National Drought Group agrees further steps to manage drought now and in the long term

National Drought Group agrees further steps to manage drought now and in the long term

The National Drought Group (NDG), made up of senior decision-makers from the Environment Agency, government, water companies and key representative groups met today (23 August) under the chairmanship of Sir James Bevan,... Read more »
Difficult start for Dagenham & Redbridge but long way to go

Difficult start for Dagenham & Redbridge but long way to go

Published: 8:52 AM August 20, 2022 Undeniably it’s been a difficult start to the season, just two points from the opening three games, but there are 43 games to go.  That’s my... Read more »
Long read: How e-bikes will revolutionise commuting in London

Long read: How e-bikes will revolutionise commuting in London

I tried the Volt Pulse LS e-bike for two weeks, determined to find out whether it could tempt me to make all my journeys around London by bicycle. My bike is a... Read more »
Impacts of long Covid in north east London exposed in report

Impacts of long Covid in north east London exposed in report

Published: 3:00 PM July 27, 2022 Finding life less enjoyable and struggling to take part in hobbies are among the impacts of long Covid among north east londoners, according to a new survey.  Compiled... Read more »
Temperatures soar as long heatwave possible for parts of UK

Temperatures soar as long heatwave possible for parts of UK

The UK has begun to sizzle in a “relatively long spell” of hot days and “sticky” nights, as a heatwave begins for much of the country, the Met Office has said. It... Read more »
Paramedics set up units inside A&E to ease long queues | NHS

Paramedics set up units inside A&E to ease long queues | NHS

Paramedics have begun looking after patients inside an A&E unit, in an initiative by the health service to stop ambulances queueing outside hospitals and ease the strain on overstretched casualty staff. The... Read more »
Behold London’s ‘landscraper’! Google’s new UK HQ – as long as the Shard is tall | Commercial property

Behold London’s ‘landscraper’! Google’s new UK HQ – as long as the Shard is tall | Commercial property

A lunchtime basketball game, a walk around the rooftop exercise trail or 40 winks in a “nap pod”: just some of the workplace perks that are a step closer for Google’s London... Read more »
Maya de Souza on eating sustainably long term

Maya de Souza on eating sustainably long term

Published: 8:45 AM June 7, 2022 It’s hard for most of us in north London to imagine what it feels like to go to bed hungry, unable to afford the basic staples,... Read more »
M25 traffic live: 3-car crash near Enfield causes long queues

M25 traffic live: 3-car crash near Enfield causes long queues

There is currently queueing traffic along a long stretch of the M25 near North London, after reports of a collision involving three cars in the area. One lane is blocked near at... Read more »

Long Covid: North London patients reveal impact of illness

Published: 3:45 PM April 25, 2022 A major new study has found that north Londoners living with Long Covid are finding it hard to access health care support.  Local Healthwatch groups from North... Read more »