STORY: “So this is an abandoned school. It’s closed for more than four years. Now we’ve got some work to do. We just managed to turn on the water…” In the streets and housing estates of the south London town of Croydon lie neglected buildings like this one. But they’re slowly being brought back to […]
Jun. 19—NEW LONDON — Parade Plaza rang out Wednesday afternoon with the sounds of drumming, laughter and song as dozens of guests celebrated Juneteenth and one of the city’s most respected matriarchs. The event, which recognizes the date in 1865 when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, first learned they had been freed 2 1/2 years […]
(Bloomberg) — Sadiq Khan, who promised more green policies after winning a third term as mayor of London, will have to manage a city that’s even more densely populated and vulnerable to climate change over the next four years. Most Read from Bloomberg While Khan has limited powers as mayor, his re-election gives him a […]
May 1—NEW LONDON — The Rolldock Storm, a heavy-load carrier registered in the Netherlands, carried the first offshore wind components for the Revolution Wind project to State Pier on Wednesday. The turbine sections were the first pieces of a 65-turbine project set to be staged and assembled in New London for an Ørsted and Eversource […]
If you venture into central London of an evening for dinner or perhaps a few pints, you better head in early and drink up quickly. The chances are last orders will be called at 10pm and you’ll be turfed out by 10.30. By 11pm on most nights even the busiest areas of our capital resemble […]
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Monday that a Conservative lawmaker was wrong to say the mayor of London is controlled by Islamists, and also denied that the governing party tolerates anti-Muslim prejudice. Sunak is under pressure to condemn Islamophobia after the comments by Lee Anderson, who was suspended from the […]
LONDON (AP) — The U.K.’s governing Conservative Party has suspended ties with one if its lawmakers after he accused London Mayor Sadiq Khan of being controlled by Islamists, as tensions over the Israel-Hamas war roil British politics. The party said on Saturday that Lee Anderson was suspended after he refused to apologize for remarks made […]
The Old Bailey in London was plunged into darkness and about 1,500 people were evacuated from the historic building after a loud bang was heard and black smoke billowed nearby. Dozens of barristers in black gowns and wigs lined the street on Wednesday morning following the fire alert at England’s Central Criminal Court in central […]
A man has died after falling from Tate Modern in London, police said. Emergency services were called to the art museum in the centre of the British capital at about 10.45am on Friday. Police said the man, who has yet to be identified, died at the scene. His death is not currently being treated as […]
brexit stock market Just before 8am on Tuesday morning, around a dozen top bankers trudged into Number 11 Downing Street to solve a pressing problem. The London stock market, a beacon of Britain’s standing in the world, is rapidly losing its status as a global centre for raising new capital. Companies that once jetted into […]
Pro-Palestinian protesters targeted fashion giant Zara as they urged Christmas shoppers to boycott “Israeli-linked” brands in London. Hundreds marched on Oxford Street and Regent Street, busy shopping districts in the capital’s West End, bringing traffic to a standstill on Saturday afternoon. Some chanted “while you’re shopping, bombs are dropping”, referring to the Israel’s response to […]
Vehicles eligible for scrappage as part of London’s Ulez scheme cannot legally be sent to Ukraine, the mayor’s office has said. The Telegraph reported Kyiv’s mayor Vitali Klitschko had written to to his London counterpart to suggest the idea as part of the scrappage scheme. However, Sadiq Khan‘s office said the Labour mayor was legally […]