Covid bike and walking schemes do not delay ambulances, trusts say | Emergency services

Low-traffic neighbourhoods, popup cycle lanes, widened pavements and other walking and cycling schemes introduced in response to the Covid-19 pandemic have not hindered ambulance response times, a series of freedom of information... Read more »
London's Community Kitchen livestreamed people queuing 7ft apart outside the bank in Wembley, West London on Saturday at 11am

Covid UK: Food poverty fears as queues mount at London food bank

Hundreds of people formed the ‘largest queue’ ever seen by staff working at a food bank as Covid-19 continues to cause unprecedented levels of food poverty in the UK. London’s Community Kitchen... Read more »
Inside the deadly ‘Covid Triangle’ in the UK’s East London

Inside the deadly ‘Covid Triangle’ in the UK’s East London

Treading carefully as he heads to the chemist down a footpath blanketed in snow, Ralph Hale, 73, says he hasn’t been out of the house all week. That’s not down to the... Read more »
The Royal Free London hospital is turning the corner after coming under strain due to the Covid pandemic (Picture Royal Free London Hospital NHS Foundation Trust)

London hospital chief says ‘light at end of tunnel’ as Covid falls

Medical chief Chris Streather says the Royal Free London hospital is turning the corner after coming under huge strain due to the Covid pandemic (Picture Royal Free London Hospital NHS Foundation Trust)... Read more »

After THAT Covid blunder, Sky’s Kay Burley joins The Sun’s Jabs Army

WORRIED faces and shaky hands are a common sight for The Sun’s Jabs Army heroes as they usher in queues of people for life-saving injections. By the time visitors leave, the fear... Read more »

UK coronavirus live: 1 in 80 in England had Covid last week; government defends hotel quarantine | Politics

David Chambers, 33, pleaded not guilty to two counts of fraud by false representation and one charge of battery during a plea and trial preparation hearing at Kingston crown court on Friday... Read more »
Charlton Athletic boss wants officials to be strong in Gillingham match – South London News

Bus drivers to strike amid pay cuts and Covid deaths – South London News

By Owen Sheppard, local democracy reporter London bus drivers fear their pay will be cut by over £2,000 a year, and plan to strike in a matter of days. Nearly 2,000 bus drivers... Read more »
London Covid cases by borough revealed as capital leads retreat on coronavirus pandemic

London Covid cases by borough revealed as capital leads retreat on coronavirus pandemic

C ovid-19 cases are falling fastest in a stripe of boroughs running from north to south London, official figures reveal today as the capital remains the region seeing the sharpest decline in... Read more »
London: One of London?s first Covid patients says ?every day is a blessing? Gary Colet

One of first Covid patients at key London hospital counts blessings

Gary Colet has praised the ‘unsung heroes’ of the NHS who have helped him survive Covid after three months in Barnet Hospital (Picture: Royal Free Charity) A father-of-two who was one of... Read more »
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Improvement in SE London’s Covid vaccination rate of elderly

The rate of coronavirus vaccination among the elderly has dramatically improved in south east London compared to late last month. Figures accurate on January 24 showed south east London lagging far behind other regions, having jabbed just... Read more »