Taxpayers set to fund HS2 tunnel under London despite Sunak pledge

Taxpayers set to fund HS2 tunnel under London despite Sunak pledge

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. High Speed 2 is set to get the green light to dig... Read more »
Hainault sword attack: Stabbed ‘hero’ thanks people who saved his life as Daniel Anjorin fund hits £100k

Hainault sword attack: Stabbed ‘hero’ thanks people who saved his life as Daniel Anjorin fund hits £100k

Marcus Monzo arrives at court charged with murder of schoolboy Daniel Anjorin in Hainault For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news... Read more »
North London charities receive funding boost from The Co-operative Bank Customer Donation Fund

North London charities receive funding boost from The Co-operative Bank Customer Donation Fund

Two local charities have each received a funding boost of £1,000 from The Co-operative Bank in the latest round of grants from its Customer Donation Fund. Among the recipients of the ethical... Read more »
Amazon donates £500,000 to The Felix Project to fund new South London depot

Amazon donates £500,000 to The Felix Project to fund new South London depot

London’s biggest food redistribution charity, The Felix Project, is scaling up its operations across South London, as demand for its services continues to soar. Later this year, the charity will open a... Read more »
Is this UK’s most perilous pavement? Fury over cracked and broken London street that caused state of injuries… as city coffers fund more ULEZ cameras

Is this UK’s most perilous pavement? Fury over cracked and broken London street that caused state of injuries… as city coffers fund more ULEZ cameras

Furious neighbours have blasted a London council for refusing to fix a hazardous footpath which has seen residents young and old breaking bones in painful falls.   Locals living along Butler Avenue, in... Read more »
Medway included in £200m commitment launched by The National Lottery Heritage Fund to help areas across the UK thrive

Medway included in £200m commitment launched by The National Lottery Heritage Fund to help areas across the UK thrive

The National Lottery Heritage Fund launches groundbreaking 10-year investment initiative, Heritage Places, to inspire communities, revitalise economies and build pride in place. Medway places heritage at the heart of the development of... Read more »
What’s a pension fund to do? Breaking the banks | News

What’s a pension fund to do? Breaking the banks | News

The latest wave started with a grave miscalculation. In the face of a major crisis brewing and political deadlock, unable to deliver the financial tools the Federal Reserve needed, it was decided... Read more »
London City Airport Community Fund Empowers Local Communities with £36k in Funding | News

London City Airport Community Fund Empowers Local Communities with £36k in Funding | News

London City Airport has announced the successful applicants for the second tranche of funding from the airport’s £75,000 Community Fund.The airport has awarded £36,023 of funding to 13 charities and not-for-profit organisations... Read more »
Thiel-backed fund Valar seeds British payments start-up | Business News

Thiel-backed fund Valar seeds British payments start-up | Business News

A fund backed by Peter Thiel, one of the world’s most prominent technology investors, is injecting fresh funding into a British payments start-up which aims to compete with credit card giants Visa... Read more »
A west London barber has been found guilty of sending thousands of pounds to fund terrorist activity in Syria, following an investigation by the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command

A west London barber has been found guilty of sending thousands of pounds to fund terrorist activity in Syria, following an investigation by the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command

Tarek Namouz, 43  of west London, was arrested in May 2021 in a pre-planned operation by counter-terrorism officers. Material found on his phone indicated his extremist mindset. After analysing the phone, officers... Read more »