Pick of the News

General News
- City of London Elections could be postponed a year
- The new pedestrian and cyclist City
- The City Centre opens 23rd September
- The pandemic is forcing change on the world of work
- Which cities have the highest rate of STIs in the UK
City Nooks & Crannies/History
Construction, Property, Homes
Dining, Drinking, Sleeping
City Corporation Outreach
- City Corporation calls on firms to bring employees safely back to the Square Mile
- City Corporation passes motion welcoming Hong Kong citizens
- City Corporation statement on UK-Japan FTA announcement
- Tackling trauma – theatre company’s new approach to homeless wellbeing
- New scheme launched rating COVID-19 safety measures at London businesses
- City of London Corporation elects new Markets Committee Chairman
- Community groups in the City urged to bid for share of £5m funding pot
- City Corporation publishes independent Governance Review
City Corporation, In the News
- Supporting London businesses with new Covid compliant scheme
- Southwark launches Covid-19 business safety assessment, Southwark pilots ‘COVID compliant’ business accreditation scheme
- Tackling trauma – theatre company’s new approach to homeless wellbeing
Law & Order
City Police Serving National Interest (Fraud, Intellectual Property, Cybersecurity, etc):
- Mail Online: Police commissioner: Fraud now Britain’s most common crime
- Express: Car insurance fraud: Drivers face fresh danger as personal injury payouts targeted
- Very few pension scams investigated by police
- Global Cyber Alliance celebrates five years of operations
- Cyber Security Summit
- ‘It’s still too easy to launder money in London,’ warns top law enforcer
- Times: By the time I took over Mum’s accounts, £50k was gone
- Times: Pension scams ‘never make it to police’
- Bank branch staff and police team up to stop £19 million of fraud in first half of 2020
- Watford Twitter user accused of fraud by posing as Covid widower
- Cyber crime skyrocketed during lockdown – here’s how to stay safe
- Every five minutes a fraudulent insurance claim is discovered
Local Policing & Magistrates’ Court, Other Law & Order:
- The City of London Policing Plan, 2020-2023, was published
- Violent Deeping man who left attack victim needing brain surgery after brutal assault is jailed
City Outside the City
Event Announcements & Reviews
- Dragon Fest Shopping Village Goes Online
- Open House 2020-Mainly Online
- Free walks from the suburbs to the City
What’s On?
- All upcoming City events, day by day: see What’s On at our website