Arlo Parks has won the 2021 Mercury Prize with her debut album Collapsed In Sunbeams. The west London-raised singer, 21, fended off competition from artists including Wolf Alice, Celeste and Mogwai. Accepting... Read more »
Protesters block a road outside the arms fair in east London (Pic: Socialist Worker) Anti-war activists are staging protests and direct action outside a major arms fair in Newham, east London. The... Read more »
Even from a young age, George Meressa was a budding entrepreneur. The 33-year-old would sell sweets and fizzy drinks at school and later on at university, where he studied for a degree... Read more »
Plans to build a 32-storey skyscraper in Central London have been blocked as they could spoil some of the capital’s much-loved views. Berkeley Homes had hoped to build three towers on the... Read more »
The Poplar and Limehouse MP charged with council housing fraud has suggested in court that her ex-husband was controlling the account she used to bid for properties.Apsana Begum’s applications for social housing... Read more »
A man has died on train tracks at a South London station causing widespread disruption to services. Officers from the British Transport Police rushed to the scene near Eltham shortly before 10pm... Read more »
The West London spot is offering rustic alfresco dining and a delightful new array of dishes, making it the only spot you should be heading to this weekend. While London’s recent heatwave... Read more »
Hundreds of people whose first language is not English completed government-funded language courses in the East End during the pandemic, alongside “get together” socials to overcome their isolation. A graduation garden party was held at the Bromley by Bow... Read more »
A pensioner has been rushed to hospital after being hit by a car in a Tesco car park in South London. At just after 1.10pm today (Wednesday, September 8) police officers responded... Read more »
The number of people in hospital with Covid in England’s hospitals is now at 6,375. Hospitals in Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester, Nottingham, London and Leicester are among those to have seen the sharpest... Read more »
