Jonathan Prynn has been Business Editor of the Standard since May 2022. Before that he was Consumer Editor and has also worked at The Times and the Sunday Telegraph. He is responsible for all the business and finance coverage in the paper and online....
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Jonathan Prynn has been Business Editor of the Standard since May 2022. Before that he was Consumer Editor and has also worked at The Times and the Sunday Telegraph. He is responsible for all the business and finance coverage in the paper and online.
West End private members' clubs help feed London's homeless
Annabel’s, George, Harry’s Bar and Mark’s Club have all joined an initiative that started in the depths of the pandemic
City skyline to get huge new skyscraper next to Liverpool St station
The Brookfield scheme will deliver almost 100,000 sq m of office and other commercial space
House price growth slows in January ahead of likely rate cut
But a typical first-time buyer property would have a monthly mortgage payment equivalent to 36% of their take-home pay
John Lewis Partnership "missed sales targets" in run up to Christmas
Shortfall will be a setback for the new leadership of the partnership
King's wine supplier laying off staff following NI hikes decision
Royal warrant holder in consultations with around 30 staff
Green construction can drive jobs boom in London says report
A pivot to more sustainable building could also help ease the capital’s housing crisis
Inside Trump's crypto court and all his Bitcoin bros
Donald Trump will be the first president to fully embrace digital currencies — and he’s already anointed his crypto princes
Clapham to get first private members club in former department store
The venue will occupy the third floor of the spectacular south London landmark when it opens in May
Mulberry launches "back to British roots" reboot after sales slump
Luxury brand blames he “continuing challenging macro-economic environment“ for its troubles
Second class post to be slashed to just three deliveries a week
The first class service would remain six days a week - but price could go up
TGI Fridays Leicester Square flagship shuts down
But the hospitality showed remarkable resilience last year according to new figures
Business leaders welcome Heathrow third runway green light
But airlines remain cautious and demand reform to aviation regulation
British "industrial aristocracy" Dowlais joins exodus from London
Dowlais traces its roots back to the formation of Dowlais Ironworks Co in south Wales at the dawn of the Industrial Revolution in 1759
Dishoom to open "Permit Room" bar and café in Notting Hill
New venue on Portobello Road is expected to launch in the Spring at a site formerly occupied by a gin distillery
Number of London properties under offer 'highest since before Brexit'
Stamp duty deadline at the end of March is driving the rise in first time buyer offers with savings of up to £11,000 possible says estate agency
OpenAI boss Sam Altman praises DeepSeek's R1 model as 'impressive'
Nvidia saw a record one-day loss of $593 billion in market value - the largest single-day loss for any company in history.
Global shares in $1 tn rout over shock success of China's DeepSeek
DeepSeek’s app is said to have cost only $6 million to develop
Barclays signed up as new lead sponsor at Lord's cricket ground
The high street lender is already title sponsor of Barclays’ Women’s Super League, banking partner of the Premier League and banking partner of Wimbledon.
German Doner Kebab opens its first London station branch
The fast food brand has taken the UK by storm over the past decade and now has 144 branches
Drinkers warned of huge hikes in prices at the end of 'dry January'
Industry body estimates the price of a bottle of gin will go up by at least 60p a bottle and a bottle of stronger red wine, by about 80p.
Immersive hi-tech Tutankhamun exhibition coming to London in March
New show comes more than half a century after the original Treasures of Tutankhamun exhibition opened at the British Museum in 1972