Category: News

Sean Doyle, the CEO of British Airways, has stated that expanding Heathrow Airport should not involve relocating the M25 motorway. The government is currently evaluating two expansion proposals: one from Heathrow itself and another from the Arora Group, spearheaded by hotel entrepreneur Surinder Arora. The owners of Heathrow aim to construct a new full-length runway […]

A jury has been presented with video evidence capturing the moment a police motorcycle outrider ran a red light at double the speed limit in west London, colliding with an 81-year-old woman who subsequently passed away. Christopher Harrison, 67, was part of the motorcade for the Duchess of Edinburgh when he struck Helen Holland as […]

A teenager has been sentenced to a minimum of 16 years for the murder of 16-year-old Harry Pitman, who was fatally stabbed in the neck during a New Year’s Eve fireworks celebration in north London. Areece Lloyd-Hall, who is now 18, was found guilty at the Old Bailey in October after a retrial, as the […]

A once-overlooked surrealist artist, whose numerous artworks have vanished, describes the experience as deeply unsettling. Henry Orlik, 78, was removed from his social housing apartment in London in 2022 while he was recuperating from a stroke in the hospital, which coincided with the disappearance of his paintings. Now residing in his childhood home in Swindon, […]

A family residing in north London is in search of an exceptional and seasoned tutor to assist their youngest child in his journey toward becoming a proper English gentleman. At first glance, you might overlook the term “first steps” as merely a figure of speech. However, it could very well be the most pivotal aspect […]

A British red kite breaks free from an aviary nestled in the secluded hills of western Spain and takes its first flight. At six months old, this marks its inaugural experience of the wild. Without a sound, it ascends gracefully into the sky above the arid landscape, vanishing within moments into the distant wooded valley. […]

A community vintner based in southwest London has emphasized that “every borough of the city is represented in this wine.” Richard Sharp, who co-founded the Urban Wine Company in 2009 after a trip to France, aimed to unite grapes cultivated in gardens and allotments throughout the capital. Each September, group members gather to collect their […]

A Victorian chapel within a hospital, which was once encased in a large waterproof container and relocated to a different site, is celebrating its 150th year. St Christopher’s Chapel is situated in Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) in Bloomsbury, where it began serving young patients in 1852 under the name Hospital for Sick Children. The […]

A footballer from North London is advocating for government assistance to ensure that deaf athletes receive the same opportunities as their hearing counterparts. Lucindha Lawson, hailing from Crouch End, is set to represent Great Britain at the Deaflympics in Tokyo next week—a competition akin to the Olympics for deaf athletes—after successfully raising £4,000 to cover […]

Motorists in certain areas of south-east London will be less likely to receive penalty charge notices (PCNs) this week as traffic wardens initiate industrial action. Starting Monday, 10 November, civil enforcement officers in Bromley will engage in an action short of a full strike for one week following the collapse of pay negotiations with their […]