Talks to prevent Monday’s major Tube strike have collapsed January 6, 2017 Talks aimed at putting off a major Tube strike by London Underground workers next week have collapsed, meaning the walkout will go ahead, the Press Association reported this afternoon. The talks, between unions and Transport for London (TfL), were aimed at putting off the strike, which is due to begin at 6pm on Sunday and [...]
James DeGale v Badou Jack purse: How much money will boxers earn from supper-middleweight showdown? January 14, 2017 British boxer James DeGale will come out quids in from his super-middleweight showdown with Swede Badou Jack, whatever the outcome. The two world title holders are going head to head at the Barclays Centre in Brooklyn tonight for the chance to take the 168 pound division throne. IBF super-middleweight champion DeGale has reportedly secured the larger purse of [...]
Focus On Clapham: Commons, good schools and cosy gastropubs means families stay put in SW4 June 2, 2017 Clapham is not a straightforward neighbourhood. Unlike Dalston, it isn’t synonymous with hipsters; it isn’t known for its international wealth like Knightsbridge; and it isn’t the naturalised home of the English gent like Hampstead. It’s best described as a south London suburb that has welcomed wave upon wave of migration from other boroughs. The Georgian [...]
QPR provide fleet of coaches to collect child refugees from Calais November 1, 2016 Queens Park Rangers chiefs have pledged to provide a fleet of coaches to bring more than 1,000 child refugees from Calais into the UK. The Championship club has volunteered to assist Lord Alf Dubs's plans to rescue children eligible to come into the UK who have been left stranded by the recent destruction of the [...]
Sadiq Khan says Night Tube services will start on the Piccadilly line from 16 December November 1, 2016 The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has announced that Night Tube services will start on the Piccadilly line on Friday 16 December – sticking to his pledge to have five lines running by the end of the year. It follows the launch of the service on the Central, Victoria and Jubilee lines, with the Northern [...]
Amazon Restaurants’ food delivery expands to more London locations November 15, 2016 Tech giant Amazon is ramping up its battle with Deliveroo and UberEats, extending its food delivery service to more locations in London. Amazon Restaurant has added more than 20 new areas to the list of locations it delivers food to, from restaurants such as Strada and Pod. Read more: Black Friday: Four pairs of wireless [...]
Barnet is the London borough with the biggest risk of burglary January 26, 2017 Barnet is the London borough where the risk of burglary is highest, according to new research. And the north London borough is also the area where residents pay the highest price for burglaries – at a whopping £7.6m per year overall. Approved Index calculated the cost of burglaries based on insurance costs, and by using the [...]
London mayor Sadiq Khan issues London-wide air quality alert due to pollution “crisis” January 19, 2017 The mayor has issued air quality alerts across the capital, with moderate pollution expected until the weekend across 17 boroughs. Some boroughs in particular are expected to have the worst of it today: Westminster, City of London, Hammersmith, Kensington and Chelsea, Kingston and Hounslow and Wandsworth. There is also a chance of moderate nitrogen dioxide [...]
Herons at the Lyric Hammersmith review: a soaked stage sets the scene for this brutal play January 28, 2016 Lyric Hammersmith | ★★★★☆ It’s testament to Billy Matthews’ excellent performance in Herons that, just a few minutes into the play, I wanted to clamber up on to the flooded stage and punch his character in the face. He plays Scott, a feral, hateful teen who wages a warped campaign of bullying and wild aggression against [...]
From electric streets to hydrogen vans: Here’s how six London neighbourhoods plan to improve air quality January 20, 2017 The mayor and Transport for London (TfL) have announced £1.4m in funding for six "neighbourhoods of the future" that will aim to tackle London's air quality troubles at a local level. The funding will be matched by £1.1m from the London boroughs involved and Heathrow airport, as the areas aim to combine green tech with [...]