder Pogba returned the …
Outernet: Meet the man behind London’s biggest tourist attraction – and maybe the future of advertising
Outernet’s arrival in the West End has transformed one corner of Charing Cross Road – and become a global hub for cutting-edge advertising. Boss Philip Boucher O’Ferrall shows City A.M. …
House sales fall to lowest level since 2013
Residential property sales in January fell to their lowest level since 2013, according to the latest government figures. HMRC said the number of home transactions totalled 82,000, which is 12 …
Mercia AM secures £207m in British Business Bank contracts for Midlands investments
Mercia Asset Management has gained a £207m mandate for three new funds from the British Business Bank. The specialist asset manager will be managing the Midlands Engine Investment II funds, …
Seven tributes to Hairy Bikers star Dave Myers who has died at 66
Actors and TV personalities have been sending tributes to the Hairy Bikers star Dave Myers who has died two years after announcing he had cancer. Dave Myers and his best …
Metro Bank brings in Barclays executive as new CFO amid major restructuring
Metro Bank has appointed Barclays executive Marc Page as its new chief financial officer as the lender undergoes a major restructuring designed to shore up its balance sheet. Page is …
Mortgage approvals rise to highest level in a year – but UK housing market rebound unlikely to last
The housing market’s rebound continued in January with new mortgage approvals hitting its highest level in over a year, new figures show, but the trend is unlikely to continue much …