London‘s Southbank Centre says it may have to cut two-thirds of its staff because of the coronavirus crisis – as the number of job postings in Britain reached more than a million this week, with a significant increase in job adverts for IT professionals The Southbank, which is the biggest arts complex in Europe, warns … Read more
Jess Glynne has faced widespread criticism after she claimed she was discriminated against for wearing sportswear to swanky eatery Sexy Fish in London. The Hold My Hand singer, 30, took to Instagram on Monday, to reveal she was turned away from the Mayfair restaurant while sporting a hoodie and trainers, leading to critics branding her ‘privileged … Read more
Drivers are left trapped in their submerged cars before being rescued by firefighters after burst water main flooded London’s North Circular and left it ‘looking like a swimming pool’ A burst water main flooded the A406 on London’s North Circular on Monday Motorists were stuck in their vehicles as the water grew to alarming heights … Read more
London’s City University changes name of its Cass Business School because of Sir John Cass’ slavery links City University business school was named after 17th Century merchant in 2002 The Cass Business School was given a donation by the Sir John Cass foundation However, both the business school and the foundation will change their names … Read more
Commuters poke fun at the ‘UK’s first fashionable face mask vending machine’ selling coverings for £12 and predict a rush when the ‘models and influencers find out’ Broadcaster Emma Barnett, 35, London, shared picture of machine on Twitter First Maskey vending machine launched in Woodford Central Line Station in May Twitter users teased they were ‘surprised … Read more
London’s New Covent Garden flower market is caught in Black Lives Matter row as florists accuse it of failing to promote diversity Iona Mathieson and Romy St Clair who run Sage Flowers criticised the market They said it promoted British Flowers Week with ‘well-established white florists’ The florists complained the flower market in London was … Read more
Animal rights activists block traffic by gluing themselves to the road outside the Canadian Embassy in London in protest over fines for farm trespassers Animal rights activists took to the central London streets on Friday The demonstrators were campaigning against new trespassing laws in Canada The laws limit the chances of whistleblowers reporting animal cruelty … Read more
Holland Park could be renamed after the statute of a slave-owning politician who fought to abolish the trade was vandalised with red paint. The wealthy neighbourhood in west London was named after influential courtier Henry Rich, the first Earl of Holland, whose family gathered income from the slave trade. But the moniker, which was also … Read more
Up to 5,000 protesters gather in Leeds and crowds form in London’s Hyde Park as armed police and officers on horseback patrol latest Black Lives Matter rallies Sea of peaceful protesters holding placards walked through the Woodhouse Moor in Hyde Park, Leeds, today In London hundreds of protesters flooded the capital’s at Hyde Park before … Read more
Don’t try this at home… or anywhere! ‘Professional idiot’, 19, hangs off 600ft-high building in London’s Canary Wharf for YouTube stunt Adam Lockwood, 19, pretended to throw himself a London building for a prank The daredevil teenager takes videos of him climbing tall European buildings The warehouse worker from Wigan performed a similar stunt in … Read more