Renters in London are having the hardest time of all, suffering the smallest pay rises in UK and soaring housing costs April 6, 2016 If you rent a house in London and work full-time, chances are the economic recovery has been something you read about in the newspapers but haven’t felt in your pocket. That’s because over the last three years, London has experienced the slowest growth in average wages of any part in the UK, but the fastest increases [...]
Why London is the best place to educate your kids April 4, 2016 If you've considered moving out of London to give your kids a better upbringing, you might want to think again. It seems staying in the capital is better when it comes to one essential factor – schooling. London has the best performance at secondary school level of anywhere in the country and more than half of [...]
Waterloo & City line shut after empty train derails April 1, 2016 City commuters were faced with a headache on Friday morning as Transport for London was forced to shut the Waterloo & City line after an empty train was derailed. The incident happened before 7am this morning but was still affecting services more than an hour later. https://twitter.com/wlooandcityline/status/715772262453010432 There was no word on when the service would [...]
Cabbies group abandons bid to have rival Uber’s licence revoked in London March 30, 2016 Action for Cabbies, a London taxi drivers group, has abandoned its attempt to mount a legal challenge to Uber's licence to operate in the capital. The group launched a crowdfunding campaign earlier this year with the aim of raising £600,000 to fund the first phase of a judicial review (JR), arguing that in 2012 TfL was wrong [...]
European Court of Human Rights rules that UK prosecutors correct not to charge officers in Jean Charles de Menezes police shooting case March 30, 2016 The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has today decided, by 13 votes to four, that UK prosecutors were correct not to charge individual police officers over the fatal shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes. De Menezes, a Brazilian national, was fatally shot in July 2005 at Stockwell tube station when police mistook him for a suicide bomber. The [...]
Zac Goldsmith, Sadiq Khan or Caroline Pidgeon: Why the next mayor of London will be the candidate who puts renters first March 29, 2016 “This election is a referendum on housing”, Sadiq Khan has claimed. He's right – no section of London society has been let down as badly as its legion of renters. There are problems across the full scale of renting, not least with the dearth of affordable housing. The capital’s private lettings market is outdated, fragmented [...]
Easter weather is going to be pretty rubbish, with heavy rain, wind, hail and even snow forecast for much of the weekend March 24, 2016 Pack your wet weather gear if you're heading off for the long weekend: the Met Office is warning that there's plenty of rain coming for the long bank holiday weekend throughout the UK. First, the good news: Good Friday will be "largely fine", with plenty of dry weather, variable amounts of cloud and even some [...]
Tube strike 2016: Ride hailing app Uber says it will expand car sharing option UberPool during Piccadilly Line strike tonight and tomorrow March 23, 2016 Uber said it will expand its car sharing option UberPool to cover the entire length of the Piccadilly Line if the strike planned for this evening and tomorrow goes ahead. The coverage area will be expanded from Cockfosters to both Heathrow and Uxbridge from 9pm tonight until 7am on Friday. UberPool is currently only available for trips beginning in [...]
Prime Minister David Cameron: Pubs will stay open later on 10th and 11th of June for Queen Elizabeth II’s 90th birthday March 23, 2016 Pubs will be allowed to stay open longer on 10 and 11 June as part of nationwide celebrations marking the Queen's 90th birthday, Prime Minister David Cameron confirmed today. Downing Street said that subject to a consultation process with licensing authorities, the pub industry and community groups, pubs that are licensed to trade until 11pm will be allowed [...]
Kings Cross being evacuated over reported emergency, thought to be fire alert March 23, 2016 Update: King's Cross Tube station is being evacuated because of a suspected fire, not a suspicious package. Hundreds of commuters were told to get out of the station, with witnesses saying alarms were going off throughout the station at around 11:30am. #KingsCross #underground #evacuated pic.twitter.com/zjsJJjLbH6 — Joel Buckland (@joelbuckland) March 23, 2016 One witness said staff had [...]