Police are investigating after the body of a woman was found in a suitcase in a west London hostel. Officers were called to the Pay and Sleep hostel in The Crescent, Southall, just before 3pm on Friday after the body was found.more
The new strain of COVID-19 is out of control and people need to behave as if they already have the virus, especially in the new Tier 4 areas of England, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has warned.more
Big Ben is to be reconnected in time to ring in the new year, House of Commons authorities said. The iconic bell will also bong at 11pm on New Year’s Eve to mark the moment the UK leaves the European Union’s single market and customs unionmore
Britain’s top court gave the go-ahead to the expansion of Heathrow Airport on Wednesday, allowing the 14 billion pound plan to proceed after decades of legal battles and political wrangling.more
Londoners visited pubs last night for one final drink before the capital was put under strict tier three rules today. Thousands took their last chance to revel with friends and family in the central part of the city before bars shut at 11pm, probably for the last time in 2020.more
London will move into England’s highest tier of Covid restrictions from 00:01 GMT on Wednesday, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said. Parts of Essex and Hertfordshire will also enter tier three at the same time.more
TfL are considering reforming the London Underground in order to try and plug a £2 billion funding gap. The capital’s transport network has been hit hard by a huge reduction in travel during the coronavirus pandemic.
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The Health Secretary is reportedly considering splitting London into two different tiers of restrictions. The capital is widely rumoured to be headed for tier three when the rules come under consideration again on December 16. more
Coronavirus infection rates in London have risen by 12 per cent in one week – with the capital recording more cases per population than dozens of areas currently subject to the highest tier of restrictions, analysis of government figures shows.more
Thousands of people protested and blocked traffic in central London on Sunday over Indian agricultural reforms that have triggered mass demonstrations in India, and police made 13 arrests over breaches of COVID regulations.more
A public health chief warned today of the risk of London being plunged into Tier 3 restrictions as the squeeze on Covid-19 cases appears to be faltering.more
City Hall has told London Labour MPs that the public “overwhelmingly” wants them to back a Brexit deal, as Keir Starmer tries to avert a damaging party rift on the issue.more
Hundreds of diners braved near freezing winter conditions in central London last night as restaurants and pubs began serving for the first time in four weeks.more
Olympia is set to return to the rock concert circuit after it was revealed that the £1.3 billion overhaul of the exhibition centre will include a 4,400 capacity live music venue.more
Snow is expected to fall in the northern parts of the UK over the weekend, with a small chance of showers falling in southern areas such as London.more
The Shard has been lit up in a dazzling multicoloured display in honour of NHS and key workers. Medical workers from Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust were invited to carry out the annual Christmas switch-on, which saw all 20 storeys of the building lit up with more than 575 LED lights on Thursday night.
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More than 150 people have been arrested as anti-lockdown protesters clashed with police in central London after officers sought to break up the demonstration.more
In more than 30 areas in England, including Birmingham and Manchester, the third-highest level of epidemic restrictions will apply after the end of the nationwide lockdown on December 2, announced British Health Minister Matt Hancock.more
