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 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
Next 'over achieves' at Christmas but warns of sales slowdown in 2026
High street stalwart makes a typically stronger than expected start to the Christmas trading statement season
Venezuela drama shrugged off by City as FTSE 100 nears 10,000
Gold and other precious metal rose as investors weighed up fall out from latest geo-political turmoil
Villa Làrio: prime people-watching on the shore of Lake Como
Jonathan Prynn checks into a splendid palazzo — with views of George Clooney’s pad across the water
Rachel Reeves: Chancellor’s first year is no cause for celebration
City confidence in her is rock bottom — and Rachel Reeves’s high wire act is just one misstep away from a full blown financial crisis, says Jonathan Prynn
Rachel Reeves: 2025 has been no cause for celebration
City confidence in her is rock bottom — and Rachel Reeves’s high wire act is just one misstep away from a full blown financial crisis, says Jonathan Prynn
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'Gone to hell' Why one of the UK’s richest moved out of London in 2025
UK’s ninth richest man John Fredriksen owns The Old Rectory in Chelsea valued at up to £250 million and now reportedly up for sale
London is picking up the bill for millions on out-of-work benefits
The number of people claiming state cash is spiralling. This issue is sending us into financial freefall
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Is The Chancery Rosewood winning the battle of the five-star hotels?
Jonathan Prynn checks in to the capital’s newest luxury hotel and is delighted by what he finds
Warner Bros sale: The $100bn battle for the soul of Hollywood
The bidding war for Warner Bros will determine the future of film — will London escape the fallout?
BofE cuts interest rates to 3.75%, lowest for almost three years
Today’s decision from the Bank will mean cheaper home loans for millions of property owners with tracker mortgages
London design festival for Knightsbridge, King’s Road and Fulham Road
TRI Design takes place from the 12th to the 15th March next year
Meg O'Neill becomes first female CEO of BP in its 116 year history
Auchincloss will serve in an advisory role until December 2026 “to ensure a smooth transition.”
Earls Court's £10 billion regeneration gets green light from council
Work is now expected to get under way on the 44 acre site next year
Boost for Reeves as inflation drops to 3.2% in November
Bigger than expected drop opens the way for an interest rate cut from the Bank of England
American investor swoops for £100m office block in Mayfair
The property was built as apartments in 1903 but has been converted into “hotel-style” offices over the past two years
Property owned by overseas firms doubles in a decade
The top country to hold UK wealth through overseas companies has £57 billion of UK property assets
Jingle tills! Shoppers set for £3.4bn festive spending splurge
Britons are said to be leaving their shopping late, with an extra 10 million people set to make a purchase this ‘panic weekend’
Concerted effort: One in five Londoners go to a gig a month
Nationally, 77 per cent of adults said going to concerts was important and something they liked to do, compared with 85 per cent in London
London jobless rises to 6.8%, highest in a decade outside the pandemic
Bank of England seen as almost certain to cut interest rates on Thursday as labour market cools
House prices to grow slowly in '26, but no sign of a bust, say lenders
Nationwide and Halifax issue their official forecasts for house prices next year