Pride month is here, and following the movement's 50th anniversary in 2022 you can expect even more fabulous celebrations this year, culminating in the annual parade through central London on Saturday, July 1.more
A London court yesterday sentenced the perpetrator of the brutal murder of 21-year-old Polish student Ania Jędrkowiak to life imprisonment without the possibility of seeking parole before the age of 29.more
More than 90 English primary schools – many of them in cities and towns – are to close or are at risk of closure because they are more than two-thirds empty, according to Guardian analysis of government data.more
Weather forecasters have some bad news for fans of traditional British bank holidays, who love desperately barbecuing under an umbrella as rain soaks their flip-flops.
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It's going to be a busy weekend on public transport coming up! A perfect storm of a good weather forecast and huge road closures due to the RideLondon event this weekend mean services much busier than usual this weekend. more
Helen Holland, who was hit by a police motorcycle from a column escorting Princess Sophie, sister-in-law of King Charles III, died after two weeks in hospital. According to Buckingham Palace, her death deeply saddened the Duchess of Edinburgh.more
London Underground workers have voted in favour of extending their mandate to continue taking strike action for another six months, the RMT union has announced.more
Londoners have been warned of council “price hikes”, more potholes and a hit to services provided by local authorities after Sadiq Khan expands the city’s ultra low emission zone (ULEZ) on August 29. more
More than one million people have signed a petition calling for the Metropolitan Police to be held “criminally accountable” after two dogs were shot dead by officers in east London.more
In an ironic twist, agents report that the opening of the Elizabeth line has made commutes harder for priced-out renters forced to move further away from stations.more
Let's face it, we are all getting pretty fed up with this cost of living crisis. It's severely impacting many people's quality of life, with many living pay cheque to pay cheque.
It's gone on long enough now that a whopping two in three workers have admitted they are open to moving to a new city after evaluating the cost of where they live and work.more
A rich collection of human and animal preparations, collected by John Hunter, an 18th-century surgeon-anatomist, has been on display in London since yesterday. The Hunterian Museum has reopened after a six-year hiatus.more
New Royal Mail statistics are set to reveal how some neighbourhoods are receiving post as little as once a fortnight, including in London, according to reports.more
There are many wonderful things about being a bookworm. The smell of a new book, wandering the shelves in an independent bookstore – coffee in hand.
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Train passengers using the East Coast Main Line will have more flexible ticketing options from Sunday. Operator London North Eastern Railway (LNER) said it will expand its trial of single-leg pricing to cover its entire network.more
Londoners may be offered the chance to have their voices heard on the Ultra Low Emission (ULEZ) expansion in a vote.
The Brexit-style vote would see all residents in the currently non-ULEZ areas of Greater London given a say before the zone expands.more
People dressed as members of the law enforcement service planned to disrupt the coronation of Charles III by throwing bottles of white paint at the coronation procession, breaking into its route and damaging monuments, London Metropolitan Police Commander Mark Rowley revealed yesterday.more
A major London bridge should remain closed to cars, with driverless electric pods introduced for people with mobility difficulties, according to a climate charity.more
