Day: February 13, 2026
Heathrow isn’t crowded, it’s travellers walking on the wrong side, boss reveals
February 13, 2026Heathrow airport has revealed a crowding problem that a third runway cannot solve: British and foreign travellers walk on different sides, and keep colliding, according to its chief executive. Thomas Woldbye said that while Heathrow serviced more passengers in a smaller overall area than comparable European hubs, part of the London airport’s trouble was the […]
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Just like the Tube, airports have a problem with passengers walking the wrong way
February 13, 2026Alice Giddings Published February 13, 2026 11:59am Updated February 13, 2026 11:59am There’s nothing worse than rushing down the escalator to catch your 7am central line train, and being stuck behind someone who doesn’t follow the ‘keep right’ rule. Then there’s the passengers dashing the wrong way up the clearly sign-posted one-way staircase, battling through […]
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Family of ‘bright and hard-working’ student who was stabbed to death are left reeling over his killing
February 13, 2026John Dunne Published February 13, 2026 11:52am Updated February 13, 2026 1:52pm The family of an IT student fatally stabbed in West Hampstead have said they are ‘devastated’ over the attack which robbed him of a bright future. Suleyman Nur, 25, died in hospital on Monday two weeks after he was stabbed in Alvanley Gardens, […]
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Children from several schools ‘called to violent street fight’ in London
February 13, 2026Brooke Davies Published February 13, 2026 11:45am Updated February 13, 2026 3:17pm Just days after two pupils were stabbed in a London classroom, a post calling on a major fight between eight different schools has been circulating around social media, Metro has learned. Year 9 pupils have been encouraged to ‘be violent’ and to bring […]
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The Thames could get its first official swimming spot – but is it safe to swim there?
February 13, 2026Brooke Davies Published February 13, 2026 11:26am Updated February 13, 2026 12:22pm Although it is not quite the weather to imagine it yet, you could soon be voluntarily taking a refreshing dip in the River Thames. The section of the Thames which flows through Ham and Kingston could soon become the first official bathing site […]
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Beloved Brixton newsagent shuts after 36 years over doubling rent costs
February 13, 2026Interviewing Pritesh Patel, co-owner of the Brixton Station newsagent, feels like an impossible task. Even in the quieter stretch after lunch, the conversation is interrupted every minute or so. A customer steps forward to pay. A familiar face leans in to say how sorry they are to see the shop go. There is no such […]
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Waterloo Underground station closed after fault and severe delays on Elizabeth line
February 13, 2026Brooke Davies Published February 13, 2026 7:43am Updated February 13, 2026 7:50am Waterloo Underground station is closed this morning after an evening of intense disruption. Commuters were thrown into chaos last night after a person was killed on the tracks around 3pm. Services were delayed by more than 100 minutes, and continued to run behind […]
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River Thames spot among 13 sites shortlisted for swimming status
February 13, 2026The first designated bathing water area on the River Thames in London has been shortlisted as one of 13 new monitored swimming areas across the country. The Thames at Ham, in south-west London, was shortlisted as a new river bathing water after campaigners gathered evidence to show thousands of people use the river for swimming […]
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