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Gatherings of more than six people will be banned in England from September 14. A stricter limit to the size of social gatherings will begin next week, it has been announced. This will affect groups in homes, parks, pub...
The future of London’s tube map is a little bit stressful. London is growing at a serious clip. After forty years of population decline finally ended in 1991 – when it reached a low of 6.1 million – a period of ma...
Londoners may be eligible for free bus, train, and tube tickets, under a scheme aiming to get people back to shopping centres and offices. It wasn’t all that long ago that we were being urged to stay at home and a...
Merry Chistm.. oh. Welp, the pandemic took care of most of our best-laid summer plans, and today comes the first sign that it’s coming for our winter fun, too. Winter Wonderland, Hyde Park’s annual Christmas...
The City of London is looking into the removal of statues and other landmarks associated with Britain’s slave trade past. We think it’s high time to say goodbye to statues of slave traders and fortunately, t...
Would you take a flying taxi across London? The battle between ride-hailing apps and London black cabs may be being fought on the ground (although the new Uber Boat has brought it to the water too), but the next battleg...
The boat has been in operation since August 18. Mysterious British street artist Banksy has provided a rescue boat for refugees crossing Meditteranean waters. The aim is to help those fleeing countries before they are i...
Unseasonable weather, including 70mph winds and heavy rain, can be expected until Wednesday afternoon. Meet Storm Ellen‘s older brother, Storm Francis. This storm will be bringing the UK gusts of 70mph winds and h...
Is this the first time the very fabric of the nation has been threatened by severe boredom? The legend goes that if the ravens ever flee the Tower of London, both the monarchy and the Tower will crumble into the dust, l...
Cloudy with a chance of delicious! This small Swiss town Olten experienced a true Willy Wonka moment last week. Thanks to a ventilation defect at a Lindt and Sprüngli factory, locals in the area were treated what appear...