London council begins 2024 budget deliberations

London council begins 2024 budget deliberations

London city council’s budget committee began deliberations Thursday morning with a very different process. It is the first budget under the new ‘strong mayor’ system, giving Mayor Josh Morgan unprecedented control over... Read more »
New Year’s Eve live: Spectacular fireworks in London and Edinburgh as 2024 begins

New Year’s Eve live: Spectacular fireworks in London and Edinburgh as 2024 begins

New Year’s Eve live: Spectacular fireworks in London and Edinburgh as 2024 begins – BBC News BreakingBreaking news Close breaking news Summary Tens of thousands of people have filled the streets of... Read more »
New Year’s Eve latest: Countdown to 2024 begins – as London mayor teases fireworks display ‘surprises’ | World News

New Year’s Eve latest: Countdown to 2024 begins – as London mayor teases fireworks display ‘surprises’ | World News

Search for Madeleine McCann to continue ‘with same determination’ in 2024, say parents Madeleine McCann’s parents say efforts to find their daughter will continue with the “same determination, commitment and vigour” in... Read more »
Boris Johnson begins second day of evidence at Covid inquiry

Boris Johnson begins second day of evidence at Covid inquiry

The former prime minister on Wednesday admitted he should have “twigged much sooner” about the threat posed by Covid-19 in the early days of the pandemic, but he also sought to defend... Read more »
Daily Insight: Charity begins at home | Daily Insight

Daily Insight: Charity begins at home | Daily Insight

The Royal Marsden Foundation Trust showed “significant weakness in governance arrangements” when it donated £9m to its charity, auditors have said. The cancer specialist trust shifted the funds out of the NHS this year... Read more »
The psychological effects of being on Big Brother: As series 20 begins, scientists warn how housemates could face depression, paranoia and even panic attacks

The psychological effects of being on Big Brother: As series 20 begins, scientists warn how housemates could face depression, paranoia and even panic attacks

After a five-year absence, the reality show that started it all, Big Brother, is back on our screens this weekend. The 20th series – and the first in five years – will... Read more »
Conference season begins — and you can smell the election already – POLITICO

Conference season begins — and you can smell the election already – POLITICO

Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. SCOOP — CRUMBLEWATCH: Major restoration of the Palace of Westminster is unlikely to progress before the election, my colleague Esther Webber... Read more »
The great Notting Hill clean-up begins! Council teams swarm west London to tidy up mounds of rubbish after two million revellers took to the streets to enjoy carnival spectacular

The great Notting Hill clean-up begins! Council teams swarm west London to tidy up mounds of rubbish after two million revellers took to the streets to enjoy carnival spectacular

After two days of steel drums, barbecues and flamboyant headdresses, Notting Hill Carnival drew to a close last night. Hundreds of thousands of partygoers massed in Kensington for a sunny ‘carnival climax’... Read more »
Wennington fire: Work to rebuild homes begins a year after blaze – but not for everyone | UK News

Wennington fire: Work to rebuild homes begins a year after blaze – but not for everyone | UK News

Work to rebuild homes destroyed by fire has finally begun a year after flames ripped through pockets of an east London village amid record-breaking temperatures. But 12 months on, Shaign Turner’s parcel... Read more »
Construction work begins on ‘state of the art’ new eye hospital in St Pancras

Construction work begins on ‘state of the art’ new eye hospital in St Pancras

C onstruction work has finally begun on a “state of the art” new eye hospital in St Pancras which will see researchers and doctors work together under one roof. The Oriel centre,... Read more »