Sadiq Khan confirms TfL budget after £250m cash injection — but ‘difficult decisions’ made December 22, 2023 Transport for London’s (TfL) proposals are now “on track to be financially sustainable”, after the government announced a fresh boost.
While you were asleep: Fire breaks out at London tower block in Battersea October 13, 2021 A fire raged at a block of flats in south-west London, leading to a woman and her child being taken to hospital. The blaze took hold in a flat on the 20th floor of a high-rise on Westbridge Road in Battersea. Three people left the affected flat while another 50 people left the building before [...]
Fulham man suspected of contaminating food at three supermarkets in West London August 27, 2021 A 37-year-old man has been charged with contaminating or interfering with goods with intent at three supermarkets in west London. Leoaai Elghareeb, of Crabtree Lane, Fulham, is due before Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Friday. Officers in forensic suits were seen in Fulham Palace Road yesterday at three stores – a Tesco Express, Little Waitrose and [...]
Renting remains cheaper than buying in UK as mortgage rates soar June 17, 2024 The financial burden is greatest in London, where buying a house costs an additional £775 per month, or £9,300 annually, compared to renting.
Listed company TClarke behind Theatreland’s stage lights to go private April 17, 2024 TClarke, the London-headquartered firm which powered the world’s first electrically lit building - the Savoy Theatre - is to head into private hands.
Talent agency that looks after Simon Cowell, Graham Norton and Claudia Winkleman sold for £60m March 19, 2024 The London talent agency that represents the likes of Simon Cowell, Graham Norton and Claudia Winkleman has been sold for £60m.
Sunak eyes overhaul of capital raising rules to boost London market post-Brexit October 12, 2021 Rishi Sunak has set out his ambition to make capital raising easier for public companies listed in London as a part of the government’s regulations overhaul post-Brexit. The chancellor today launched the UK Secondary Capital Raising Review, which will look at ways of giving listed companies greater access to capital through secondary transactions in a bid [...]
Newlyweds who fled Kabul spend honeymoon in hotel quarantine in London August 26, 2021 A British man who got married in Kabul a week before it fell to the Taliban has described the experience as a “rollercoaster of emotions”. Abdul and Fatima, whose names have been changed, had their wedding at the start of the month and within days the Taliban had arrived outside the capital, which fell into [...]
Body of young Londoner who vanished after night out at Heaven night club in Embankment found in river Thames January 7, 2022 The body of 20-year-old Harvey Parker, who was missing, has been recovered from the River Thames, the Metropolitan Police have confirmed. The force was alerted to reports of a body in the Thames near Embankment, central London, by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution at 11.51am on Tuesday. Parker was last seen on Friday after leaving [...]
London Calling: Why we back the City June 10, 2021 London remains one of the preeminent financial centres of the world. For some this statement is an outdated notion which forgets the turmoil of recent years. Brexit, relatively unstable governments, and the pandemic have all contributed to a misplaced sense of decline. However, for all the drama of the past few years, if you step [...]