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How to dispose of your Christmas tree: recycle it or cut it up and use it in the garden

Tradition states that by twelfth night, the Christmas decorations must be down. But what do you do with your Christmas tree? In London local councils offer a recycling service with requirements varying from borough to borough. All the information can be found on London Recycles.

Evening Standard · Jan 3, 2024

Sadiq Khan investigating providing London with free WiFi network

Sadiq Khan hopes a free WiFi network could help visitors navigate the city and help tourists who face high roaming costs

Evening Standard · Jan 3, 2024

OPINION - London on New Year’s Eve is now too raucous and expensive, New Year's Day is better

I’m not being funny but… New Year’s Eve is overrated. Don’t get me wrong, I love seeing in a new chapter each year but the expense of it all has made it a luxury rather than a “mere” privilege. Without wanting to generalise too much, real Londoners don’t go all…

Evening Standard · Jan 3, 2024

Wealthy foreigners target new builds in luxury London home buying spree

The growth was driven by purchases by buyers from the Gulf, the USA and China

Evening Standard · Jan 3, 2024

The best restaurant deals in London restaurants, including £15 steak frites at Maison Francois

After a wallet-battering December, cut costs this month with these bargains

Evening Standard · Jan 3, 2024

OPINION - The Standard View: Harry Pitman's tragic death shows this knife-carrying epidemic must end

The emotional tribute paid today by the sister of the 16-year old Harry Pitman to her “hero” brother following his fatal stabbing on Primrose Hill as he waited to watch New Year’s Eve fireworks is, regrettably, just the latest illustration of the devastating trauma inflicted on families by London’s knife…

Evening Standard · Jan 3, 2024

Celebrating Fashion's Diversity and Individuality at London Fashion Week

Discover the captivating world of London Fashion Week, where style and versatility collide. Explore an array of diverse outfits that celebrate individualit...

Top News · Jan 3, 2024

Family 'terrified' after London Eye capsule lid 'blew open' in Storm Henk

David Nock, who visited the capital from Bournemouth, says his children 'found it terrifying'

Evening Standard · Jan 3, 2024

How second world war bomb rubble was used to make 135 football pitches in east London

During the second world war, German forces dropped 28,000 bombs and almost 3,000 V1 flying bombs and V2 rockets on London. Nearly 30,000 people were killed. The damage to the built environment was extensive.

The Conversation · Jan 3, 2024

The best restaurants opening in London for 2024, from Singapulah to Arlington

From a stylish Singaporean import to a high-end Japanese taking over an old Tube station, David Ellis and Josh Barrie share a taste of what’s to come

Evening Standard · Jan 3, 2024