London gym 1Rebel unveils at-home Peloton competitor November 11, 2019 City gym studio 1Rebel has revealed a collaboration with equipment provider Technogym to take its rivalry with US fitness giant Peloton to the next level. 1Rebel is expanding into the at-home gym market, partnering with Technogym to develop an exercise bike and a wealth of both live and pre-recorded spin classes for fitness enthusiasts. Since [...]
Introducing the new lord mayor of London November 11, 2019 As the 692nd lord mayor of the City of London, it is an enormous privilege to represent the greatest city in the world. I was delighted to start my term with a spectacular cultural event on Saturday at the Lord Mayor’s Show, which brought together different communities from across the capital and beyond. This showcased [...]
Silvertown Tunnel campaigners threaten Sadiq Khan with a judicial review November 10, 2019 Campaigners against the Silvertown Tunnel have sent a letter to Sadiq Khan threatening to seek a judicial review of the project if it is approved. The No to Silvertown Tunnel coalition sent a letter to the mayor last week, saying that modelling from Transport for London (TfL) on the project is “insufficient to make a [...]
Police watchdog denies delaying inquiry into Boris Johnson November 10, 2019 The police watchdog has denied it delayed releasing a report into whether to investigate Boris Johnson for criminal conduct in relation to conflict of interest claims. The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) is investigating claims that Johnson used his influence as mayor of London to award a £10,000 grant to American tech entrepreneur Jennifer [...]
Silvertown Tunnel: Bringing London together or tearing it apart? November 9, 2019 London has just three road river crossings east of Tower Bridge. Two of these – the Rotherhithe Tunnel and the western portion of the Blackwall Tunnel – were built for the passage of horse-drawn carts and carriages around the turn of the century. Read more: TfL awards 1bn Silvertown Tunnel contract to Aberdeen Standard-backed firm [...]
Essex lorry deaths: Ten teenagers named among 39 victims November 8, 2019 There were ten teenagers among the 39 people found dead in a refrigated lorry trailer in Essex last month, according to the police. Essex Police revealed on Friday the identiies of the 31 men and eight women whose bodies were discovered inside the lorry in an industrial park in Grays on 23 October. Read more: [...]
City A.M. Awards 2019: Meet the winners November 8, 2019 The great and the good of the City gathered in the heart of the Square Mile last night to toast the successes of their peers at the Leonardo Royal Hotel in St Paul’s for City A.M.’s 10th annual awards. Guests enjoyed champagne from Chapel Down at the BA London City reception as host Julia Hartley [...]
Crossrail will not open until 2021 and could run £650m over budget, bosses admit November 8, 2019 Crossrail will not open until 2021 and will run up to £650m over budget, transport bosses admitted today. The long-awaited Elizabeth Line, which was originally due to open in December 2018, will not open until “as soon as practically possible in 2021”, Transport for London (TfL) said. Crossrail chief executive Mark Wild warned technical issues [...]
Essex lorry deaths: Police identify all 39 Vietnamese victims November 7, 2019 All 39 Vietnamese people found dead in a lorry in Essex have been formally identified and their families told. The 31 men and eight women, all of whom were believed to be migrants, were found in the back of a refrigerated lorry in Grays on October 23. Detectives had been working alongside Vietnamese officials in [...]
Revealed: These are London’s most overcrowded Tube lines November 7, 2019 London’s Tube lines are running at overcapacity during morning rush hour, new figures have revealed. Statistics from mayor of London Sadiq Khan show that morning peak hour capacity on the London Underground is more than 100 per cent, with the Northern, Central and Jubilee lines the most crowded. Read more: TfL adds more trains to [...]