High stakes meeting about London lockdown will be held next week as Tube boss insists it is safe

Londoners could find out of the capital is to be the latest city to be placed into lockdown next week – as its transport chief urged workers back onto the Tube network. A high-stakes political meeting is due to take place to decide whether the city should face restrictions like those in Liverpool and Newcastle. … Read more

Sadiq Khan demands £5.7bn bailout to keep London on the move as TfL tickets sales slump 90%

Britons have rejected Prime Minister Boris Johnson‘s call to work from home as it was revealed that almost two thirds of employees are still heading into the office.  The Office for National Statistics said 59 per cent of UK adults travelled to their workplace at some stage in the week to September 27, down from … Read more

Labour council leader calls for ‘immediate’ London lockdown and ban on visiting friends and families

A Labour council leader today called for an immediate London lockdown which would include a ban on visiting friends and families.  Jas Athwal, the leader of Redbridge Borough Council, made the plea after it was revealed that his borough and four others in east London saw a spike in cases last week which led to the … Read more

Shocking moment middle-aged woman slammed to the ground by police during anti-lockdown demonstration

Shocking moment middle-aged woman is slammed to the ground by police during clash with anti-lockdown demonstrators in Trafalgar square – as Sadiq Khan is branded a hypocrite for blasting ‘unacceptable’ protest after he backed BLM march A woman was slammed to the ground by police during the anti-lockdown protest Footage shows her grappling with officers … Read more

Sadiq Khan wants Londoners banned from visiting friends and family

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

London is put on lockdown watch-list after a spike in Covid-19 infections and hospital admissions 

London was today finally placed on the national coronavirus watchlist after seeing a spike in cases. Formal confirmation of the decision to escalate the response to the capital’s crisis is expected to be announced later by Public Health England. Leeds is also expected to be hit with ‘more household restrictions’ such as a ban on … Read more

London ‘is put on lockdown watch-list’ after a spike in Covid-19 infections and hospital admissions 

London was today finally placed on the national coronavirus watchlist after seeing a spike in cases, it was claimed. Formal confirmation of the decision to escalate the response to the capital’s crisis is expected to be announced later by Public Health England. Dozens of areas across England which have seen Covid-19 infection rates spiral are … Read more

Coronavirus London: Lockdown fears as hospital admissions triple

London is thought to be on the brink of a localised lockdown — but official figures show the outbreak may finally be slowing down, despite hospital admissions for coronavirus having tripled in a fortnight and public health chiefs warning of a ‘rising tide’ of the virus in the capital.  During a behind-closed-doors briefing this week, … Read more

Marcus Rashford thanks London mayor and Liverpool fan Sadiq Khan for letter of support

‘I do what I do for Liverpool as much as anywhere – this is bigger than football’: Marcus Rashford thanks London mayor and Liverpool fan Sadiq Khan for a letter of support to the Manchester United star on his campaign to end child food poverty Marcus Rashford has received a letter from London’s mayor Sadiq … Read more

Parcels and letters are stuck in limbo

First class FAIL! Parcels and letters are stuck in limbo as new London cycle lane stops Royal Mail van from reaching Post Office – as latest anti-car scheme leaves hundreds without post Balham Post Office in South London was unable to receive parcels today Royal Mail van unable to reach Post Office due to a … Read more