Tube workers in London are set for a massive pay rise which could see their salaries increase more than 8%. The increase is expected to cost Londoners as much as £100m.more
The Mayor of London has urged people to “stay at home” and “do not take risks” as a rare red weather warning was issued for London and the east of England ahead of the arrival of Storm Eunice on Friday.more
Thirteen people were injured, three of them relatively seriously, when a mezzanine floor collapsed at a bar in east London yesterday afternoon, reports the BBC. Emergency services had to pull seven people out from under the collapsed structure.more
The first-ever woman at the helm of a Met Police, Commissioner Cressida Dick, resigned from her position for almost five years. The reason she cited was the loss of trust on the part of the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan.more
The billion-year-old Enigma, the largest ever polished black diamond, has been sold for £3.16 million at an online auction held by London house Sotheby's.more
London's Metropolitan Police will later this week contact more than 50 attendees of parties and social gatherings in Downing Street for their statements, it was reported last night.more
Adele is the headline triumpher at this year's British Phonographic Industry Brit Awards, held last night at London's The 02 Arena. The singer won in three of the four categories in which she was nominated.more
Sadiq Khan is planning a campaign to lure back international visitors to ease the “crisis” that has left central London struggling to recover from the pandemic.more
After more than 1,000 years, the Ye Olde Fighting Cocks pub in the city of St Albans outside London is forced to shut down due to financial problems, which have been exacerbated by the pandemic, reports CNN.more
Motorists will receive greater protection from “aggressive debt collection and unreasonable fees” through a 50% cut to the private parking fine cap, the Government has said.
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