The final full moon of the year is expected to be visible across London skies this week – following the fourth of four supermoons lighting the capital in November. The Beaver Moon, which was seen last month, has made way for the Cold Moon – which is the last chance anyone will get to see … Read more
A body has been found in the search for missing former England rugby player Tom Voyce. Concerns were raised for Mr Voyce’s wellbeing after he failed to return home from an evening with friends in the Northumberland town of Alnwick last Saturday. Northumbria Police said the 43-year-old had gone into the River Aln near Alnwick … Read more
A “serious” crash on the M25 near Romford is causing severe delays with congestion leading to the Dartford Crossing. The M25 anti-clockwise between J29 and J28 near Brentwood has been closed since around 12pm today (December 12). Essex Police and National Highways are at the scene as the incident is being dealt with. AA Maps has reported … Read more
A campaign has been launched to save the world’s first YMCA club building, which is due to close after serving the London community for decades. The Central YMCA club in the heart of London on Great Russell Street is scheduled to shut in February 2025 following the recent sale of the site, reportedly linked to … Read more
An 18-year-old British man, who was sentenced to a year in prison in Dubai for having sex with a 17-year-old British girl, has urged the emirate’s ruler “to let me go home”. Marcus Fakana, from north London, had a holiday romance in September with a girl, now aged 18, also from London. But the girl’s … Read more
In 2004, on Mayfair’s Dover Street, Rei Kawakubo, founder of Comme des Garçons, and her husband Adrian Joffe founded a multi-brand retailer that defied expectation — and continues to do so as it flourishes, in vast five-floor glory in its Haymarket home since 2016, while others crumble around it. While it has evolved into a … Read more
Today a small but globally strategic country, Somaliland, is inaugurating its sixth president Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi “Irro”. Somaliland has been in the news recently not just because it’s the only democracy in the Horn of Africa but also because it was one of only two African countries name checked in Donald Trump’s Project 2025. I … Read more
A man has been charged after he allegedly attempted to flee from police in a white Audi near Clapham Junction Station. The charges are in relation to a police chase that happened at 5pm on Friday, December 6 when a driver allegedly failed to stop along Livingstone Road. The driver inside a white Audi collided … Read more
The rail firm operating long-distance trains between London, Manchester and Scotland remains the least punctual in the UK, according to latest figures. Avanti West Coast had just 41.1 per cent of its trains arrive on time between July and September, down 5.2 points on the same period a year earlier and a fraction worse than … Read more
Manchester United are reportedly closing in on the first signing of Ruben Amorim’s managerial reign in teenage defender Diego Leon. Reports first emerged on Wednesday that the Red Devils were locked in talks with Paraguayan top-flight side Cerro Porteno over a deal for the 17-year-old left-back worth around £6million with add-ons included. Leon was said … Read more