The travel disruptions and closures you need to know ahead of a busy weekend in the capital July 7, 2018 Pride celebrations and a World Cup quarter-final against Sweden today will make this weekend one of London’s busiest in the year, but there are several closures and disruptions worth checking ahead of the big day. Trains: Jubilee line – On Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 July, there will be no service between Stratford and [...]
London bucks house listings trend in three-year high despite nationwide fall July 4, 2018 The number of properties listed on London's housing market rose to a three-year high in June, despite the UK suffering an overall decline in houses put up for sale, according to new figures from a property supply index. Nearly 33,000 homes were put on the market in the capital last month, the highest level since [...]
Oyster card hits the 15 year mark: Five things you didn’t know about the London smartcard June 30, 2018 As the Oyster card celebrates its fifteenth birthday, we've built a list of five things you might not know about Transport for London's smartcard. By 2041, Transport for London predicts that there will be a staggering 32 million trips will be made on the Tube each day. You may already know some more common facts [...]
NHS protest: Central London facing disruption as National Health workers march on Downing Street June 30, 2018 Tens of thousands of protesters will take to the streets of London today as they mark the 70th anniversary of the National Health Service by marching to Downing Street. Assembly will take place at Portland Place, with the march set to begin around midday. The route will take them down Regent Street, Haymarket and Whitehall, [...]
Take a look at the aircraft on show in the RAF’s centenary July flypast over central London June 28, 2018 The spectacular Royal Air Force showpiece celebrating its 100th anniversary has been announced as a "once-in-a-lifetime" centenary flypast over central London. The event on 10 July will see up to 100 aircraft take to the skies, with historic aircraft such as Spitfires alongside some of the RAF's newest additions – including the first opportunity for [...]
RAF reveals aircraft line-up for ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ centenary July flypast over central London June 27, 2018 The aircraft line-up for a "once-in-a-lifetime" flypast taking centre stage for the Royal Air Force's (RAF) 100th anniversary celebrations has been revealed. On 10 July, up to 100 RAF aircraft will perform a flypast over central London with Spitfires alongside some of the RAF's most state-of-the-art aircraft. The occasion will mark the largest concentration of [...]
Full steam ahead for Royal Docks regeneration plan June 27, 2018 A £300m plan to transform London’s Royal Docks has been given the green light today, in a move that will boost east London's business ambitions. The investment will go towards bolstering Newham’s Royal Docks, which has fallen behind London’s other waterside projects due in large part to its relative remoteness. Read more: The Royal Docks [...]
Public Health England issues health warning over UK heatwave as temperatures soar June 26, 2018 The government has issued a health warning off the back of heatwave temperatures across the country, warning people to look out for others most at risk in the summer sun. The Met Office said temperatures will be in the low thirties over the next couple of days, and spots across the UK are feeling the [...]
London has been crowned the world’s most popular city for work but the UK as a whole has fallen behind June 25, 2018 London has been crowned the most popular city in the world for work in the biggest ever study of workforce migration trends, but the popularity of the UK as a whole has dropped. In the giant survey of 366,000 overseas workers from nearly 200 countries, the capital beats New York, Berlin and Barcelona as the [...]
Fire at block of flats in Battersea under control and no injuries reported after 10 fire engines attend the scene June 23, 2018 A fire that broke out a block of flats in Battersea today is now under control, the London Fire Brigade has said. Ten fire engines were called to the blaze at Queenstown Road with 72 firefighters at the scene, and the cause of the fire has not yet been identified. A balcony on the sixth [...]