London renters are leaving the capital for countryside locations, expert warns, as others say the city will remain popular post-pandemic New research by SpareRoom shows 27% of London’s renters plan to move post-Covid-19 Half of those planning to move intend to leave the capital altogether London is expected to experience a 13% net exodus in … Read more
Londoners have sat down to enjoy their last pub pints before Christmas – as industry experts warn more than 160,000 jobs in the hospitality industry have been put at risk by the move into Tier 3. London and parts of Essex and Hertfordshire will be put under Tier Three curbs from tonight. The announcement was … Read more
England’s chief inspector of schools today accused London Labour councils of harming the education of tens of thousands of children and taking the ‘easy’ route by ending the term early. Ofsted Chief Inspector Amanda Spielman spoke out as London parents and children were left in limbo today after the Government became locked in a fierce … Read more
The national lockdown failed to stop the spiralling spread of coronavirus in London’s infection hotspot of Havering, official data reveals, because residents could not work from home and school outbreaks rumbled on. Across the borough, in the east of the city, the number of Covid-19 cases almost doubled between the end of October and December … Read more
Sadiq Khan has said he will charge non-Londoners £3.50 to drive into the capital unless he is allowed to keep the £500million raised from London drivers in car tax. The Mayor said it was unfair the vehicle excise duty, which is collected from drivers in the city, is spent mostly elsewhere. He suggested a scheme like … Read more
Football and rugby fans were finally allowed back into stadiums to watch matches following the UK’s second lockdown. Football fans were seen attending Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in north London while adhering to social-distancing rules. A limited number of fans are allowed to attend stadiums and Tottenham, which has a capacity of 62,303, has allowed 2,000 spectators … Read more
One council has started removing controversial Covid-19 lockdown cycle lanes while London MPs call for the road restrictions to be ripped up in the capital city. The Government provided money for pop-up cycle ways in May in an effort to reduce demand on public transport and encourage more people to shift to bikes. Officials in … Read more
Will the lockdown end next week? Yes. Boris Johnson has confirmed today that the lockdown will end on December 2 – next Wednesday – and it is thought this will come into effect at 00.01am that day. What will replace the lockdown? The lockdown will be replaced by a system of regional restrictions in three … Read more
Cornwall has been named the pothole capital of the UK with 210,000 reported over the course of three years – but Lancashire has staked a claim for Britain’s worst crater with a five-foot pit deep enough to fit a grown man inside. Aron Cross, who owns Parson Lee Farm Glamping, reported a hole in Keighley … Read more
Barbados has taken down a statue of Admiral Nelson in its latest symbolic break with its colonial past, two months after announcing it would sever its links with the British monarchy and become a republic. The bronze statue of Nelson was unveiled in 1813, eight years after his victory in the Battle of Trafalgar and … Read more