Work is underway today to turn London’s ExCel exhibition centre into a 4,000-bed temporary hospital to treat coronavirus patients. Military planners are working with Health Service officials to create the new hospital from scratch to accommodate rising numbers of patients. The exhibition centre in East London will become the NHS Nightingale Hospital, with 4,000 beds equipped … Read more
London’s Tube trains are packed again today as Sadiq Khan was accused of ‘risking lives’ after he insisted he cannot increase services because one in five staff are already off sick or self-isolating. MailOnline can reveal that during rush hour today some London Underground lines are currently only running one train up to every twenty … Read more
Britain entered its first day of coronavirus lockdown today as people were ordered to stay at home and only leave the house for basic food shopping, exercise once a day and essential travel to and from work. Eerie photographs showed city centres in the likes of London, Bristol, Liverpool, Edinburgh, Cardiff and Birmingham were almost completely … Read more
London’s West End theatres go into coronavirus shut down and top cinema chains also close their doors in the wake of warning to steer of social venues to combat deepening crisis By Dan Ripley for MailOnline Published: 10:37 GMT, 17 March 2020 | Updated: 11:40 GMT, 17 March 2020 London’s West End theaters and cinemas … Read more
These eerie images show London’s usually heaving nightspots deserted as theatres shut and restaurants closed, just hours after the Prime Minister urged people to stay at home and avoid social contact for 12 weeks. The PM warned last night that the coronavirus was now in a phase of rapid spread across the UK, with London seeing … Read more
Photos of Britain’s streets on Saturday night show an almost deserted central London amid the coronavirus outbreak, but revellers still showed up for a night out in Leeds. With the Prime Minister announcing the Covid-19 virus spread as ‘the worst public health crisis for a generation’ and urging those with symptoms to stay indoors, the … Read more
London’s blooming By Georgianna Lane Published: 00:02 GMT, 15 March 2020 | Updated: 00:02 GMT, 15 March 2020 Photographer and flower fan Georgianna Lane takes us on a spectacular sightseeing tour of the capital’s floral-fringed landmarks, fragrant flower markets and Insta-worthy hotspots Branches of blossom frame St Paul’s Cathedral, one of the City’s most iconic … Read more
‘If your temperature is not down, you’re not coming in’: Bouncer at bar in London’s The Shard tests people with a thermometer before allowing them in as coronavirus fears grip Britain A member of security staff with a ‘thermometer gun,’ was checking people entering Bar 31 in The Shard Friday night revellers waited at the … Read more
Award-winner The Purple Pig in Chicago Wine List of the Year 2019 – Restaurant Mosaic at The Orient, Pretoria Best Long Wine List in the World 2019 – Geranium, Copenhagen Best Medium-Size Wine List in the World 2019 – Sager + Wilde, Hackney Road, London Best Short Wine List in the World 2019 – Blue … Read more
You might think this fine old British tradition had gone the same way as red telephone boxes and village post offices. So to discover a pub crawl flourishing in the heart of London, showing tourists Britain at its eccentric best, brought a warm glow to the cheeks of this lifelong aficionado of public houses. On … Read more