Larry the cat celebrated the tenth anniversary of his move to Downing Street yesterday. The main mousetrap in the service of the Cabinet Secretariat - because this position is officially held by the most famous cat in Great Britain - assured that he was not going to retire.more
Britain’s youngest ever convicted terrorist, who led a neo-Nazi cell from his grandmother’s house, has been sentenced to a two-year non-custodial rehabilitation order.more
Lower rents in prime central London locations are grabbing the interest of prospective tenants, suggesting urban living still has strong strength of demand despite the pandemic. more
One man has died and 10 others have been injured in a spate of stabbings in south London. Police were called to five reports of stabbings in Croydon on Friday evening. There is no information at this stage to suggest the incidents are all linked, the Metropolitan Police saidmore
At the age of 97, prof. Zbigniew Siemaszko, soldier of the Anders Army, an outstanding historian, writer and journalist in exile, called the nestor of "Polish" London.more
With deposits on the up and home ownership increasingly feeling like a distant dream, many first-time buyers are questioning whether saving up for a two-bed flat is really worth it.more
An interactive map which rates every street in London on how healthy a place it is has been launched. The Healthy Streets Index uses aspects such as air and noise pollution, pavement space and number of trees to judge every road.more
The British and Scottish governments argue over the publication of data on the supply of vaccines against Covid-19. Politicians in London accuse the head of the Scottish government, Nicola Sturgeon, of taking the side of the European Union when it comes to vaccination.more
London has seen off a number of gorgeous holiday destinations in Tripadvisor’s latest Travellers’ Choice Awards. The capital came second in the rankings, beaten only by the Indonesian island of Bali - placing ahead of a multitude of sweltering locations with white shores and clear skies.more
The Government is coming under increasing pressure to step in to assist London’s renters after figures showed that more than one in seven tenants in the capital have fallen behind on rent during the pandemic.
more
74-year-old Geoffrey Woolf from London returned home after 306 days in hospital for COVID-19 and its complications. He was in a pharmacological coma and had been ventilated for over two months.more
The Office for National Statistics said the unemployment rate rose to 5% in the three months to the end of November – representing more than 1.7 million people – from 4.9% in the three months to the end of October, reaching the highest level since August 2016. more
Dozens have been fined after police caught 300 people at an illegal rave in north east London. Officers raided the unlicensed music event at a railway arch in Nursery Road, Hackney, at around 1.30am on Sunday.more
One in 55 people in private households had the virus between January 10 and 16 2021 – the equivalent of 1.02 million people, or 1.88% of the population, according to the Office for National Statistics.more
NHS staff are preparing to transport patients using two London buses that have been converted into makeshift ambulances, in another sign of the strain Covid is putting on the capital’s health services.more
London may be deep in lockdown but the housing market has still managed a strong start to the new year. The average asking price of a property in the capital is now £604,000 according to the latest figures from Rightmove.more
Coronavirus cases are falling in every London borough for the first time in months – confirming that the devastating second wave of the pandemic has finally passed its peak.more
