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 The capital’s private lettings market is outdated, fragmented [...]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 [...]
TfL’s travel advice for Piccadilly Line strike from Wednesday evening and all day Thursday, including buses, cycling, walking and driving March 23, 2016 The Night Tube might be resolved (sort of) but that doesn't mean Londoners get away scot-free. Unions are planning a strike that will take out the entire Piccadilly Line from 9pm tonight and all day tomorrow (23-24 March) – and Transport for London has just issued its latest travel advice for those affected. Helpfully, the [...]
Brussels attacks: London faith group and Muslim leaders release statement condemning attacks March 22, 2016 Faiths Forum for London has released a statement, co-signed by 100 Muslim leaders, condemning the attacks that took place in Brussels this morning. At least 34 people were killed and more than 130 wounded in a pair of attacks at Zaventem Airport and Maalbeek metro station in the European capital today. The Islamic State later claimed [...]
Londoners spend almost a week of each year in traffic jams, new study from TomTom shows March 22, 2016 If you thought it took you longer to get a taxi to that meeting last week than it did a couple of years ago, you were probably right. New research from TomTom has revealed London's commuters are enduring an extra 39 minutes of travel time each day, or 149 hours a year, due to traffic [...]
Tube strike 2016: Here’s TfL’s travel advice for when Piccadilly Line is out of service on Wednesday evening and Thursday March 21, 2016 TfL has hit out at Tube driver unions over plans for a strike on the Piccadilly Line later this week. Drivers on the line who are union members are currently planning to strike from 9pm on Wednesday 23 March for 24 hours. Although the strike starts at 9pm, London Underground is aiming to keep services going [...]