Access Bank chief executive snaps up £15m Hampstead mansion Property The boss of Nigeria’s biggest bank has snapped up a £15m mansion in one of London’s most prestigious postcodes, Morning Wire can reveal. Roosevelt Ogbonna, who has been the chief executive of Lagos-based Access Bank since May 2022, has acquired a luxury pad on The Bishops Avenue in Hampstead. The transaction for the property was [...]
The rise of slottification: Why can’t I have any fun in London without booking? Opinion When a boy cannot even go to a pond without booking it on a desktop app, something has gone wrong in London, writes Matt Waksman.
Letter: As a freeman of the City, I would welcome Taylor Swift! Opinion I've been reading Morning Wire for 15 years or so now & really enjoy it. I've just read Anna's article on Hampstead Heath (& the previous one on Taylor Swift).
Pond life: The politics of Hampstead Heath’s swimming ponds August 27, 2024 Hampstead Heath's ponds are a wild swimming utopia, but politics bubble beneath the surface, writes Anna Moloney.
Best beer gardens in London from Lock Tavern to The Captain Kidd August 13, 2024 It's almost beer garden season but with the risk of a downpour, it better be a really good one: here are the best London has to offer