London needs to up its quality of life to compete internationally June 21, 2016 Londoners interact with different elements of the city, and seemingly different centuries, on a daily basis. On one hand, London is the tech capital of Europe. Since 2010, the number of digital businesses in east London's Tech City alone has soared from 250 to over 3,000 according to Gerard Grech, chief exec of Tech City [...]
VR doctors and drone delivered pizza: The six ways tech will change our lives in the next 20 years June 20, 2016 We're hurtling towards a world that's free of cold hard cash and we'll see virtual reality doctors in the future, but we'll still be ordering takeaway pizza – only it will be delivered by drone instead, people predict. These are just some of the technologies of the future envisioned as the most likely to be part [...]
Tech is now everywhere – and fundamental to London’s growth June 20, 2016 The third London Technology Week will formally start today in Shoreditch with entrepreneurs, academics and government leaders coming together to celebrate technology – the city’s fastest growing industry. A lot has changed since the inaugural launch in 2014. London now has a global reputation for producing world-class tech companies, with more unicorns than any other [...]
Thomas Mair arrives in court to be charged with murder of Labour MP Jo Cox June 18, 2016 A 52 year old man has been charged with the murder of Jo Cox after the Labour MP was shot and stabbed in a tragic killing on Thursday. Thomas Mair, who was arrested immediately after the attack outside a constituency surgery Cox was holding in Birstall, has now been formally charged by West Yorkshire Police and [...]
Labour holds Tooting as Rosena Allin-Khan wins by-election brought on by Sadiq Khan’s victory in London mayor race June 17, 2016 Labour has held Tooting after junior doctor Rosena Allin-Khan won yesterday's by-election in the south London constituency. Allin-Khan received 17,894 votes, giving her a majority win of 6,357. She was elected in a by-election brought about by Sadiq Khan's departure to become London mayor. The new MP paid tribute to Jo Cox, who was killed in [...]
TUC leader Frances O’Grady will face former CBI director general Digby Jones next week in the final round of the Brexit TV debates June 16, 2016 Trade Union Congress general secretary Frances O'Grady is to take on former Confederation of British Industry leader Digby Jones over the UK's European Union membership in the final days before Britain's referendum. O'Grady and Jones will cross swords at the SSE Arena, Wembley, on 21 June, in a debate live on the BBC two days before the [...]
Tooting by-election: Voters turn out to pick Mayor of London Sadiq Khan’s replacement June 16, 2016 Voters in Tooting are turning out today to decide who will become their new MP after Sadiq Khan stepped down on winning City Hall. Labour are heavy favourites to win the by-election, triggered by Khan's victory over Conservative Zac Goldsmith in the London mayoral election, having held the seat since it was created in 1974. [...]
London mayor Sadiq Khan has cited a controversial “beach body” campaign as an example of advertising that would be banned under new rules June 14, 2016 London mayor Sadiq Khan has suggested that new advertising rules for TfL would extend beyond rulings made by watchdogs, citing one controversial campaign as an example. Khan announced yesterday that the rules would come into force from next month, blocking adverts that create unhealthy or unrealistic body images. And speaking on LBC today, Khan cited [...]
The Smithsonian museum is heading to East London thanks to a collaboration with the V&A June 14, 2016 Move over, National History Museum: the US' largest museum has just unveiled plans to come to London – and it's doing so in collaboration with the Victoria & Albert (V&A) museum. In a statement the pair said they've agreed to work on a permanent gallery space at the V&A's East London museum at the Queen Elizabeth [...]
Sadiq Khan is cracking down on “unhealthy” body image adverts across TfL properties June 13, 2016 London mayor Sadiq Khan will ban adverts featuring unrealistic, or unhealthy, body shapes from next month. Following up on a pledge from his mayoral campaign, Khan has issued a new advertising policy for all ads submitted to TfL in tube and bus stations. He has also asked TfL to establish a steering group featuring the firms [...]