Category: News

A unique piece of postwar art, which faced the possibility of demolition alongside the south London building it occupied, has been preserved. The artwork, a mural by William Mitchell, was originally created for a community center in Blackheath that is slated for demolition to accommodate social housing developments. The mural will be saved by the […]

Two teenagers, aged 14 and 16, from Hackney have been charged with criminal damage with the intent to endanger life after an event that occurred at Westfield shopping centre in March. The boys were apprehended after witnesses reported that furniture was hurled from the upper level of the shopping centre in Stratford on March 1. […]

Eric Schmidt, the former CEO of Google, has acquired a mansion in Holland Park for almost £42 million, marking yet another significant transaction in London’s high-end real estate sector. Having led Google from 2001 to 2011, Schmidt purchased the double-fronted stucco mansion in west London last May, as reported by the Financial Times. This Grade […]

Advocates in south-east London are urging the government to enhance regulations regarding catapults to prevent harm to wildlife. Volunteers at Priory Gardens in Orpington have noted a troubling rise in incidents involving geese, ducks, and swans being targeted by individuals using these devices to fire projectiles like ball bearings, which are legal to possess and […]

Campaigners assert that a multibillion-pound tunnel beneath the River Thames will be obsolete from the moment it opens. The inaugural passage for vehicles through the Silvertown tunnel in east London is scheduled for Monday, connecting Greenwich on the southern bank of the river with Newham to the north. London’s Mayor Sadiq Khan and Transport for […]

Network Rail has announced that it has submitted updated plans for the redevelopment of Liverpool Street Station to the City of London Corporation. Previously, Network Rail collaborated with Sellar, the developers behind The Shard, on a £1.5 billion initiative that involved partially demolishing the historic Victorian station to construct a new multi-storey tower hovering above […]

Later this year, a monumental quilt commemorating those who lost their lives to AIDS in Britain will be showcased publicly at Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall in London. Originating in the 1980s during the peak of the epidemic, the UK AIDS Memorial Quilt was designed to bring attention to the disease and to honor the individuals […]

The Metropolitan Police has issued a warning to residents of London regarding the hazards associated with entering rivers and lakes, following a concerning increase in fatal incidents. The Marine Policing Unit (MPU) of the Met notes that the River Thames flows at high speeds; although the surface may appear calm, tides can swiftly carry a […]

A complaint alleging war crimes against ten British individuals who served with the Israeli military during the Gaza conflict is set to be filed with the Metropolitan Police by a prominent human rights attorney in the UK. Michael Mansfield KC, part of a coalition of lawyers, plans to present a comprehensive 240-page dossier to the […]

Two adolescent boys have been accused of murder in connection with the death of a 17-year-old boy in west London. Keiron Charles was declared dead at the site on Erconwald Street in East Acton around 1:10 PM BST on Saturday. The two 16-year-olds, whose identities remain confidential for legal reasons, have been placed in custody […]