Day: December 2, 2025
Donate a toy, get a pizza: London’s best feel-good Christmas schemes
December 2, 2025On December 25, many of us will wake up with presents under the tree or hanging in stockings. But not everyone will have a gift waiting for them this Christmas, as the cost of living crisis continues to batter families across the UK. You could help make a difference though, this giving season – and […]
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London hospitals brace for ‘historic winter crisis’ as 12-hour-plus A&E waits hit new high
December 2, 2025The number of patients in London having to wait more than 12 hours for emergency care has soared by a third in two months – amid warnings the NHS faces a “historic crisis” this winter. Over 452,000 people across England waited 12 hours or more for a bed from January to October, an all-time high […]
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Jamie Laing to buy popular UK snack brand
December 2, 2025Jamie Laing has announced he will be acquiring a whole new snack range to add to his sweet collection. The upcoming deal will see company Unilever part ways with Graze and is expected to be completed in the first half of 2026 for an undisclosed sum. The sale of Graze, a popular nuts and snack […]
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Zipcar parking bays left empty when firm quits London ‘should be converted into e-bike parking’
December 2, 2025• Forest is urging London councils to convert thousands of parking bays used by Zipcar into e-bike parking, saying each space could hold at least 10 bikes • The withdrawal of Zipcar’s UK operations creates a major gap in the shared transport market • Westminster and other councils are engaging with TfL, CoMoUK, Forest, and […]
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Blackwall and Silvertown tunnel tolls: ‘Ignorance’ won’t save out-of-town drivers from £180 penalty
December 2, 2025• A Norfolk driver’s test case, arguing he was unaware of the new Blackwall and Silvertown tunnel tolls, was rejected, with the tribunal ruling that ignorance isn’t a valid ground for appeal • Adjudicator George Dodd confirmed motorists are responsible for knowing toll requirements, and that the warning signs are adequate • TfL has issued […]
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Wetherspoons bids to open new pub next to busy central London train station
December 2, 2025Wetherspoons has applied to open a new pub with a capacity for 320 people next to Charing Cross station. The popular chain wants to operate at 11 Strand between 7am and 11.30pm Monday to Thursday and until midnight on Friday and Saturday, according to an licensing application before Westminster City Council. The site was formerly […]
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Driver left ‘trail of carnage’ after ‘crashing into people in fatal Christmas Day attacks’
December 2, 2025A driver who mowed down pedestrians in a rage-fuelled attack on Christmas Day ‘intended to kill someone’, a court has heard. Anthony Gilheaney, 30, left a ‘trail of carnage’ after mowing down pedestrians in London’s West End on Christmas Day in a series of drink-fuelled attacks. He had left a nightclub in the early hours […]
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Moment busker playing the tin whistle has cash snatched at Tube station by thief
December 2, 2025Brooke Davies Published December 2, 2025 11:44am Updated December 2, 2025 4:29pm To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A busker playing the tin whistle at London Underground station had his money snatched away from him by a thief described as ‘the lowest of […]
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Just Eat rider banned after failing ID check because he ‘shaved his beard’
December 2, 2025A delivery rider has been permanently banned from Just Eat after the app’s ‘ID verification did not recognise his shaved beard’. Adam Stockley, 35, was kicked off the platform after seven years working for the takeaway business because their software could not verify his identity. He claims Just Eat’s ID checks rejected his less stubbly […]
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