Day: July 31, 2026
How London’s once-abandoned Strand turned into the capital’s chi-chi mile
July 31, 2026The Strand has many of the ingredients of a great London street: the Savoy Hotel and Somerset House, theatres, churches, universities, the river just behind it and Trafalgar Square at one end. For years, it also had the atmosphere of somewhere between more interesting places. It is a road of handsome stonework at first-floor level […]
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New Chinese super embassy in London will go ahead despite security concerns
July 31, 2026An aerial picture taken with a drone shows the location proposed for the new Chinese embassy at Old Royal Mint Court (Picture: EPA) The building of a Chinese ‘super embassy’ in London can still go ahead after residents banded together to launch a legal challenge. Beijing has been allowed to turn the former Royal Mint […]
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There’s a life-size Toy Story experience in London this summer
July 31, 2026Sarah Ingram Published July 31, 2026 11:35am Updated July 31, 2026 11:35am A huge Toy Story experience has opened in London this summer (Picture: Westfield / Cover Media) It’s enchanted children around the world for more than 30 years – and now Toy Story is coming to life in London. Bonnie’s Playtime is at Westfield […]
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Brick Lane to lose some of iconic brewery so bankers next door can get better internet
July 31, 2026Brick Lane to lose some of iconic brewery so bankers next door can get better internet Angela Rayner has approved the development plans Brick Lane which will see the Truman Brewery turned into offices, as well as the creation of a cinema, supermarket, market and 44 homes (Picture: Getty Images) A controversial data centre has […]
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£4,000,000 in cash found stuffed in Lidl and Sainsbury’s bags after drugs bust
July 31, 2026Brooke Davies | Senior News reporter Published July 31, 2026 8:49am Updated July 31, 2026 9:34am To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Some £4 million in cash and a kilo of cocaine have been found stuffed inside shopping bags in south London. Police […]
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‘It’s all right for them’: private schools and golf courses stay green despite England’s hosepipe bans
July 31, 2026After multiple punishing heatwaves, and no rain in parts for over a month, it seems the whole of the south of England is golden brown. But by Hammersmith Bridge in Barnes, south-west London, there is the unmistakable scent of damp soil. The playing fields of St Paul’s school, where fees are up to £57,000 a […]
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