London’s £18billion Crossrail will NOT open in summer 2021 – with coronavirus now blamed for latest set-back for rail line originally due in 2018 Railway was originally expected to open in December 2018 but faced delays Crossrail announced the opening of central section in 2021 ‘is not achievable’ No new date for when the railway … Read more
Another two men were stabbed in London last night as violence explodes in the capital with the total number of murders up to 10 in two weeks. The City of London Police said the stabbings took place at Broadgate Circle in London’s main financial district at about 11pm. It is understood their injuries are not life-threatening … Read more
A murder investigation is under way after a man in his 30s became the ninth victim to be stabbed in the capital’s streets in the last two weeks. Police were called to the scene outside a McDonald’s on Victoria Road in Kilburn, north London, at 10.24pm following reports that a man had been stabbed. The … Read more
London’s Southbank Centre says it may have to cut two-thirds of its staff and Canterbury Cathedral are asking workers to take voluntary redundancy after they lost £3million during lockdown. The Southbank, which is the biggest arts complex in Europe, warns that 400 of the 600 jobs at the centre in Waterloo are at risk, despite the … Read more
Jess Glynne has faced widespread criticism after she claimed she was discriminated against for wearing sportswear to swanky eatery Sexy Fish in London. The Hold My Hand singer, 30, took to Instagram on Monday, to reveal she was turned away from the Mayfair restaurant while sporting a hoodie and trainers, leading to critics branding her ‘privileged … Read more
Drivers are left trapped in their submerged cars before being rescued by firefighters after burst water main flooded London’s North Circular and left it ‘looking like a swimming pool’ A burst water main flooded the A406 on London’s North Circular on Monday Motorists were stuck in their vehicles as the water grew to alarming heights … Read more
London’s City University changes name of its Cass Business School because of Sir John Cass’ slavery links City University business school was named after 17th Century merchant in 2002 The Cass Business School was given a donation by the Sir John Cass foundation However, both the business school and the foundation will change their names … Read more
London’s New Covent Garden flower market is caught in Black Lives Matter row as florists accuse it of failing to promote diversity Iona Mathieson and Romy St Clair who run Sage Flowers criticised the market They said it promoted British Flowers Week with ‘well-established white florists’ The florists complained the flower market in London was … Read more
Two marches are taking place in London today on the day the official Pride in London parade was to occur before it was postponed due to coronavirus. Human rights activist Peter Tatchell and former Gay Liberation Front members marched from 1pm this afternoon to celebrate the organisation’s 50th anniversary. The small group of activists, some … Read more
Holland Park could be renamed after the statute of a slave-owning politician who fought to abolish the trade was vandalised with red paint. The wealthy neighbourhood in west London was named after influential courtier Henry Rich, the first Earl of Holland, whose family gathered income from the slave trade. But the moniker, which was also … Read more