Category: News

Challenge your understanding of occurrences in the capital that took place in the last year. Curated by Harry Low and Bethan Bell.

In 2024, during his visit to the museum ship HMS Belfast with his wife and children, Lawrence Fong stumbled upon an incredible revelation. While exploring the East Asia Mess Decks aboard the vessel, he came across a photograph that caught his attention. Upon reading the caption, he recognized the name of the individual depicted — […]

According to the British Theatre Consortium, an industry organization, theatre audiences have returned in larger numbers than anticipated following the pandemic. The report titled “The British Theatre: Before and After Covid” assessed UK box office statistics, which encompassed ticket sales, performances, and audience attendance derived from data provided by the Society of London Theatres, contrasting […]

A Manx artist has shared that her creative journey “gradually helped me reconnect with myself” while recuperating from a chronic illness. Her exhibition, titled This Wild, Achingly Beautiful Place, is currently showcased in London and was conceived by Bethany Williams from Douglas, drawing inspiration from her path to recovery. In 2013, Williams received a diagnosis […]

A second individual has been charged with murder following the fatal stabbing of a teenage boy in east London. Fifteen-year-old Adam Henry succumbed to his injuries after being attacked on December 9 in Islington. Abdel Derdour, 22, who has no permanent residence, was arrested in the early hours of Sunday and is set to appear […]

Residents of London are cautioned against the use of candles following a series of fires during the holiday season. On Saturday night, a woman was hospitalized when a fire erupted in a home in Edmonton, north London. This incident occurred just two days after similar fires were reported at residences in Hayes, south-east London, and […]

A council in East London is advancing its initiatives to eliminate ongoing blazes at a previously illegal landfill site. Arnolds Field, located on Launders Lane and infamously referred to as the Rainham Volcano, was officially classified as contaminated after a judicial review carried out in October. Since 2019, the site has experienced over 100 fires, […]

A food hall located in south London is set to remain operational until late 2026, as reported by the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS), despite plans for the construction of new residential units. Mercato Metropolitano, which has been serving the community from a repurposed paper factory in Elephant & Castle for nine years, is scheduled […]

A 22-year-old male has been apprehended in connection with the deadly stabbing of a teenager following a two-week search by law enforcement. Fifteen-year-old Adam Henry succumbed to his injuries after being attacked on December 9 in Islington, situated in east London. After a public appeal, authorities took Abdel Dedour into custody on suspicions of murder […]

Alongside the main thoroughfare in Ladywell, located in south-east London, a man meticulously rummages through a plastic bag filled with discarded items. “This constitutes the core work of the environmental enforcement team,” Eiman Rostami explains as his colleague Peter digs through the debris of paper and plastic. “We suspect this is unauthorized waste that has […]