Metropolitan Police has revealed the force is ramping up efforts to patrol pubs for ‘dangerous and reckless breaches’ and will stop any signs of a boozy ‘blow out’ tonight. The warning comes on Londoners’ final night of freedom ahead of tighter restrictions preventing multiple households meeting for a drink in the pub when the capital … Read more
Sadiq Khan has warned Londoners’ will die if the capital continues to be hit with coronavirus testing shortages Sadiq Khan has warned Londoners’ will die if the capital continues to be hit with coronavirus testing shortages amid fears a lack of swabs could be masking the true scale of the city’s outbreak. The London Mayor’s … Read more
Sadiq Khan has urged the Prime Minister to outlaw house visits for nine million people in London as part of lockdown measures to tackle rising Covid-19 infections. London has been placed on the national lockdown watchlist due to a spike in coronavirus cases and hospital admissions, with Government advisors warning the capital’s R rate may … Read more
Punters have flocked to restaurants and bars across the UK on the final weekend before strict ‘rule of six’ measures are enforced next week. Large groups packed on to pedestrianised streets in Clapham Junction, south west London, to gulp down their pints with friends. Others lined up outside coffee shops the morning after drinkers headed … Read more
Transport bosses are considering offering Londoners a free trip into the capital in an attempt to stimulate the economy. The First Ride Free scheme is being considered by Transport for London (TfL) to let the public see that it is safe to enjoy the centre of the capital. It is deemed the public travel equivalent … Read more
How Londoners are the most disaster-prone DIY fans and 15% of men have bungled a job over the past year Men are more likely to bungle a job around the home, according to a survey Some 15 per cent fouled up in the past year, compared to 10 per cent women Among common blunders were … Read more
Romans living in Pompeii in 79AD had more artificial light and were therefore probably happier than London‘s residents in the early 19th-century, a study claims. Both groups lived before the Industrial Revolution, and the only nighttime non-natural light in homes came from candles. Researchers say access to more artificial light at night would have allowed … Read more
Londoners come out top of the lockdown savers with 38% saying they have managed to lay more cash aside By Money Mail Reporter For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 7 July 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 7 July 2020 31 per cent of people nationwide said they had managed to save more during lockdown … Read more
Sadiq Khan has told Londoners to stay at home this weekend despite the easing of lockdown measures across England. On Saturday morning, the Mayor of London told his one million followers on Twitter that they should ‘play their part’ by staying at home as much as possible. This is the first weekend since Prime Minister … Read more
A bride-to-be has revealed her joy after her friends visited her home to congratulate her and her fiancé on what would have been their wedding day. Rachel Harrison and her fiancee James, both 32, from London, have been together for 14-years and were due to get married yesterday at Higher Eggbeer Farm in Devon. They … Read more