New research by MoneySupermarket.com has revealed that London is the worst UK city in which to raise children. High house prices, intense competition for school places, and a high number of burglaries are […]
The NHS has today urged patients to use hospitals wisely in the wake of the cyber attacks which happened at the end of last week. Disruption is expected to carry on this […]
‘Say it loud, say it clear! Refugees are welcome here!’ This chant rang out in the streets of Croydon as over a hundred protesters joined forces for the Unity Protest March. The […]
Sound System: The Political Power of Music written by musician, writer and activist Dave Randall is published this month by Pluto Press. Dave Randall explores the role of music in creating social change from […]
A bright orange bus carrying an anti transgender message has been forced off the road after Madrid council agreed that it incited hatred. The message reads ‘Boys have penises, girls have vulvas. […]
An Eastenders scriptwriter has defended his episode after public backlash over its content. Following a racism and xenophobia themed episode, during which the words ‘Poles go home’ were graffitied on the […]
It’s 34 years since thousands of women descended on the US Greenham Common airbase to protest against the siting of nuclear cruise missiles in Britain during the Cold War. The protest for […]
Action Against Hunger has held held its fourth annual Auction Against Hunger on Thursday 26th May raising thousands of pounds for the charity. I went down to Hawker House in Canada Water and […]
The chairman of the Hampshire Police Federation says rural police forces could be left ‘unarmed and vulnerable’ like ‘sitting ducks’ in the event of a terrorist attack. The announcement has been made […]
London has always been geographically carved in two by the river Thames. But does a North/South divide in London mean more than simple geography? There are plenty of pervasive ideas surrounding the differences between […]
Croatia is prepared to take in 476 refugees as part of the EU-Turkey deal on migrant swaps. The ‘one for one’ deal between Turkey and the European Union came into force on […]
Ahead of the London Coffee Festival next week- the UK’s biggest coffee and artisan food event- British charity Crisis have organised their own six day celebration of the humble coffee bean. Twelve […]
A new study reveals 39 is the age Brits are most happy and 30 is when we are at our healthiest. It appears in our late 30’s and early 40’s we are […]
Experts in work relations are warning that your boss could be looking over your shoulder more than you think. The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that employers are allowed to […]
It’s tough to believe that in 2016, there are people in this country without a home – living on the streets. The largest population of homeless people outside London is Brighton, many […]
Valentine’s Day is celebrated throughout the world on February 14th. It’s billed as a day of love and romance but what is it really? The run up to the day and the […]
Thousands of junior doctors across England have taken part in a 24 hour strike which began at 08:00 GMT on Tuesday morning. The strikes have arisen from contract changes proposed in 2012, […]
It’s been a hard week for 12 year-old Junior MasterChef contestant Valentina Shulz from Brazil. Whilst she’s been focusing on trying to win her country’s edition of the internationally successful TV cookery […]
Thousands of people have gathered in central London for the annual Pride parade. They created a rainbow of colour with their banners and costumes. This year’s parade had special significance being held […]
Security measures have been increased for LGBT annual Parade in London today in the light of reports indicating a high proportion of the 37 victims of the ISIS Tunisian terrorist beach attack […]
Chris Hawkswell, one of the Emergency Planning Officers at the London Ambulance Service, has received the Londonmultimedianews.com first public service social media communicator of the year award. At a ceremony in the […]
1,679 youths have been stabbed in London during the 12 months to May- an increase of 23 per cent on the previous year. The number of victims is the equivalent of all […]
Two men have scaled the scaffolding at Westminster Abbey in a father’s day protest. They’ve been identified by the splinter campaigning group New Fathers4Justice as Bobby Smith from Stevenage and James Dennis from […]
America’s First Lady Michelle Obama chose a successful school in Tower Hamlets to launch her global initiative ‘Let Girls Learn’ in Britain. She told Mulberry School for Girls: I know what’s inside […]
The London Fire Brigade has issued a warning against barbequing on balconies after a flat fire on Manor Park Road in Harlesden on Friday evening. It’s believed a balcony caught fire after […]
A regatta of 50 hot air balloons gave colour to the London sky-line on Sunday in a special fund-raising event organised by the Lord Mayor of London. National Police Air Service London […]
A London based charity has welcomed a High Court ruling that the Government took an ‘unlawful and unacceptably long time’ to pay new welfare benefits to two unnamed disabled people. Z2K campaigns […]
An ‘art as direct action protest’ against austerity and public sector budget reduction policies on Westminster Bridge has generated international media coverage. A few hundred activists gathered on the bridge yesterday to […]
A new parliament and government after the 2015 General Election means pageant and politics with the formal State opening of Parliament and the Queen’s speech. This was a truly veteran constitutional ritual by her […]
The Met Police have arrested 14 people following the march and rally by the English Defence League (EDL) and a counter demonstration by both Unite Against Facism (UAF) and ‘We are Waltham […]
Red flags and communist leaflets abounded today in Clerkenwell Green as crowds gathered for the May Day Parade. Left-wing organisations from around the world chatted, chanted and exchanged ideas outside the bright […]
Ione Wells, a 20 year old student of Oxford, has published an open letter to her sex attacker. She was assaulted close to her home in Camden. The English literature student waived […]
The Trussell Trust, which operates over 400 foodbanks across the UK, has released a report which reveals the true extent of the foodbank crisis. The figures suggest that over 1,000,000 people have […]
A royal announcement has always captured hearts and the upcoming baby is no different. The Duchess of Cambridge is just about set to have her second baby. Although the Duchess is said […]
Damien Kavanagh, Digital Controller at BBC 3, has announced that the move to make the channel online only has been postponed to 2016. In a bid to save money the channel announced […]
Mayor of London, Boris Johnson spoke on the decision by the CPS to recommend that former Labour MP Lord Janner is too ill to stand trial for alleged child abuse. Johnson told […]
Police officers in Kingston have disclosed the extent of ‘their going beyond the call of duty’ in a posting on their Facebook page. PC Andrew Stone and PC Jemma Lyons responded to […]
Police made more than 50 arrests in Hyde Park when campaigners to legalize cannabis openly smoked the class B drug. Several thousand people assembled for the ‘420 Day Celebration’ at Speaker’s Corner to […]
Tom Andrews, a member of Great Yarmouth Borough Council has been arrested and cautioned after assaulting Hope Not Hate campaigner David Braniff-Herbert. I've just been slapped across the face by a UKIP […]
The Green Party candidate for West Ham, Rachel Collinson, says she has been horrified and shocked by the eviction of single mother from her council home by Newham Council and the subsequent […]
The Department of Health (DoH) have announced potential new guidelines to tackle health tourism. Under the new proposals, patients may be required to produce passports at hospitals. They may also be questioned […]
New Scotland Yard is asking the public to help them in locating four people reported missing over the past few days. The appeal is based on concern for their health and welfare. […]
A group of Goldsmiths students has ended the occupation of the University’s central management building Deptford Old Town Hall. This was part of a London wide campaign against commercialisation in Higher Education. […]
Former Met Police commissioner Lord John Stevens faces an investigation over his disclosure to the Macpherson Inquiry in 1998. The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) confirmed that the issue had been referred […]
The London Fire Brigade has advised householders to ‘keep an eye on their pets’ after it emerged that a family dog called Leo started a kitchen fire that nearly destroyed a family […]
Far-right protesters shouted and chanted outside London’s Central Mosque and Islamic Cultural Centre this afternoon as Muslims were attending prayers. Police officers were present to prevent any disorder. Around 100 members of […]
The London housing crisis has led to an increase in deaths and injuries from fires in ‘beds in sheds’ accommodation. Deputy Assistant Commissioner Wayne Brown has warned of the potential fire traps […]
It’s been revealed that four of the five east London schoolgirls made wards of court to prevent them travelling to Syria go to Bethnal Green Academy. This is the same school attended […]
Detectives from Haringey are investigating a disturbance described as ‘an Anti-Semitic incident’ in Stamford Hill in the early hours of this morning. At 1.15 am Police were called to Craven Park Road […]
A High Court Family judge has condemned the incalculable harm to children caused by baseless allegations of a satanic child abuse cult operating in north London. Mrs Justice Pauffley said the nonsense had […]
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