Outrage as South London pub is turned into ‘eye-sore’ £500k flats

Outrage as South London pub is turned into ‘eye-sore’ £500k flats

Flats inside what used to be an old South London pub are now on sale for up to £500,000 with some locals slamming the redeveloped building as an “eye-sore”. The Queen’s Head... Read more »
British man who volunteered to fight for Ukraine is turned down because he would be a ‘liability’

British man who volunteered to fight for Ukraine is turned down because he would be a ‘liability’

A British gym-owner who volunteered to fight for Ukraine despite having no military experience has been turned down because he would be a ‘liability’. Leon Dawson, 37, visited the Ukrainian embassy in... Read more »
Ukraine war: Briton who volunteered to join fight against Russia turned down and told he would be ‘a liability’ | UK News

Ukraine war: Briton who volunteered to join fight against Russia turned down and told he would be ‘a liability’ | UK News

A British man who volunteered to join Ukraine’s military fight against Russia says he was turned down after being told he would be “a liability”. Leon Dawson told Sky News he was... Read more »
Bromley’s ambition is why I turned down Gillingham – South London News

Bromley’s ambition is why I turned down Gillingham – South London News

Bromley manager Andy Woodman said he turned down the Gillingham job because of the ambition on show at the Hayes Lane club – despite Tuesday’s 3-1 home defeat against National League leaders... Read more »
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‘I’ve learned from my mistakes’: Ex-armed robber turned YouTube star on telling London’s murder stories ‘authentically’

The murders Bobby Kasanga’s YouTube videos describe don’t contain any new details about the crimes, he thinks the popularity is down to the way they are told. “I think it’s hearing a... Read more »
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‘I went to prison for drug dealing but I turned my life around after I nearly died – and now I’m living my childhood dream’

Tyrone Mathurin, 42, grew up in Battersea and went to Wandsworth prison for drug dealing when he was 21. But everything changed one day when, on his way to sign in at... Read more »
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‘We bought a 1970s milk float on eBay for £2,000 and turned it into a mobile zero-waste shop that travels around London’

Lisa Jones and her husband Stephen Thomas (a.k.a. Thomo) were sitting in bed in their home in Muswell Hill on a Sunday morning, idly scrolling eBay. Then they saw it. “I came... Read more »
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COVID: People turned away from hospital and forced to barter for food in China’s latest lockdowns | World News

Videos and images have emerged online reportedly showing Chinese citizens being denied hospital care amid the country’s zero-COVID strategy. They appear to show a pregnant woman suffering from complications being denied entry... Read more »
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London Covid: Furious patients turned away from testing site after NHS staff don’t show up

Furious patients waiting for Covid checks were turned away from a testing site on Thursday morning after NHS staff failed to show up. A huge queue of cars snaked around the Tower... Read more »
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London property: Empty shops being turned into ‘affordable homes’ with convenience store becoming 4 bed home

Vacant shops around the capital are being converted into homes for Londoners. The Empty Spaces project will see unused commercial premises transformed into homes for different vulnerable groups. The first project is... Read more »