Day: April 12, 2023
London’s mayor faces high court challenge over Ulez expansion
April 12, 2023A legal challenge to the expansion of London’s ultra-low emission zone will be heard in the high court later this year, after a judgment permitted councils to proceed. The city’s mayor, Sadiq Khan, vowed to press on regardless with plans to extend the Ulez, which he has argued is needed to tackle toxic air that […]
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Two house fires in London spark e-scooter and e-bike safety warning
April 12, 2023A safety warning has been issued over e-bikes and e-scooters after two house fires over the Easter weekend. The first happened at a semi-detached house in Dalston, east London, when a charging e-bike set alight in the early hours of Easter Sunday. A man was rescued from the first floor where the bike had blocked […]
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Boys, 15 and 16, arrested over murder of 17-year-old stabbed outside school
April 12, 2023Two teenage boys have been arrested on suspicion of murdering a 17-year-old who was stabbed near a primary school in London. The teenager, who has not yet been named publicly, was found with stab wounds near Longshaw Primary School in Chingford on Monday evening. Members of the public and emergency services tried to save his […]
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Music festivals in London 2023 you can still get tickets to – from All Points East to Wireless
April 12, 2023The weather is hotting up and summer is on its way, with many of us thinking ahead to festival season and enjoying live music in the sun. There’s no shortage of music festivals coming to London in summer 2023 – no matter if you love metal or motown. From major events such as BST Hyde […]
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Spike Milligan’s £6,500,000 London mansion bought by the Embassy of Kosovo
April 12, 2023A £6,500,000 mansion once owned by comedian Spike Milligan has been bought by the Embassy of Kosovo. The co-creator of The Goon Show, who died aged 83 in 2002, bought the building in Bayswater, west London, in 1962 with fellow writer Eric Sykes. It became the HQ for their comedy group Associated London Scripts, and […]
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Here are the top 20 areas in the UK where house prices have soared
April 12, 2023These days everything is getting more expensive. Food, heating, rent and, of course, house prices. In the past decade property prices have sky-rocketed with 17 areas in Britain seeing their average house costs more than double. In fact, there are no longer any areas in the UK where the typical home costs less than £100,000. […]
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