How Havering became London’s Covid capital

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

‘Havering Hoard’ reveals Britons preened themselves with bronze razors and tweezers 2,900 years ago

The largest ever haul of Bronze Age items unearthed in London has revealed insight into the beauty regime and lifestyles of Britons 2,900 years ago. A double-sided razor and a pair of tweezers discovered in London date back to around 900BC and form part of the Havering Hoard.  They were both made from the copper … Read more