In November, 2016 Amy Lamé was appointed by mayor Sadiq Khan to become London’s first ‘night czar’, tasked with protecting its £26bn a year night time economy and turning the capital into […]
Fading Away? London’s cult live music venues on the brink
Roof collapses after fire in south-west London and other stories
Roof collapses after fire in south-west London London fire services were called out to deal with a fire on Elmcroft Close in Feltham Tuesday morning, just before 4am. The blaze spread to […]
Teen stabbing in Battersea and other stories
Teen pronounced dead after stabbing in Battersea A 19 year-old man has been stabbed to death on Tuesday evening in Battersea. The victim was attacked at around 7pm on Battersea Church Road […]
Dwain Chambers to Return at age 40 and other stories
Dwain Chambers to return at age 40 Former world indoor champion Dwain Chambers is to make his return to athletics at age 40. Chambers has been announced as a participant in the […]
Theresa May visits Northern Ireland and other stories
Theresa May visits Northern Ireland to talk about Brexit The PM is on a two day visit to Northern Ireland to reassure people that she can secure a Brexit deal that avoids […]
Donald Tusk enrages pro-Brexit MPs and other stories
Donald Tusk enrages pro-Brexit MPs Speaking at a press conference with Irish Prime Minister, Leo Varadkar, European Council President Donald Tusk said that there was a ‘a special place in hell’ for […]
Trump’s State of the Union and other stories
President Trump plans second North Korea summit United States President, Donald Trump, announced that he will host a second summit with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, in his State of the Union […]
Trump’s tweets and other stories
Trump’s dismissing intelligence reports on North Korea Donald Trump has dismissed threat assessments offered to Congress by U.S. top intelligence officials. On Tuesday, a US intelligence report said Iran was not making […]
Croydon ‘zombie’ knife case and other stories
Croydon ‘zombie knife’ sentence overturned ‘Zombie’ knife attacker Joshua Gardner,18, has now been jailed for three years and six months. He was filmed while he was trying to break a car window […]
Transfer window latest and other stories
Transfer deadline day update Here’s the latest transfer news as the window draws to a close: Huddersfield Town have signed striker Karlan Grant from League One side Charlton Athletic for an undisclosed […]
EU leaders harden negotiating position and other stories
EU leaders unite in strong stance against May’s proposed renegotiation The European Union’s position appears to be hardening against parliament’s Tuesday evening vote to renegotiate the Northern Irish backstop. Speaking to reporters […]
Juan Guaidó travel ban and other stories
Travel ban for Venezuelan opposition leader A travel ban has been imposed on Juan Guaidó, the leader of the opposition by the Supreme Court of Venezuela. It prohibits him from leaving the […]
Theresa May prepares for further Brexit talks and other stories
Theresa May prepares for further Brexit talks Theresa May is preparing for further talks with European Union leaders after MPs backed a plan to renegotiate her Brexit deal. On Tuesday evening parliament […]
Three arrested over Islington stabbing and other stories
17 year-old stabbed to death on Caledonian Road Three males have been arrested for the murder of a teenager on Caledonian Road. The authorities last night received a call regarding a stabbing […]
City face title challenge and other stories
City adrift in title race Pep Guardiola has admitted that his Manchester City team face an uphill struggle to make up ground on league leaders Liverpool. After Tuesday night’s 2-1 defeat to […]
Trump’s disapproval rating at all-time high and other stories
Amid shutdown, Trump’s disapproval rating reaches all-time high Despite House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s plea to delay President Trump’s scheduled State of the Union address, the White House is moving forward with plans […]
Emiliano Sala search resumes and other sports stories
“No hope” of finding missing Cardiff City player Joe Carden Guernsey Police have resumed their search for the missing single-turbine engine plane after it disappeared from the radar over Alderney sometime after […]
Dyson relocates headquarters to Singapore and other stories
Sir James Dyson Moves HQ From Wiltshire To Singapore Vacuum and hairdryer maker, Dyson, announced that the company would be moving their headquarters from Malmesbury, Wiltshire to Singapore in a move to […]
‘Girl Power’ At The London Film Festival
‘It’s a comedy, a drama, a teen, coming-of-age film wrapped up in a popcorn crunching blockbuster,’ says Hari Nef, speaking at the BFI’s London Film Festival. A modern day retelling of the […]
London food banks weather tough winter
Winter is the toughest time for people living in food poverty. Statistics released by the Trussell Trust found food bank use increased by 13% from 2017 to 2018 and those in the […]
London’s growing knife crime problem
Knife crime on the streets of London has hit new heights of late. Figures from the London Metropolitan police suggest there has been a 16% increase in reported crimes during the 2017-18 […]
Banksy makes art for Soho Christmas charity shop
For the second year in a row, UK Charity Help Refugees has established a Choose Love pop-up shop in London. This year they have expanded with a new shop in New York […]
A little piano concert everyday
Nature hasn’t given us any background music to accompany our daily lives; that only happens in films. However, from time to time some initiatives take place that allow us to get a […]
Spice drug epidemic in jails putting nurses at risk
An epidemic of a laboratory-created cannabis substitute is putting nurses who treat inmates in prisons at risk. The Royal College of Nursing reported that it had staff members who had been left […]
Grenfell Inquiry update, and other stories
Grenfell inquiry: Man who lived in flat where the fire started did ‘the right thing’ A public inquiry has heard that Behailu Kebede, the occupant of the fourth-floor flat where the Grenfell […]
Gaza violence: fresh protests expected, and other stories
Palestinians are burying some of their dead with fresh protests against Israel expected today. Palestinian officials say Israeli troops shot and killed 58 people in the Gaza Strip on Monday, and some […]
Palestinian death toll rises in Gaza border clashes, and other stories
Death toll rises following protests against US embassy move to Jerusalem The number of Palestinian protestors shot dead by Israeli troops in Gaza has risen to 41, according to Palestinian officials. Thousands […]
MI5 Director warns of terror attacks and other stories
Andrew Parker, the head of MI5, has been meeting with European security chiefs in Berlin today. He accused Russia of breaching international rules following the Salisbury nerve agent attack. Mr Parker also […]
Mayor’s scheme to get women into senior jobs and other stories
London mayor Sadiq Khan’s initiative to get women into leadership roles The Mayor of London has launched a new leadership scheme called ‘Our time’ to address the shortage of women in senior […]
Sadiq Khan defends violent crime strategy, and other stories
Sadiq Khan has defended his initiatives against violent crime The Mayor of London has been criticised for his response to a rise in knife and gun crime in the capital, but argues […]
UK apologise to Libyan dissidents, and other stories
UK issues apology to tortured Libyan dissidents The Attorney General, Jeremy Wright, has issued a formal apology today in the House Commons, to two Libyan dissidents who were tortured by Muammar Gaddafi’s forces […]
BT Jobs Cuts, and other stories
BT will be cutting 13,000 jobs in the next three years The telecoms giant is seeking to cut management and back-office roles, in a bid to reduce costs by £1.5 billion. Although […]
North Korea has freed three US citizens and other stories
North Korea has freed three US citizens North Korea has released three US citizens ahead of a meeting between Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump. One of the men was jailed in 2015, […]
Clearance of George Michael memorial saddens fans
Since the singer George Michael’s death on Christmas Day 2016, fans from all over the world have created a garden of remembrance outside his London home at The Grove in Highgate. Now, […]
Members of Iran’s nuclear agreement pledge to fulfil their agreements following US withdrawal, and today’s other headlines
Members of Iran’s nuclear agreement pledge to fulfil their agreements following US withdrawal The UK, France, Germany, China and Russia have all said they willl continue to commit to the Iran nuclear […]
Wiley calls on young people to stop using weapons, and other stories
The rapper Wiley has called for young people to stop using weapons, while the rise in knife and gun crime continues. The Grime star, who has been stabbed twenty one times, criticised […]
Queensbury tube shooting: one dead and another injured
A crime scene remains in place in Cumberland Road and Essoldo Way, where police say the attacks are thought to have taken place. The victim, believed to be in his 30s, was […]
Fresh doubt cast over Sadiq Khan’s Oxford Street plans, and other stories
Sadiq Khan’s plans to pedestrianise Oxford Street have been challenged by Westminster Council who say it should be halted. Council Chief Daniel Astaire, who is a vocal opponent of Sadiq Khan’s plans, […]
Tory Eurosceptics battle PM, and other stories
The Prime Minister is facing a backlash from Tory Eurosceptics over the Government’s proposed customs partnership with the EU. Influential Eurosceptic Jacob Rees Mogg spoke to BBC Radio 4’s Today programme this […]
Royal Bank of Scotland to close 162 branches, and other stories
Royal Bank of Scotland has announced that it will close 162 branches across England and Wales, which means that 792 jobs will be lost. The bank said that staff would be offered […]
Activist seeks prosecution for undercover police officer, and other stories
An undercover police officer is facing legal action from an environmental activist, who was tricked into having a sexual relationship with him. Jim Boyling had relationships with three women in the 1990s, […]
Court of Appeal hears case for right to die, and other stories
A man who suffers from a terminal illness is putting forward a case for assisted suicide at the Court of Appeal today. Noel Conway, who has motor neurone disease (MND), was diagnosed […]
Vasaloppet – the world’s oldest ski race that welcomes both professionals and beginners
If you enjoyed when London was covered in snow thanks to the Beast from the East, then perhaps your inner snowman should come forth and head north – to participate in the […]
Hidden Blood Sucker Lives in the London Underground
Many know that London’s Tube system inhabits mice and rats, but few are aware that it also serves as a home to Culex pipiens molestus, the London Underground Mosquito. London Underground Mosquito […]
Wife of Terror Victim Chris Bevington Testifies in Court: ‘He was my everything’
The wife of Chris Bevington, the British victim of the Stockholm lorry attack last April, has testified in Swedish court as the trial against driver Rahkmat Akilov comes to an end. Her husband […]
Kim Jong-Un crosses the Korean border into the south
In a breathtaking moment, the North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un crosses into South Korea to meet with his Southern counterpart President Moon Jae-in. Kim Jong-Un becomes the first North Korean leader to visit […]
New screening arches trial in Lewisham station
The Met Police has deployed screening arches at Lewisham station to detect any passenger carrying weapons. A group of law enforcement officers was asking people to queue in order to move through […]
Jerry John Rawlings: orphans of the ‘Uprising’
Ghana was the first country south of the Sahara to gain independence from British colonial rule. Since that time, however, and since independence the country had been beset by a history of […]
Whitewashing West Side
Sierra Boggess has announced that she will be stepping down from the role of Maria in a concert performance of West Side Story after international backlash and accusations of whitewashing. The performance […]
Anzac Day celebrations in London, and other stories
Anzac Day celebrations in London The Duke of Cambridge, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle attended the traditional Anzac Day service at Westminster Abbey today. The special service is the culmination of a day […]
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