New readers: Aoife Wychrij and Inigo Stenning | Readers’ Lives

New readers: Aoife Wychrij and Inigo Stenning | Readers’ Lives

Aoife Alexandra Wychrij was born on March 2, 2022, at Barnet General Hospital in north London to Claire, 38, and Andrew Wychrij, 32 Aoife’s parents are of Ukrainian and Irish descent, so... Read more »
Football’s original spirit lives on in the women’s game

Football’s original spirit lives on in the women’s game

I t was a couple of weeks ago that I first started to hit the “refresh” button. Finally, the big day came. No, not Springsteen’s UK tour dates. Next season’s fixture list... Read more »
Grenfell Tower: Fire brigade boss reveals he sees new developments in London ‘every day’ that put Londoners’ lives at risk

Grenfell Tower: Fire brigade boss reveals he sees new developments in London ‘every day’ that put Londoners’ lives at risk

The boss of the London Fire Brigade has revealed that new developments are being proposed in London ‘every day’ that put Londoners’ lives at risk. The chief of the London Fire Brigade... Read more »
London crime: Violent weekend across capital with 2 fighting for lives, gang’s violent street attack, and London bus robbery

London crime: Violent weekend across capital with 2 fighting for lives, gang’s violent street attack, and London bus robbery

It has been a weekend filled with crime across London, with multiple stabbings and attacks reported. A man held people up with a machete on a bus, a 52-year-old man was violently... Read more »
Sliding Lives at The Free Association, London

Sliding Lives at The Free Association, London

The Free Association is synonymous with the best of London improv, and their latest show Sliding Lives doesn’t disappoint. It’s a familiar improv premise, taking an interview and creating scenes based on... Read more »
Newham Voices ‘saves lives’ after exposing NHS blood test delays

Newham Voices ‘saves lives’ after exposing NHS blood test delays

Hospital chiefs have acted after a local newspaper exposed how patients were being “put at risk” by a failing blood test system on its patch. East London NHS Foundation Trust has agreed... Read more »
Portlandia and Saturday Night Live’s Fred Armisen in Hackney

Portlandia and Saturday Night Live’s Fred Armisen in Hackney

Published: 4:22 PM April 10, 2022 Portlandia and Saturday Night Live star Fred Armisen will be performing in Hackney for one night only this month. The comedian and actor is bringing his latest... Read more »
Welcome to Britain … now what? Afghan families on their lives in limbo | Refugees

Welcome to Britain … now what? Afghan families on their lives in limbo | Refugees

In late September 2021, Firas, his wife and four-month-old son have been checked in to a smart Hilton business hotel in London. With green velvet sofas in the lobby and pink orchids... Read more »
South London duo Shelf Lives have released the video for new single ‘Shock Horror’

South London duo Shelf Lives have released the video for new single ‘Shock Horror’

South London duo Shelf Lives have released the video for new single ‘Shock Horror’ | Dork Input your search keywords and press Enter. Cookies To make this site work properly, we sometimes... Read more »
Alex, Filmon, Mulue and Osman thought they were safe in Britain. So why did the teenage friends take their own lives? | Refugees

Alex, Filmon, Mulue and Osman thought they were safe in Britain. So why did the teenage friends take their own lives? | Refugees

For a while, the four teenage boys, Alex, Filmon, Osman and Mulue, did a reasonably good job of looking after each other. Filmon and Mulue had met in Eritrea before they embarked... Read more »