London City Airport faces opposition over bigger planes plan June 8, 2026 Opposition to plans to allow bigger jets to use City Airport is taking off among London politicians who work right under the flightpath into the Docklands hub. The London Assembly’s environment committee has raised questions over aircraft such as the Airbus A320neo being used to boost capacity at the capital’s smallest and most central aviation [...]
Where can I watch the Fifa World Cup from in London? June 8, 2026 Book your tables and pre-order those booze towers because the World Cup is here – for more than a month – and City PM has you covered. Here are the sport desk’s top nine non-traditional spots to enjoy the footie from. Brigadiers The City staple is an ideal place for those early 8pm kick-offs. Its [...]
England World Cup fans invited to ‘soccer Coachella’ with free fan fest and cheap beer June 8, 2026 The cost of attending the 2026 World Cup is already notorious, but Philadelphia believes it has the solution for budget-conscious England fans heading to the United States. The city raised $60m in private funding which, along with state and federal contributions, will subsidise what the city is billing as “a soccer Coachella” – the only [...]
FCA seeks injunction against Neil Woodford over ‘unauthorised’ investment advice June 8, 2026 The financial watchdog has launched civil proceedings against former star fund manager Neil Woodford and his comeback venture over allegedly providing unauthorised investment advice. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has started civil proceedings against Woodford and W Four Point Zero FZE, which trades as W4.0. The FCA alleges that Woodford and W4.0, which is registered [...]
London Stock Exchange boss accuses FCA of ‘playing fast and loose’ as she warns government may have to ‘step in’ June 8, 2026 The boss of the London Stock Exchange has taken aim at the financial watchdog over its plans to introduce greater market transparency in signs of a major fallout between the two City institutions. Julia Hoggett, chief executive of the exchange, has accused the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) of “playing fast and loose” with the market, [...]
London Tech Week day one: AI talk has come back down to earth June 8, 2026 AI conversations are no longer about possibility, but infrastructure, writes Russ Shaw in day one of his London Tech Week diary.
‘We’ve got lots of things going for us America doesn’t’: Sadiq Khan on competing with Silicon Valley June 8, 2026 Sadiq Khan has claimed that shifting political dynamics in the US are actively driving tech talent and venture capital to the UK, arguing that London possesses structural and cultural advantages that “America doesn’t” as he seeks to position the capital against Silicon Valley. The Mayor of London announced a new £12m investment programme on Monday [...]
Saudi Arabia’s PIF sign Queen’s deal despite wider sporting retreat June 8, 2026 Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund has announced a new partnership with the HSBC Championships despite a wider retreat from sport. The agreement, described by the Lawn Tennis Association as a multi-year deal, will see the sovereign wealth giant, a partner of both the ATP and WTA Tours, link up with the London tournament. It follows [...]
Jeremy Hunt: Pension triple lock is an ‘anchor drag’ on economic growth June 8, 2026 Former chancellor Jeremy Hunt has warned that the triple lock on the state pension is acting as “an anchor drag on economic growth.” In an interview with City PM, Hunt said that above-inflation rises to the state pension are being funded “by more debt” on future generations and called for every major party to pledge [...]
Pat McFadden: I have not apologised to Rachel Reeves over ‘tax to pay benefits’ text June 8, 2026 Welfare secretary Pat McFadden has doubled down on his remarks unearthed in the Mandelson files that “every meeting [he has] is ‘who can we tax in order to pay benefits to others’”. The Cabinet minister was among numerous top officials to have his private messages released in documents relating to Lord Mandelson’s stint as the [...]
