Day: January 15, 2026
10 unmissable Time Out London deals: 4 courses and a drink for £39.50 at Straits Kitchen
January 15, 2026Looking for 10 things to do in London? Luckily, there’s lots to do in this city for cheap in 2025! At least… there is now. Metro has teamed up with Time Out to bring you the best deals across the capital. Every Friday, 10 new deals will drop, available in the Metro newspaper, on Metro, and on our […]
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Fare dodgers, shoplifting and phone theft: Readers debate safety in London
January 15, 2026Do you agree with our readers? Have your say on these MetroTalk topics and more in the comments This reader points out what makes London ‘unsafe’, despite dropping murder rate Robert Boston accuses Reform’s London mayoral candidate Laila Cunningham of contributing to an ‘epidemic of untruths’ in saying London is ‘unsafe’ (MetroTalk, Tue). But he provides no […]
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The ‘unfashionable’ London neighbourhood estate agents predict will be the new Hackney
January 15, 2026Flat whites, posh saunas, more sandwich shops than you could shake a stick at, and a population of young creatives who are actually from Surrey. It’s safe to say that Hackney has changed beyond recognition over the past decade or two. Gentrification has firmly taken hold in the area, with a previous study by Hackney […]
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Gunman who dressed as Deliveroo rider jailed after shooting eight-year-old girl
January 15, 2026To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A suspected hitman who shot an eight-year-old girl and her dad while disguised as a Deliveroo rider has been jailed for at least 38 years. Jazz Reid, 33, fired eleven times, hitting the child twice and her […]
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Britain’s ‘biggest fare dodger’ faces jail for 112 unpaid train tickets
January 15, 2026Noora Mykkanen Published January 15, 2026 4:09pm Updated January 15, 2026 4:50pm A prolific fare dodger has admitted racking up a bill worth tens of thousands of pounds after fare dodging for years. Charles Brohiri avoided paying for 112 trips worth £3,266 while travelling on Govia Thameslink trains between February 2024 and November last year. […]
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‘A stranger handed me a note saying I was speaking too loud in a cafe – it was mortifying’
January 15, 2026Luke Alsford Published January 15, 2026 4:04pm Updated January 15, 2026 4:16pm ‘We know the names of your cats’ sounds like a bizarre threat – but this time it was just classic British passive aggression at its finest. Coffee shop customer Paulina, 32, was given the damning indictment in a handwritten note telling her she […]
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‘I run London’s officially most f***ed pub – we have to find an extra £30,000 a year’
January 15, 2026Brooke Davies Published January 15, 2026 2:14pm Updated January 17, 2026 6:44pm London’s ‘most f***ed pubs’ have officially been revealed, with one popular local facing paying more than £30,000 a year. The Sun Tavern in Bethnal Green, east London, has been rated the ‘most f***ed’ out of all venues in the capital as they are […]
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‘I spent 3000 hours making a London safe cycle map – now 1,300,000 people use it’
January 15, 2026Hairy junctions, tight corners and close shaves with buses – cycling in London can be a daunting prospect. But one man is on a mission to change that and get people back on the capital’s roads. Aydin Crouch, 34, set off on his bike five years ago to document which roads, paths and parks are […]
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This ‘refreshing’ pizza in London is so good you won’t believe it’s vegan
January 15, 2026Welcome back to The Slice – our exclusive guide to what’s on in London, where we bring you trusted reviews, sneak previews, and amazing deals and discounts. This week we’ve been on the hunt to bring you the best Veganuary food options that London has to offer. Vegan food doesn’t have to be boring – […]
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Sadiq Khan to urge ministers to act over ‘colossal’ impact of AI on London jobs
January 15, 2026Sadiq Khan is to warn in a major speech that artificial intelligence could destroy swathes of jobs in London and “usher in a new era of mass unemployment” unless ministers act now. In his annual Mansion House speech, the London mayor will say the capital is “at the sharpest edge of change” because of its […]
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