Business and Policy Leaders Call for Policies to Unlock London’s Full Economic Potential October 24, 2025 | City Talk London, 24 October 2025 – Business leaders, policymakers, and industry experts gathered in London for London – Opportunities and Obstacles for Growth, hosted by the Central London Alliance CIC, to discuss the challenges and prospects shaping the capital’s economic future. The event featured six panel discussions covering the key drivers of London’s growth, including finance, [...]
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 2025 review: The American dream October 24, 2025 Before we begin, a quick note on pronunciation when talking about the Chevrolet Corvette Z06. Make sure you ignore any British English instincts, and instead refer to this model as a ‘Zee-Oh-Six’. It’s an important reminder that, while Chevrolet may have built the eighth-generation Corvette in right-hand drive for global markets, this is still an [...]
Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray review: an American icon faces the future October 24, 2025 Fans of the Chevrolet Corvette were shocked when, in 2019, their beloved sports car made the switch to being mid-engined. So spare a thought for how traditionalists feel about the new E-Ray version of the Corvette, which has all-wheel drive and hybrid power. Along with moving the engine to the middle of the eighth-generation ‘C8’ [...]
Discovering the real China, with amazing food, incredible scenery and authentic culture October 24, 2025 From Morning Wire The magazine, Autumn edition, with photos by Nicolas Quiniou I love China. There, I said it. Nowhere else I have visited has caused such a ruckus among my friends and family. My departure was marked by a stream of messages warning me to ‘be careful’ and ‘make sure you behave’. At first, [...]
Morning Wire crowns the capital’s best at Toast the City Awards 2025 October 23, 2025 London’s Square Mile played host to a celebration of culinary and cultural excellence last night at Morning Wire’s inaugural Toast the City Awards 2025. Supported by five Business Improvement Districts, the Eastern City, Culture Mile BID, Aldgate Connect, Cheapside and Fleet Street Quarter, Toast the City awards was the first ever ceremony celebrating Square Mile [...]
New watches: Our favourite colourful chronos to beat the winter blues October 23, 2025 From London Time, three colourful chronograph watches to beat the winter blues BELL & ROSS BR-X3 NIGHT VISION Looking like something Neo would wear in The Matrix, Paris’s military watchmaker has instead been inspired by head-up displays (HUD) from the cockpits of the Rafale fighter jets, whose pilots they supply. A stealthy case in ‘LUM-CAMO’ [...]
Vacheron Constantin’s 270-year journey pulls up to Harrods October 23, 2025 If you go down to Knightsbridge today, you’re sure of a big surprise. And it doesn’t end with the soaring takeover of Harrods’ entire facsia with all manner of perpetual calendars and tourbillons looming as you emerge from the Sloane Street exit. Vacheron Constantin – AKA Switzerland’s most venerable horological name, in continuous production for [...]
From Hublot to Bulgari, why watch collabs are so hot right now October 23, 2025 Watch collabs are so hot right now, fit for a Bond Street gallery as well as boutique Unless you count Andy Warhol’s love of his stopped Cartier, the ‘watch as canvas’ trend was arguably coined by ‘watch as fast fashion’ brand Swatch. Back in the 1980s, the plastic-fantastic pioneer got its palette and oils out [...]
St Paul’s on bringing art into the Cathedral: ‘It was Marmite. Some worshippers said they’d leave’ October 22, 2025 This evening earmarks the inaugural Toast the City awards – the first ever ceremony celebrating Square Mile culture – and as Morning Wire staffers bunk off work to smarten up, the Dean of St Paul’s Cathedral is bestowing us with his good wishes. The Cathedral has been nominated in our Best Coffee and Best Cultural [...]
Toast the City finalists: Who will win Best Members Experience? October 22, 2025 The Toast the City Awards are here to celebrate the very best in hospitality of placemaking in the Square Mile. On the eve of the big night, we are highlighting each of the 138 finalists who have beaten off competition from more than 2,000 entrants. Next up is the Best Members Experience category. To find [...]