Jonathan Prynn

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Jonathan Prynn has been Business Editor of Evening Standard, responsible for all City and finance news. Previously he was Consumer Editor and has also worked at The Times and the Sunday Telegraph

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Jonathan Prynn has been Business Editor of Evening Standard, responsible for all City and finance news. Previously he was Consumer Editor and has also worked at The Times and the Sunday Telegraph

Koko in Camden
Business

Koko at 125: an iconic music venue reborn

Slog, setbacks and £70 million — how a crumbling theatre became an epic London success story. Jonathan Prynn meets its visionary owner

18 May 2026
Business

Carnaby Street gets makeover 60 years after Swinging Sixties heyday

Carnaby Street reached its rock and roll zenith in the Sixties when fashion boutiques such as Lady Jane, Lord John and The Mod Male drew A-listers such as The Rolling Stones

10 Mar 2026
A woman looking at an energy bill
Money

How much will your energy bills rise on the back of the war in Iran?

Consumers will see prices rise due to turmoil in the Middle East – but by how much?

10 Mar 2026
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Politics

Britain thrown into 'full-blown' economic crisis by Trump Iran war

The cost of oil topped $100 a barrel, FTSE 100 fell, mortgage rates are rising and there are fears over jumps in energy bills and petrol prices

9 Mar 2026
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Business

Three quarters of London small business owners 'lose sleep over work'

The volatile state of the economy and global geopolitics is the number one sleep depriver

9 Mar 2026
The shard pictured between two high-rise office buildings in the city
Business

The great central London office crisis

Far from being killed off by the pandemic, the office is back — so much so that the City is running out of space...

9 Mar 2026
Business

Trump's war in Iran sends oil prices spiralling above $100

Stock markets set to open lower again after further sharp rise in oil price

9 Mar 2026
Business

HSBC and Nationwide hike mortgage rates as Iran war hits borrowers

Moves by HSBC and Coventry Building Society are likely to be followed by other big players

5 Mar 2026
Business

London's "challenging" market to stay quiet until '28 says Foxtons CEO

Any spike in interest rates as a result of the war in Iran feeding through to inflation would be “upsetting” for buyers said CEO

5 Mar 2026
Business

WH Smith warns of potential impact of Iran war on stores in the region

Shares fell in early trading in the City after chain said it was “mindful” of the impact from the conflict in Iran

5 Mar 2026
The Chancellor Presents Her Spring Forecast To Parliament
Business

Reeves warns of risk of higher energy bills as oil and gas prices soar

Gas prices have almost doubled since the start of the attacks on Iran

3 Mar 2026
Business

Soaring energy prices threatens new inflation headache for Reeves

Qatar produces a fifth of the world’s LNG and is the biggest supplier to Asia

3 Mar 2026
Politics

Don't panic buy petrol, Londoners urged as Iran war escalates

The cost of oil spiralled on global markets amid the crisis in the Middle East

2 Mar 2026
Aerial view of Coal Drop Yards at Kings Cross
Business

The next chapter in the King's Cross reinvention

It’s 20 years since King’s Cross began its incredible reinvention — but it isn’t resting on its laurels

2 Mar 2026
Business

CMA launches investigation into three leading hotel chains

Watchdog is probing whether hoteliers broke competition law by sharing sensitive market data

2 Mar 2026
Business

Troubled WPP unveils huge shake-up to save £500m amid falling revenues

Current performance of the company created by Sir Martin Sorrell described as “disappointing”

26 Feb 2026
Business

Planning reform vital for £50bn of transport investment for London

Government must act to stop key projects getting stuck on the drawing board

26 Feb 2026
Business

John Lewis exits its lossmaking housebuilding venture after five years

Former chair Dam Sharon White launched the surprise diversification in 2020

25 Feb 2026
Business

London is safe says Heathrow boss as passengers numbers hit record

Total passenger numbers passing through Heathrow rose 0.7% to an all time high of 84.5 million

25 Feb 2026
Business

Energy bills to fall by £117 a year for millions of households

For the average household paying by direct debit the overall bill will be £1,641 per year from April.

25 Feb 2026
Business

UK airports finally busier than pre-covid peak, with 302m passengers

The total has only ever reached 300 million once before in 2019, before plummeting during the pandemic

24 Feb 2026