A Christmas market in a popular market town just an hour by train from London has been named as one of the UK’s “hidden gems”. Faversham Christmas Market was rated among the UK’s top 10 Christmas markets to visit this festive season, according to new research by Solopress, and received a total score of 6.78 out … Read more
Passengers will pay an additional £211m to travel across the capital as a result of Mayor Sadiq Khan’s 2025 fares hikes, according to Transport for London’s own calculations. Tube, Elizabeth line and London Overground fares will increase by an average of 4.6 per cent from March 2 but bus and tram fares will be frozen … Read more
Church Street sits on the broad smudge of a boarder that fractions St John’s Wood from Marylebone. It is a thoroughfare from Edgware Road to Lisson Grove, at one end cafés and carpet shops and places that promise everything for a pound, though almost nothing is. Here there is a daily street market, fresh fish … Read more
West Ham boss Julen Lopetegui revealed the squad are set to visit Michail Antonio within the next day or two as the forward continues his recovery after a “miracle” escape from a car crash. Antonio was involved in a road traffic accident in Essex last Saturday, which had everyone fearing the worst before confirmation came … Read more
A man has been threatened with a knife during an attempted bike robbery at New Cross station, police said. At around 10.30pm on August 23 the victim was travelling on a train to New Cross when he noticed two people acting suspiciously towards him. When he got off the train to raise concerns to station … Read more
Four thugs who armed themselves with knives and Samurai swords to attack a man in Croydon have been convicted of offences related to his death. In February 2021, four armed men broke into a flat in Wisbeach Road and demanded the occupants hand over drugs. They slashed through an internal door to get to a … Read more
Arsenal could be boosted by the return of Gabriel for Saturday’s Premier League clash with Everton. The Gunners have been without the Brazilian defender since he was forced off injured in back-to-back games after scoring against Sporting CP and West Ham at the end of November. Gabriel has been nursing a knee issue and missed … Read more
A map using ONS data reveals the stark differences between health life expectancy in different areas of London (ONS) Residents in wealthier London boroughs live a decade longer in “good health” than those in poorer areas, analysis shows. Figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that men in Richmond lived to 69.5 … Read more
London mayor Sadiq Khan burst out laughing on Thursday night after being challenged about a petition calling for him not to be knighted. The petition, started by Tory councillor Matthew Goodwin-Freeman, has accrued over 175,000 signatures. Speaking at People’s Question Time – a twice-annual event where the mayor and London Assembly members field questions from … Read more
Sir Keir Starmer has announced the government will be taking steps to override current planning restrictions to deliver a 370,000 home-per-year building programme. Councils may be forced to consider building on land that is currently protected under the green belt as part of the plan to deliver 1.5 million homes and take decisions on 150 … Read more