Tourist tax considered for those staying in London
Existing levies vary depending on the city and quality of accommodation. Visitors to Barcelona, staying in a four-star hotel ...
‘Light the World’ lit up Times Square last year. This year, it illuminated a London landmark
The launch of the big red Giving Machines in London was announced with the projection of images of Jesus Christ's birth on ...
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Half of all Londoners are in bed by midnight because there’s nowhere else to go, according to new statistics
It’s a sobering fact: the London night out is getting shorter. For many of us, the magic is ending at midnight – according to ...
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Historic England’s Heritage at Risk Register 2024: 26 more London buildings are officially threatened by decay, neglect and development
A whopping 599 London buildings are now classed as ‘at risk’, though several sites have now been taken off Historic England’s register ...
New Lord Mayor Wants to Help Reopen London Capital Markets
Rebooting the UK’s languishing capital markets will be a key priority for the new Lord Mayor of the City of London, who’s set ...
Lloyd's of London shakes up IT, operations teams
Commercial insurance market Lloyd's of London is restructuring its data, operations and change departments, which will ...
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Why Does The City Of London Cross Some Bridges And Not Others?
The Square Mile is not all north of the river. The City has two bridgeheads across the water, where Blackfriars Bridge and ...
Anger over ‘street chaos’ fuels ouster of another blue-city mayor
The incumbent mayor of San Francisco lost Tuesday’s election to Daniel Lurie, a Levi’s heir and nonprofit founder, by more ...
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New Lord Mayor of London says it’s not ‘just a ceremonial role’ – but what do they do?
But what does the Lord Mayor of London actually do? The Lord Mayor serves as the elected head of the City of London Corporation and their terms last one year. Within the City of London ...
UK plans to create pension megafunds with aim of unlocking $100 billion for investment
British Treasury chief Rachel Reeves says the government plans to merge dozens of pension funds with the aim of unlocking ...
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London Breed concedes the race. Daniel Lurie is next S.F. mayor.
In a stunning defeat, Mayor London Breed concedes. Daniel Lurie will be the next mayor of San Francisco, beating out four ...
One City, Three Great Artists: Reuniting Leonardo, Michelangelo and Raphael
A London exhibition shows how the three painters circled one another as rivals and role models in 16th-century Florence.