Khan launches London mayor re-election bid calling for ‘1945-style recovery’
Sadiq Khan has launched his campaign to be re-elected as the Mayor of London by calling for a post-war style economic recovery package for the capital.
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Designs of next generation Tube trains unveiled
Designs for the next generation of London Underground trains have been unveiled.
Sadiq Khan launches mayoral re-election bid with ‘jobs, jobs, jobs’ mantra
Sadiq Khan has launched his mayoral re-election campaign with a focus on “jobs, jobs, jobs” for Londoners affected by the coronavirus crisis.
Shops stuck with Christmas displays ‘look forward to post-lockdown lift’
Businesses frozen in time with festive storefronts still on display in spring are looking forward to reopening and giving shoppers “a much-needed post-lockdown mood lift”.
UK’s first LGBT retirement community to open in London this year
The UK’s first retirement community celebrating LGBT+ people is set to open in London later in 2021 after securing a £5.7 million loan from the Mayor of London.
Piers Corbyn faces 10 charges over anti-lockdown protests
Piers Corbyn faces 10 criminal charges of breaking coronavirus rules over anti-lockdown protests held last year.
Teenager used sword in drug-related killing, murder trial told
A 16-year-old boy was seen smirking after using a “metre-long” sword to kill another teenager at a flat being used by drug dealers, a jury has heard.
Surge testing in Ealing and Redbridge aims to suppress South African variant
Additional testing is to be rolled out across parts of east and west London to suppress the spread of the South African coronavirus variant.
Surge testing in Ealing after South African variant detected
Additional testing is to be rolled out across part of west London after a “small number” of new cases of the South Africa coronavirus variant were found.
Murder investigation launched after woman found dead in Ealing
A murder investigation has been launched after a woman was found dead at a property in west London.
London cabbie runs pie and mash delivery service after Covid slashes fares
An enterprising London black cab driver has launched a pie and mash delivery service after seeing his income plummet during the coronavirus pandemic.
Cocaine worth up to £184m found in banana shipment
Cocaine worth up to £184 million has been seized after it was imported from Colombia in a consignment of bananas.
Fatberg the ‘size of a small bungalow’ removed from London sewer
A “huge, disgusting” fatberg has the weight of a small bungalow has been removed from a London sewer.
Almost a fifth of 80-and-overs in London had not had vaccine first jab by Sunday
Nearly one in five people aged 80 and over in London were yet to have their first dose of Covid-19 vaccine at the start of this week, new figures suggest.
Average UK house price hit new record high of £252,000 in December
The average UK house price reached a record high of £252,000 in December 2020, official figures show.
Third person arrested over murder of aspiring lawyer Sven Badzak
A third person has been arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing of aspiring lawyer Sven Badzak in north-west London.
Newmachar man John Strachan recalls great winter of 1947 when snow meant 13 missed school weeks
John Strachan has never forgotten the months of heavy snow and blizzards which engulfed Aberdeenshire while he was growing up in the 1940s.
Police issue fresh appeal for information into murder of aspiring lawyer
Detectives have issued a fresh appeal for information into the fatal stabbing of aspiring lawyer Sven Badzak in north-west London.
Mourners hold street vigil for teenager stabbed to death in Parsons Green
More than 50 young mourners have paid tribute to a teenage boy on the street where he was stabbed to death on Thursday night.
Mourners hold street vigil for teenager stabbed to death in Parsons Green
More than 50 young mourners have paid tribute to a teenage boy on the street where he was stabbed to death on Thursday night.
Aspiring lawyer was killed in unprovoked knife attack, detectives believe
Detectives believe an aspiring lawyer who was stabbed to death as he went to buy a bagel was subjected to an “unprovoked attack” by a group of six young men.
Fencing coach refuses to let lockdown foil club’s training efforts
A fencing coach has been forced to host training sessions from his Hertfordshire living room after lockdown almost foiled his club’s efforts to practise together.
Amsterdam overtakes London as Europe’s largest trading hub
Amsterdam overtook London as the largest financial trading centre in Europe last month as Brexit-related changes to finance rules came into force.
Price tags on first-time buyer homes in north-west England ‘rising fastest’
Price tags on first-time buyer homes in the north-west of England are increasing at a faster rate than in any other nation or region in Britain, analysis has found.
New tunnel occupied by climate protesters opposing tree-felling in Islington
A new tunnel has been occupied by climate protesters opposing plans by a London council to cut down trees to make way for new housing.
Projections on London landmarks thank dogs for lockdown companionship
Projections on to several London landmarks aim to pay tribute to dogs for providing lockdown companionship.
Storm Darcy to bring snow, ice and rain to parts of Britain
Bouts of “significant disruptive snowfall” are set to hit the South East, with Storm Darcy also set to bring gale force winds to parts of England, forecasters said.
‘I was a vice-president at Deutsche Bank – now I host lockdown walking tours’
An investment bank vice-president, who switched careers mid-pandemic to become a London tour guide, says he has “no regrets” about leaving the rat race.
Restaurant which hosted Rita Ora’s lockdown party avoids having licence revoked
The restaurant which hosted Rita Ora’s lockdown 30th birthday party has avoided having its licence revoked.
‘Forensic focus’ needed to deliver Crossrail on time and on budget, report warns
A “forensic focus” is required to complete Crossrail within its revised budget and timescale, an inquiry has found.