Around 200 people were evacuated from the swimming centre at the Olympic Park in London before midday today due to a chlorine leak. Emergency services assisted a number of people with breathing difficulties.more
Future contracts for London transport schemes which support jobs across the country are at risk without long-term funding from the Government, the capital’s mayor is warning.more
On Tuesday, the new ambassador of the Republic of Poland to Great Britain, Piotr Wilczek, presented his credentials to Queen Elizabeth II. Although the ceremony, as is the case recently, was held remotely, the entire ceremonial was preserved.more
A proposed bus strike that was set to take place next week will no longer be going ahead. The strike was scheduled for next Monday (March 21) and would have impacted several bus routes across South London. However, this does not mean that strike action will no longer go ahead entirely. Transport for London (TfL) confirmed that strike action is still planned on March 28 and 29.more
The new City Hall building in east London is finally set to open next week following months of delays. Greater London Authority (GLA) staff have been informed they will be able to fully move into the building formerly known as The Crystal on the Royal Docks from 21 March.more
London attracts around 30 million visitors from all over the world every year. This third largest city in Europe has a clear presence in social media, which has also resulted in the title of the most photogenic place in the world.more
Beavers are being brought back to London for the first time in more than 400 years to help restore nature and river habitat and reduce flood risks.more
Crossrail will operate empty trains for several weeks to ensure the service is “absolutely flawless” when it opens, the boss of Transport for London (TfL) said.more
Police entered the London residence of Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska yesterday afternoon to remove from there a group of pro-Ukrainian sqautters who had occupied the property the previous night.more
Heathrow is to hire 12,000 staff to handle an expected summer holiday boom, the UK’s busiest airport has said, as it warned the recovery in the aviation industry is “being overshadowed by war and Covid”.more
London’s ability to provide safe sanctuary for refugees could be put at risk by right-wing extremism, an independent counter-terrorism review has warned.more
The results of the poll come as an Alzheimer’s Society petition, calling on the Health Secretary to reverse the decision, passed 5,000 signatures in less than a week, with more than 493 signatures coming from London.more
Yesterday evening in London began the 20th edition of Kinoteka - the most important festival of Polish cinema in Great Britain. The organizers decided to donate all the income from this year's edition to help children affected by the ongoing war in Ukraine.more
New designs of the HS2 Euston station show what will become the UK's largest station concourse - 20 per cent larger than Trafalgar Square. The 10-platform high speed station will be set over three levels and bring changes to the London Underground as well.
more
Where’s WInnie? That’s the question that members of the Women’s Institute will be asking this year as a special way of honouring the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
more
A London council has urged the mayor to scrap plans for a new road tunnel running through its borough, which has been called “the most polluted” in the country.more
