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You’ll have to find a new way to celebrate St Patrick’s Day this year… With coronavirus cases on the rise across the UK, difficult decisions are being taken about whether large-scale events should go a...
A raft of new measures have been announced to help halt the rapid spread of coronavirus. After an emergency meeting of the government’s COBRA committee this afternoon, the UK government has announced new measures...
The novel coronavirus can survive for several days on plastic and steel, according to a new study. Scientists at the Laboratory of Virology in Hamilton, Montana, and elsewhere, studied how the new virus survives outside...
104 Londoners have confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus, it was announced today. It’s a 14% increase on yesterday’s figure of 91. The most affected boroughs now are… Kensington & Chelsea: 15 ca...
For International Women’s Day, the Tube has welcomed a few colourful arrivals. International Women’s Day may be over for another year, but the fight for true equality continues apace. TfL’s recent inte...
The Underground can be a sweltering hellhole at times, but here’s why that can be a good thing. While we admire our friends Fan Man and Gin Lady for their valiant efforts to stay cool, we generally recommend avoid...
Will COVID-19 turn us into a city of shut-ins? Business as usual – or tents full of corpses in Hyde Park? We looked at the government’s Coronavirus Action Plan, statements from London institutions, and the respons...
For the first time this winter, there’s a chance of snow. Before you start having flashbacks to the Beast from the East, however, just bear in mind that it’s an admittedly vague chance of snow. The forecast...
I can’t imagine London without a dog-friendly Tube, to be honest… I think it was already apparent to anyone who’s read our article about dogs on the Tube, but now official confirmation has come that th...
London Bridge is closing down, closing down, closing down… Whilst plenty of London’s bridges are getting a literal glow-up at the moment, London Bridge is taking a little break from the river crossings game....