Sadiq Khan’s ally expected to face re-selection battle after losing votes

Sadiq Khan’s ally expected to face re-selection battle after losing votes

A n ally of Sadiq Khan, facing a backlash over his support for the Ulez expansion, has lost a crucial series of votes – which could mean he loses his City Hall... Read more »
Paul Weiss hires Kirkland heavyweight as poaching battle escalates

Paul Weiss hires Kirkland heavyweight as poaching battle escalates

Former Kirkland & Ellis private equity heavyweight Roger Johnson has joined US law firm Paul Weiss in London alongside a Linklaters partner and further Kirkland lawyers, as the hiring battle between the... Read more »
Sadiq Khan wins high court battle over London Ulez extension – UK politics live | UK news

Sadiq Khan wins high court battle over London Ulez extension – UK politics live | UK news

Court dismisses challenge by five councils over expansion Gwyn Topham The high court has dismissed a legal challenge by five Conservative-led councils against the expansion of London’s ultra-low emission zone (Ulez). The... Read more »
London fire battle boat blaze in city laneway

London fire battle boat blaze in city laneway

One person was taken to hospital and damage is estimated at $150,000 after a boat caught fire in a laneway. London fire crews were called to the scene on Woodman Avenue near... Read more »
Europe heatwave latest news: Rome shatters temperature record as Switzerland, Spain and Greece battle fires

Europe heatwave latest news: Rome shatters temperature record as Switzerland, Spain and Greece battle fires

Huge wildfire rages on La Palma forcing thousands to evacuate For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to... Read more »
TV Tonight: Champion continues its south London sibling rap battle | Television

TV Tonight: Champion continues its south London sibling rap battle | Television

Champion 9.15pm, BBC One Family tensions thicken in this promising south London-set drama about the Champions – two twentysomething siblings who go head to head on the rap scene. Vita (Déja J... Read more »
Battle of Cable Street veteran Beatty Orwell dies at 105

Battle of Cable Street veteran Beatty Orwell dies at 105

Former mayoress and Tower Hamlets councillor Beatty Orwell, veteran campaigner in the 1936 ‘Battle of Cable Street’, has died at her Bethnal Green home surrounded by family — just 14 days short of... Read more »
People battle to save boy, 16, stabbed repeatedly by south London tram stop

People battle to save boy, 16, stabbed repeatedly by south London tram stop

(Google Maps) Passersby tended to the knife wounds of a 16-year-old boy who was stabbed repeatedly close to a south London tram stop. Police rushed to reports of a stabbing in Shoreham... Read more »
The battle for the soul of London

The battle for the soul of London

We marched. We chanted. We lobbied politicians, crowded airwaves, summoned meetings and wrote diatribes. Just for once the stones of London seemed to rise in protest. A city was not a drawing... Read more »
Jude Bellingham to face best friend Gio Reyna in England-USA battle | World Cup 2022

Jude Bellingham to face best friend Gio Reyna in England-USA battle | World Cup 2022

From Birmingham to Borussia Dortmund, it has been an incredible couple of years for Jude Bellingham. Now the boy from Stourbridge is taking centre stage at the World Cup and even though... Read more »