Major planning decisions continued to be made by Tower Hamlets Council during the pandemic, some controversial. Here are a few examples of the developments approved by the town hall as it had to carry on “business as usual” during... Read more »
Ed Sheeran has admitted that his London restaurant Bertie Blossoms has been struggling to survive amid the coronavirus pandemic. The pop star, 30, who is worth an estimated £220million, told how it’s been... Read more »
London’s tourism industry has been hard hit by months-long shutdowns as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Tour guides, many of whom are self-employed, have had to navigate to pitfalls of online... Read more »
Florian Hasalla wakes up at 6:45am – the first in a line of sleeping bags alongside a building near to the Savoy Hotel in London. He packs up the cardboard box he’s... Read more »
The Covid-19 crisis has led to some big questions about the future of cities, and whether enough people will want to live in large metropolises moving forward. While the exodus seen during... Read more »
The FTSE 100 has fallen sharply as the easing of lockdown restrictions in England failed to assuage growing global fears about COVID case numbers and disruption. London’s leading share index was 2.3%... Read more »
Police officers have spent more than a year continuing to deal with London crime amidst a global pandemic. Metropolitan Police Chief Inspector Pete Shaw described policing the pandemic as “frustrating and worrying”... Read more »
New Haven — A New London man who was released from prison early due to the COVID-19 pandemic was sent back to prison Thursday for violating the terms of his release after... Read more »
West Ham midfielder Tomas Soucek has spoken about the difficulties he faced settling into life in England during the coronavirus pandemic. Soucek arrived at the London Stadium on loan in January 2020... Read more »
Crime and anti-social behaviour were among the biggest worries by East End families during the height of the pandemic, according to a town hall survey. Yet the “community spirit which defines the East End is... Read more »
