Day: October 30, 2020

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London ‘highly likely to face Tier 3 restrictions within weeks’ without circuit breaker lockdown

October 30, 2020

London is “highly likely” to face the more severe level of coronavirus restrictions within weeks if Boris Johnson continues to resist calls for a national circuit-breaker lockdown. According to reports, City Hall believes that Tier 3 measures – the “worst possible scenario” potentially lasting months – will need to be introduced without the imposition of countrywide rules. Sadiq […]

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A pop-up pumpkin market is coming to London for Halloween weekend

October 30, 2020

Halloween is almost here and London is hosting a seasonal extravaganza to celebrate.  A pop-up pumpkin market is landing in Covent Garden today and will run until tomorrow (30th and 31st October). Visitors can take their pick from all sorts of pumpkins on display and the surrounding businesses and restaurants will be getting in on […]

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Hammersmith Bridge ‘will not be reopened to traffic until 2027’

October 30, 2020

Hammersmith Bridge will not fully reopen to traffic until 2027, a task force has revealed. The 133-year-old bridge was shut completely in August after cracks in all four pedestals helping to hold it up worsened during a heatwave. Motorists have not been able to cross since April 2019. During a meeting of a committee set […]

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London ‘to go into tier 3 lockdown within two weeks’

October 30, 2020

London could be placed under a tier three lockdown within a fortnight unless infections fall significantly. The capital saw a case rate of 151 per 100,000 people between October 17-23, up from 111 the week before. Researchers at Imperial College London say the city’s R rate – measuring the speed at which Covid-19 reproduces – […]

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