Day: June 2, 2023
I have a London bucket list before I move – but so much of it is inaccessible
June 2, 2023As I weaved through the vintage flea market stalls in Camden with my rather bulky wheelchair, the comforting smells of dusty furniture filled my nostrils. I was like a kid in the candy shop, darting in and out of each booth. I ended up buying a huge dough bowl and a vase with a beautiful […]
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Does tapping in and out of the same station cost you? Fares explained
June 2, 2023It’s very possible you’ve done this before – you’ve tapped into the London underground station and just as you’re about to huff and puff your way to the platform, you realise you forgot something. Work laptop (another argument for working from home). Birthday present. Child (okay, hopefully not your child). But rule of threes and […]
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Blood test to detect 50 different types of cancer shows promise in NHS trial
June 2, 2023Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email A blood test that can detect more than 50 different types of cancer has shown promise in a trial involving thousands of NHS patients, scientists have said. The Galleri test, which is […]
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Book a trip on this retro Tube carriage for some serious Wes Anderson vibes
June 2, 2023If the Wes Anderson trend all over TikTok has put you in a colourful and symmetrical mood, a new experience in London could be just the ticket — quite literally. To celebrate 160 years of the London Underground, you can ride on a brilliantly-restored Art Deco-style 1938 Stock train. London Transport Museum will be running […]
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What is behind a rise in evictions and what does it means for the rental sector?
June 2, 2023For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Campaigners fear “no-fault” evictions could continue to rise, fuelling homelessness even as the Government prepares to ban the practice amid spiralling rents and interest rates. In the first […]
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Boris Johnson to bypass Cabinet Office and hand over unredacted messages directly to COVID inquiry
June 2, 2023Boris Johnson is giving all the WhatsApp messages and diaries available to him directly to the COVID inquiry, Sky News understands. The former prime minister had originally given the information to the Cabinet Office, but it had refused to comply with the inquiry’s order to hand over all the material in unredacted form. Friday’s move […]
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Missing dog found in ambulance 50 miles away after eight-month search
June 2, 2023A dog who was missing for eight months has been found in the back of an ambulance – some 50 miles from her home. Jazz, a Cocker Spaniel, disappeared from her home in Powys, mid-Wales, last year. Her owner Emma Darling, 45, and her family were determined to be reunited with their much-loved pet. She […]
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Met Police defends ‘heavy-handed’ eviction of homeless people from shelter
June 2, 2023Around 100 riot police were deployed to evict people from a homeless shelter in east London on Thursday. Officers evicted 29 people from the building in Tower Hamlets, which had been taken over by a group called Autonomous Winter Shelter (AWS) who said it had been providing shelter to around 40 people since November 2022. […]
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Phillip Schofield says he has ‘lost everything’ and there is nothing ahead of him but ‘blackness’
June 2, 2023P hillip Schofield has said he is “utterly broken and ashamed” over the affair he had with a younger male colleague, but denies grooming the man. Schofield resigned from ITV last week and was dropped by his talent agency YMU after admitting to an “unwise but not illegal” affair with a younger male colleague. Speaking […]
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Rail minister slams unions for strikes hitting FA Cup final, Epsom Derby and Beyonce concert
June 2, 2023R ail minister Huw Merriman on Friday slammed train strikes for “defying all logic to heap more misery on the travelling public”. He accused the RMT and ASLEF unions of a “coordinated attempt to disrupt people’s summer plans”. Speaking to The Standard, he said: “Fans will be spending this weekend cheering on their team at […]
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