Lola Anderson has been recognised in the New Year Honours for her remarkable contribution to rowing. The 22-year-old, originally from Richmond, has been made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE). Lola’s journey in rowing began at the age of 14 after watching Team GB rowers Helen Glover and Heather Stanning win gold at … Read more
They’ll bring you flowers … and coffee … and maybe a free bag. Garage favourites Sweet Female Attitude are delivering on their 2001 hit single Flowers and doing their best to brighten up the lives of Londoners as peak January blues hit. Londoners will on Wednesday be rewarded with a surprise performance from lead singer … Read more
Sir Sadiq Khan’s £24m scheme that offered cheaper Tube and train fares on Fridays made “no noticeable difference” to the number of people travelling into central London, an official analysis has found. The mayor’s “off peak Fridays” initiative ran for 13 weeks, starting on March 8 and concluding on May 31. The temporary scrapping of … Read more
A number of high street retailers are continuing to close stores throughout January. Due to the growth of online shopping and the emergence of out-of-town retail parks, many stores are closing, creating difficult times for stores in Britain’s high streets. Retailers are increasingly blaming changes in the Government budget for the impact of the cost … Read more
The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for snow covering parts of south London, but the most snow forecast today is a sleet shower. The warning is in place from 9am until midnight today (January 8) and covers parts of south London including Orpington and Croydon. Some areas in south England, including parts … Read more
Tributes have been paid to a 14-year-old aspiring rapper who was stabbed to death on a bus in Woolwich. The boy, named locally as Kelyan, was fatally injured on a route 472 bus in Woolwich Church Street, close to the Woolwich Ferry, just before 2.30pm yesterday (January 7). A number of messages featuring pictures of doves … Read more
A body has been found in the search for two British hikers missing in the Dolomites, Italy’s alpine rescue service has said. Aziz Ziriat, 36, and 35-year-old Samuel Harris, from London, were last heard from on New Year’s Day, when they sent messages home from the Trentino region in northern Italy. Police said the two … Read more
It’s Keir’s drear new year — a January which sees the Prime Minister on the back foot from attacks from a (clearly bored) Elon Musk, stirring up trouble over the UK’s record on ethnically-based sexual crime and dragging the government into arguments about how its institutions addressed Asian grooming gangs. This is reactive territory: Starmer … Read more
Manchester United appear to have almost a full squad available for Sunday’s FA Cup clash with Arsenal. Ruben Amorim’s side responded to some of their critics with an encouraging 2-2 draw at Liverpool on Sunday, although the United boss was keen to point out that such a performance needs to become the norm. They next … Read more
If you’re kicking off the year attempting Veganuary, the chances are that you’ve switched your dairy-filled flat white for a soya one and have made almond milk your default choice for cereals and smoothies. We’re spoiled for choice when it comes to viable dairy alternatives, but is our health actually better off for our non-dairy … Read more