Cressida Dick and the Metropolitan Police lost the communications war after Sarah Everard disappearance March 15, 2021 The disappearance and alleged murder of Sarah Everard touched already frayed nerves. Many have spoken or written of their powerful feeling of “It could have been me”, because Ms Everard was doing what thousands of women do all the time, walking back to her house through streets she knew with, presumably, every expectation of reaching [...]
The vaccine race is on: London borough winners and losers June 21, 2021 Richmond currently wears the crown as the London borough that has vaccinated the highest proportion of its adult population, according to the latest NHS data. The south west London borough has vaccinated 132,627 of its residents with a first dose – 85 per cent of its 156,399 population over the age of 16. Richmond also [...]
Stakester’s skill-based NFTs bring success back to London’s games industry March 29, 2022 Monty Munford rails against betting apps, but finds hope for friendly wagers in the curious world of NFT cheat codes.
Search for missing Sarah Everard becomes murder investigation March 10, 2021 The search for Sarah Everard, who went missing from South London last Wednesday, has become a murder investigation, after a Metropolitan Police officer was arrested over her disappearance. Everard was last seen at 9:30pm on Wednesday 3 March, when she walked home from a friend’s house in Clapham, South London. A policeman and a woman [...]
Ex-Dragon’s Den star plans £10m placing to fund expansion of London bar chain May 12, 2021 Nightcap, the hospitality investment vehicle founded by ex-Dragon’s Den star Sarah Willingham, has launched a £10m placing to fund the expansion of London’s Adventure Bar Group. Nightcap, which is Aim-listed and was founded to help drinks-led businesses recover from the coronavirus pandemic, said the £10m is “significantly higher than originally planned” due to “strong demand” [...]
Human remains found in search for Sarah Everard March 10, 2021 Police searching for the missing Sarah Everard have found what appear to be human remains, Metropolitan Police commissioner Cressida Dick has said. Officers are not yet able to confirm the identity of the remains, she added. Police made the discovery in a bunch of woodland in Kent, Dick said, in a statement issued from Scotland [...]
Renters mull move back to central London to experience city buzz after lockdown lifts March 10, 2021 Renters are flooding back to central London in hopes that life will return to the capital when lockdown restrictions are lifted this year. The latest research showed that online searches for properties in Zones 1 and 2 have surged, as people look to take advantage of falling rental prices. According to property platform Rightmove, all [...]
South West London homes grow in demand as end of lockdown nears April 12, 2021 High-end homes in South West London have grown in demand in the first quarter of this year, according to estate agent Benham and Reeves. As the end of lockdown nears, the leafy suburbs of the capital have seen a one per cent increase in interest by high-end homebuyers in the £2m and over range. “We’re [...]
Police officer arrested in connection with Sarah Everard disappearance taken to hospital March 11, 2021 The police officer arrested in connection with the disappearance of Sarah Everard was taken to hospital for a head injury earlier today. The Met said that he was treated in hospital for the injury, which he sustained in custody, and then was “returned to a police station”. The man, who is in his 40s, was [...]
Was the Duchess of Cambridge ‘working’ when she visited the Sarah Everard vigil? March 31, 2021 The UK’s most senior police officer has suggested the visit by the Duchess of Cambridge to the Sarah Everard vigil was legal because she was working, even though the trip was private and not an official engagement. Metropolitan Police Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme today that it was possible under [...]