Sadiq Khan is under fresh pressure to drop his controversial expansion of the ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) as new polling reveals the majority of Londoners oppose the mayor’s flagship policy.
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Traffic levels in Covent Garden have dropped by as much as 25 per cent as Westminster and Camden councils look to make a trial scheme permanent in the area. more
Three London town centres will be receiving £130,000 each in a bid to bolster evening High Street business. Bromley, Vauxhall and Woolwich will benefit from the Night Time Enterprise Zones.more
Richmond has the highest proportion of poorly-insulated homes in the capital, research has revealed.
Seven in 10 families in the south-west London borough are living in homes with energy efficiency ratings between EPC bands D and G. more
London was battered by heavy rain overnight on Wednesday and into Thursday morning - but a drier couple of days is in store for the capital, says the Met Office.more
Magdalena Abakanowicz, the pioneer of artistic textiles, invites you on a fascinating journey through a world where fabric is combined with what appear to be fairy tale forms, writes the British newspaper The Times, announcing the artist's exhibition at London's Tate Modern gallery.more
Although the LED Countdown displays are still useful for passengers, for the past six years TfL has been experimenting with alternative solutions which are less resource-intensive and more adaptable.more
On December 7, the 4th edition of the British-Polish Tech Forum will take place at the Queen Elizabeth II Center in London's Westminster. The aim of the event is to promote Poland as an attractive investment destination for companies in the UK, especially those from the IT sector.more
British King Charles III, for the first time as monarch, presided over Remembrance Sunday, when the British pay tribute to soldiers who died in both world wars and in subsequent conflicts.more
Londoners are set for yet more travel misery in the run up to Christmas following the news that bus drivers will go on strike from November 22.
Almost 1,000 bus drivers employed by Abellio will strike on November 22, 25 and 26 and on December 1,2,3,9,10,16 and 17.more
London councils are cracking down on drivers as concentrations of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) - an air pollutant created mostly from cars -reach their greatest levels since the start of the pandemic.more
Students of schools in London will receive free training in building healthy relationships and recognizing sexism and misogyny. The program will be funded in full by City Hall.more
The second edition of the Festival of Polish Sacred Music "Joy & Devotion" begins today at St Martin-in-the-Fields Church in Trafalgar Square, London. The program includes Renaissance, Baroque and contemporary pieces, including by Wojciech Kilar and Henryk Mikołaj Górecki.more
Three sections of the Elizabeth line have been connected, allowing passengers to travel across London without having to change stations. Previously anyone going from Heathrow, Reading, Abbey Wood and Shenfield had to change at Paddington or Liverpool Street to remain on the new Tube line.more
Poppy roundels, specially wrapped buses and unique station announcements are returning to London’s transport network this week as TfL kicks off the capital’s annual Poppy Appeal.more
London Tube passenger numbers have returned to their highest level since before the Covid-19 pandemic as workers return to the office and people head out for the weekend, new figures show.
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This weekend - on November 5 and 6 - the Polish Social and Cultural Center in London will host the Polish University Fair, organized by the National Agency for Academic Exchange. During the event, you will be able to see the offer of the best Polish universities offering studies in Polish and English.more