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It’s not a new tradition and the only goal is whimsy. Here’s everything you need to know about the Official No Trousers Tube Ride event. ADVERTISEMENT Hundreds of Londoners headed down to the Underground on Sunday afternoon, stripped down to their underwear. As you do. This tradition is not new. Yesterday was the Official No Trousers Tube Ride, an annual …

Aspen Insurance has became the latest company to choose to list on the New York Stock Exchange instead of the London Stock Exchange, mainly because of higher valuations and less rigid listing requirements in the US. ADVERTISEMENT The London Stock Exchange (LSE) has been hit with a new blow following another key UK company, Aspen Insurance, a Lloyd’s of London …

The financial meltdown of London Irish, Wasps and Worcester has left the taxpayer out of pocket by more than £30m in unrecovered Covid loans. The three Premiership clubs went out of business during the 2022-2023 campaign after taking £41.6m in contingency funding from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) to cover the loss of revenue from matches and …

Afrobeats singer Tiwa Savage is in the spirit of celebration and has happily announced the purchase of her very own apartment in London. The African Bad Gyal announced the good news on December 16, 2024, via her Instagram story by posting a video of the three-bedroom apartment. The singer expressed her excitement in her caption, saying, “Bought my 3-bed apartment …

An initial decline was to be expected, said analysts, as certain investment funds were restricted to French-listed stocks. ADVERTISEMENT The French media company Canal+ saw its share price drop by more than 20% on Monday as the firm made its debut on the London Stock Exchange. From an opening price of 290p, shares had fallen to around 221p at around …

Harrods said it introduced the fee to keep menu prices competitive and maintain a high level of service. ADVERTISEMENT Luxury department store Harrods has introduced a mandatory £1 fee for diners in all its cafes and restaurants in London. This is on top of an existing 12.5% service charge, which is optional. An English breakfast tea, at a basic price …

Britain’s Emma Finucane closed the gap in the women’s sprint standings as she claimed victory in the Track Champions League at Lee Valley VeloPark. The double world champion went into the penultimate round of this year’s series in fifth, way behind runaway sprint leader Alina Lysenko. But the Welsh rider, 21, won the sprint event in London and was second …

Canal+ partially blamed the withdrawal of its C8 channel for the decision, which came after France’s broadcast regulator pulled its licence. ADVERTISEMENT The French media company Canal+, owned by Vivendi, will take its paid channels off terrestrial TV in France, effective from June 2025. In a press statement published on Thursday evening, the group blamed “an increasingly restrictive tax and …

A transgender model has been awarded Model of the Year at the British Fashion Awards in London.     American model and influencer, Alex Consani was given the title ahead of five women who had been shortlisted for the accolade at a glittering ceremony.   The 21-year-old’s victory comes amid the BFC increasingly shortlisting a number of fashion names from LGBTQ and other ‘underrepresented’ groups …

A toddler tragically drowned in a garden bin after her mum was forced to leave her with a stranger to visit her sick baby in hospital.   Nigerian Mum-of-two, Balikis Adeoye has come out to speak of her heartbreak after losing her “beautiful and happy” two-year-old daughter Mazeedat. The devastated parent told an inquest she “didn’t know or trust well …