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Tier 4 has entered the chat. London has officially entered Tier 4 Coronavirus restrictions, and while we should be used to the ever-changing rules and last minute lockdowns by now, this one came as a bit of a surprise....
Tier 4 also means that households will not be allowed to mix over Christmas. Fears around London’s fast-rising coronavirus transmission rate have prompted a new and unheralded step this morning, as Prime Minister...
2020 wasn’t all bad, right? Thank God 2020 is nearly done and dusted. At this point I’m actually ready for the annoying ‘New year, new me’ posts to appear all over social media. New Year’s...
Nearly 2000 South London families will receive food donations from Unicef. As Marcus Rashford’s tireless campaigning over the summer shows, food poverty remains a prevalent problem in the UK – and with the T...
The fare rises had been scheduled to begin on New Year’s Day. Ok, let’s start with the bad news. Under the terms of the government bailout given to TfL in November to keep Tube, bus, and other services runni...
Don’t stand so, don’t stand so close to me! With Christmas still going ahead with some relaxed rules, all we want is to feel close to our loved ones after a long year. But how close is too close? We’re not sure we can s...
The government is pushing ahead with their relaxed Christmas restrictions. The four nations will press ahead with the previously announced loosened restrictions for Christmas, Boris Johnson has announced today. The news...
Yes, we know we’re Christmas legends, but it’s good the rest of the world knows too. Still basking in the triumph of having the world’s best cocktail bar and being literally the best city in the world,...
Sharply rising cases have put the capital on notice for Tier 3 measures. Despite the UK becoming the first country to approve a coronavirus vaccine, and the first doses having been administered last week, there’s...
Other cost-cutting suggestions include scrapping the Night Tube. With falls in ridership during the pandemic putting TfL’s finances in dire straits, it seems the company is desperately trying to find ways to get some mo...