Boris Johnson has expressed his hopes for schools in England to reopen some time after the half-term recess, stating that this could happen the week beginning 8th March. This comes after the […]
PM hopes schools reopen in March and other stories
Australian company fined $63,000 for false claims about COVID-19 testing kits and other stories
Australian company fined $63,000 for false claims about COVID-19 testing kits Promedical Equipment Pty Ltd based in Queensland, Australia, has been fined $63,000 by health authorities for false claims about Covid-19 test […]
Coronavirus testing opens for millions more people in England and other stories
Since the government has loosened rules on who can apply for a coronavirus test millions more in England have become eligible to apply for a test. This means that care home staff […]
Prime Minister Boris Johnson and fiancé Carrie Symonds announce the birth of their son and other stories
Baby son for Prime Minister Boris Johnson A spokeswoman for the Prime Minister has said that both the mother, Carrie Symonds, and baby are ‘doing very well.’ She said the PM and […]
UK coronavirus care home deaths continue to rise to record levels and other stories
Care home death figures continue to rise Following the outbreak of coronavirus, deaths continue to reach record high numbers in UK Care Homes. The Office of National Statistics and The Care Quality […]
Praise for new Duchess of Malfi
A new production of the classic play has just opened in north London, directed by the former Goldsmiths student and Olivier Award Winner, Rebecca Frecknall. WhatsOnStage said : It’s exciting to see […]
London school shortens the working week by ten per cent
Later in the afternoon today, students at secondary schools around the country shut their books after the first week back from half-term. It’s the weekend, finally. However, the Summer term will be […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Statue of Millicent Fawcett unveiled in Parliament Square, and other stories
Prominent Suffragist Millicent Fawcett has been honored by a statue unveiled today in Parliament Square. The bronze casting is by the artist Gillian Wearing. It is the first statue of a woman […]
Jeremy Corbyn meets with Jewish community leaders, and other stories
The Labour party leader, as well as the party’s new general secretary Jennie Formby, are meeting representatives from the Board of Deputies of British Jews (BoD) and the Jewish Leadership Council this […]
World Book Night: Research reveals 5 million Londoners are paralysed by ‘book block’
It’s a conundrum we’ve all faced at some point in our lives- ditch a book you’re not really enjoying or grit your teeth and power through to the end. A new study […]
London Marathon 2018: Record Recap
The 2018 London Marathon has been one for the record books. Mo Farah came third in the men’s elite race with a new British record. He finished in two hours, six minutes […]
Appeal to trace man after elderly woman conned out of thousands
CCTV footage has been released by detectives in Southwark to try and identify one of two men who conned a 71 year old woman out of her savings. The woman, who lives […]
Man convicted of Brent barber’s shop stabbing
A 34-year-old man has been convicted of murdering another man in a knife attack in Brent, North West London. Anthony Allen was found guilty on Friday the 12th of January at the […]
48 hour junior doctors strike begins
For the first time in the history of the NHS, an all-out junior doctors strike is underway. This is the fourth time this year that junior doctors have gone on strike, but […]
Warning Over Dating App Risks as Sex Crimes Linked to Tinder and Grindr Increases
A new report shows an increase in sex crimes committed through dating apps like Tindr and Grindr. Cases of grooming, rape and even attempted murder have gone up 520% since 2013. These […]
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