Category: News

The funding for rejuvenating Crystal Palace Park, which encompasses the restoration of its Grade-I listed dinosaur sculptures, will be sourced from the sale of adjacent land earmarked for affordable housing. Bromley Council has allocated nearly £22 million from the land sale specifically for the restoration of the dinosaurs, in addition to the development of a […]

Authorities are seeking to identify a woman captured on video dancing in the street, who is believed to have been struck by a vehicle following a concert in north London. A passerby recorded her dancing in the roadway at Engineers Way, close to Wembley Arena, on Thursday night, where she narrowly escaped colliding with oncoming […]

Residents of a housing complex managed by London’s largest housing association have expressed their anguish after enduring a 12-day period without running water due to repairs on a leaking supply line. Tenants and leaseholders living in the 12-unit building in Sidcup, situated in southeast London, reported that they were unable to shower or maintain cleanliness […]

A car driver who was being pursued by the police tragically lost his life in a collision with two other vehicles in south London on Friday night. According to the Metropolitan Police, six individuals from the other two cars sustained injuries during the incident, which occurred on Wickham Road in Croydon, near the intersection with […]

The primary school offer day has emerged as a poignant occasion in numerous communities. While relieved parents exhale with satisfaction upon enrolling their children in their preferred school, the likelihood of success has grown as reception applications have notably diminished. A combination of declining birth rates and the cost-of-living crisis, which is pushing families away […]

Blood donors throughout south London have potentially saved around 11,000 lives within the first three months since the Brixton blood donor centre opened, as indicated by data from NHS Blood and Transplant. From December 2024 to February 2025, a total of 3,773 individuals donated blood at the Brixton location, contributing over 3,000 units, with each […]

Donald Trump’s upcoming second trip to the UK later this year is expected to be met with even more significant protests than those that accompanied his initial state visit during his first term, according to activist groups. On Thursday, Trump revealed his anticipation of a UK visit in September after Keir Starmer presented him with […]

According to the local council, Wandsworth Bridge has shed its reputation as “the most boring bridge in London.” The structure has recently been revitalized, or what the local authority in south London refers to as a “significant glow up,” thanks to the addition of new external lighting. Originally completed in 1939, the bridge was painted […]

A new clinical trial is introducing a biannual injection designed to lower the risk of HIV transmission for sexually active women in select regions of England. This research will be conducted across France and the UK, with locations in Birmingham, Manchester, London, and Brighton. Participants in the trial will receive a novel injectable form of […]

Three dove chicks, previously extinct in their natural habitat, have successfully hatched at London Zoo. The Wild Socorro chicks hatched in late March and are the young of two pairs of parents that joined the zoo in late 2024 as part of a global breeding initiative. The zoo’s goal is to increase the population of […]