Author: london
I would never sit on the Tube — this viral video has proved me right
March 10, 2026When I first moved to London in 2018, I was always trying to nab a seat on the Tube. On a rammed Northern Line train during a morning commute, I was desperate for a seat to avoid being smushed into a stranger’s armpit. And on the way home after work, I’d gaze longingly at the […]
Read More
Iranian elite have left London’s ‘billionaire’s row’ a ghost town
March 10, 2026The cronies of the former Supreme Leader of Iran killed in a US airstrike have snapped up 13 mansions on London’s billionaire row, leaving them to rot, the Metro can reveal. For decades, The Bishop’s Avenue, in Hampstead, has been a safe haven for dictators and the mega-wealthy but very few of the shipping magnates, […]
Read More
E-bike wars in London as Lime faces being forced out of Richmond after being outbid by Forest
March 10, 2026Richmond council’s transport committee, which is due to meet next Monday, has been recommended by officials to accept a bid from Forest to become the sole e-bike firm in the borough for three years from this summer, replacing Lime. This is despite more than 1.5m trips being made on Lime bikes in Richmond in 2025 […]
Read More
‘Ticking timebomb’ on energy bills facing households in Britain, warns Martin Lewis on Trump’s Iran war
March 10, 2026Millions of households are facing a “ticking timebomb” on energy bills if the cost of oil and gas is pushed up for months by Donald Trump’s war in Iran, consumer champion Martin Lewis is warning. The Money Saving Expert founder stressed that in May the Government would have to start considering intervening to keep down […]
Read More
Everything we know about the deadly school strike in Iran
March 10, 2026At least 100 children were killed when a primary school in southern Iran was hit during a joint US-Israeli military operation on Saturday, Iranian authorities say. But conflicting accounts have since emerged over who carried out the attack, what the intended target was, and whether so-called “double-tap” tactics were used — a military strategy in […]
Read More
US launches ‘most intense day of strikes’ on Iran yet as Tehran attacks countries across Gulf
March 10, 2026The United States has launched its “most intense day of strikes inside Iran”, the country’s Secretary of War has said as the Middle East conflict entered its 11th day. It came as Tehran started fresh attacks on countries across the Gulf on Tuesday. Incoming missile sirens were heard in Dubai and Bahrain, while Kuwait and […]
Read More
Britain’s Royal Navy left trailing as Emmanuel Macron deploys French naval task force in Trump’s Iran war
March 10, 2026Britain could struggle to respond to a direct military threat, says a former National Security Adviser as the Government faced growing questions over the slow pace of deploying a warship to defend Cyprus. Lord Sedwill, who was also Cabinet Secretary, said Emmanuel Macron had jumped “opportunistically” into deploying French vessels to fill the gap left […]
Read More
The UK’s most expensive streets, where the average home costs £12,538,095
March 10, 2026We’ve all engaged in a little bit of fantasy home shopping in our lives. You know, putting a completely outlandish budget into Google and finding something that you’d own in some kind of dream world? Now, we’ve got even more of a glimpse into the UK’s bougiest areas, as new research has revealed the most […]
Read More
Deadly bug found in taps breaks out in two parts of London
March 10, 2026Sam Corbishley Published March 10, 2026 9:09am Updated March 10, 2026 10:24am A potentially fatal lung disease that can be picked up from showers and taps has been detected in two parts of London. Health experts are urgently working to see whether the clusters of Legionnaires’ disease cases are linked, and retracing steps to try […]
Read More
Canada’s Mark Carney heading to Norway to watch NATO exercises, meet with prime minister
March 9, 2026Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney plans to visit Norway on Friday where he will observe a NATO exercise before visiting the United Kingdom, his office announced Monday. Carney’s office said he will observe the Norwegian-led NATO Cold Response exercise. Cold Response is run by NATO every two years and involves about 25,000 troops from 14 […]
Read More