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Transport for London has announced that they have come to an increased funding agreement with the government. The new agreement will see TfL receiving further base funding of around £1.2 billion. This will raise their t...
In the wake of Disneyland Paris’s 30th anniversary, there’s bad news in the wind for London-based Disney fans. Travel from the capital to the theme park is about to get just a bit more inconvenient. Next sum...
We’ve probably been lamenting the price of pints in London since, oh I don’t know, the day this page started. But, despite our moaning, I don’t think anyone could have quite envisaged some of these fig...
We’ve had our fair share of tube closures, rail strikes and bus strikes this Summer. But get ready as there are some more planned in the pipeline, including this coming bank holiday weekend. Here’s our guide to bank hol...
Since May 24 this year, the long-awaited Elizabeth line has been carrying Londoners in their glossy, speedy and, crucially, air-conditioned carriages. Now that the 40-degree heatwaves look to be behind us in 2022, the l...
We’ve been hearing about the plans to pedestrianise Oxford Street for, on and off, the best part of six years. Essentially, plans have been revealed, then changed, the axed, then reimagined, then… you get th...
The 2022 Mercury Prize with FREE NOW is nearly upon us, and this year’s award ceremony promises to be truly spectacular. With a shortlist of some of Britain and Ireland’s very best artists set to perform, we’re all wond...
A strike across the Tube network is set to go ahead today (August 19) with industrial action by the RMT affecting the lines. Another strike by Arriva Rail London is also set to hit the London Overground network on the s...
In 1996, the Concorde set the record time for a flight between London and New York City, at a rapid two hours 52 minutes, and 59 seconds. The final flight on the high-speed plane was on November 26, 2003, but three airl...
Riding a bike, in addition to being environmentally friendly, should be an easy and quick way of getting around London. In fact, it’s actively encouraged through government schemes, such as Bike2Work and the Santa...