The owners of four flats overlooked by the Tate Modern in London have won a Supreme Court battle to stop visitors gawping through their windows "like being on display in a zoo".more
London mayor Sadiq Khan has said he “absolutely regrets” his planned hikes in transport fares and council tax - which are both set to be the highest in at least a decade.more
"We have two current Olympic champions, three world record holders and many national record holders. In addition, an incredibly strong British team, led by Eilish McColgan" - said its director Hugh Brasher about the exceptional cast of the London Marathon.more
Two iconic London red phone boxes in the West End could be turned into vending machines under new plans. The decommissioned phone boxes on Coventry Street, which links Piccadilly Circus to Leicester Square, would dispense drinks and snacks under the plans.more
London property owners are demanding increasingly higher rents, with the average in the central parts of the capital exceeding £3,000. per month, according to the real estate portal Rightmove. He added that last year saw the second highest increase in rents in history.more
Firefighters have renewed a safety warning about “incredibly concerning” fires involving e-bikes after one went up in flames at a high-rise block of flats in south-east London.more
What is billed as the UK's first multi-charity store has opened to shoppers. Charity Super.Mkt at Brent Cross Shopping Centre sells donated clothing supplied by 10 UK charities, including Barnardo's and Cancer Research.more
Passengers are more likely to have a less crowded journey if they travel on Mondays rather than mid-week, analysis of latest travel trends has revealed.
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Thousands of tradespeople face the prospect of huge bills following Sadiq Khan’s expansion of London’s ultra low emission zone (Ulez) because of a lack of compliant vans for sale, according to new analysis. more
Freelancers facing "old-fashioned" estate agent checks for rental accommodation are leaving the industry for other work, with union BECTU warning the situation is pushing some to "breaking point".more
Jaannuaryis set to brighten from tomorrow as London’s largest light art festival returns for the first time in three years. The Winter Lights Festival in Canary Wharf, which is free to attend and unticketed, runs from Wednesday until Saturday January 28.more
After it emerged that one of the London Metropolitan Police officers was a serial rapist, its management said it was re-investigating all 1,633 allegations of sexual and domestic violence involving 1,071 police officers.more
An officer from London's Metropolitan Police today pleaded guilty to 49 offences, mostly of a sexual nature, committed over 18 years. This is another recent case weighing heavily on the image of London's police force.more
A seven-year-old girl suffered life-threatening injuries yesterday as a result of a shooting at a funeral in London, Reuters reported. Five other people, including another child, were injured in the incident, which British media described as one of the worst of its kind in decades.more
UK councils issued an average of nearly 20,000 parking fines each day last year, according to new analysis.
Figures obtained by Churchill Motor Insurance suggest fines were handed out by local authorities at a daily rate of 19,631 in 2022.
That is a 12% rise from the previous year.more
A satirical vote for England’s ‘worst place to live’ has included a worrying number of London areas. The annual poll, conducted by ilivehere, looks to find the country’s bottom-of-the-barrel, narrowing down the contenders to a top – or bottom – 100 list.more
Londoners are more highly qualified than people in any other part of the country new data suggests – particularly if they live in Wandsworth or the City of London. Nearly half of people in London hold higher education qualifications classed as “Level 4” - which includes bachelor degrees, HNDs and postgraduate qualifications - according to the Office for National Statistics.more
