Diplomats in London owe £150m in congestion charges Sexual assault and drunk-driving offences were allegedly committed by diplomats or those entitled to diplomatic immunity between 2019-2022 Evening Standard · Sep 14, 2023
OPINION - 20mph London: Speed limit cut on over half of roads: The Leader podcast More than half of all London roads now have 20mph limits. Do the stats back the low-speed zones? Air quality, MPG and community benefits explained. Our City Hall and Transport Editor Ross Lydall and Jeremy Leach from 20’s Plenty For Us discuss the rationale behind the 20mph zones, and whether… Evening Standard · Sep 14, 2023
UK chip designer Arm soars on Nasdaq debut to notch $65bn valuation Investor appetite for shares in SoftBank-owned tech firm pushes shares up close to 25% in much-hyped initial public offering The Guardian - US · Sep 14, 2023
Asymetrical bridges, timber towers and a repurposed gas platform: awards hail 2023's best structures The 2023 Structural Awards, hosted by the Institution of Structural Engineers, has unveiled its shortlist of the world’s 35 most outstanding building projects. The Conversation · Sep 14, 2023
Sadiq Khan: No ‘pay-per-mile’ road charging ‘as long as I am mayor’ Mr Khan was accused by a Tory politician of ‘rolling back on’ plans he had already publicised Evening Standard · Sep 14, 2023
UK e-bike users warned not to use incompatible chargers after fatal fire Coroner says blaze that killed London man probably caused by battery being plugged into charger with different voltage The Guardian - UK · Sep 14, 2023
Train ticket prices could fall by 56% if rest of UK followed Scotland in scrapping peak-time rail fares Scotland is to bin rush hour train fares for a six-month trial The Independent UK · Sep 14, 2023
Renting office space in London now an eye-watering £1,000 per desk - study reveals UK’s most expensive areas The cheapest area can be found just south of the Thames in Vauxhall with prices around £445 The Independent UK · Sep 14, 2023
Diplomats owe £150m in congestion charges Sexual assault and drunk-driving offences were allegedly committed by diplomats or those entitled to diplomatic immunity between 2019-2022. The Independent UK · Sep 14, 2023
More arrests at Euro final at Wembley than Notting Hill Carnival, says Sadiq Khan London mayor defends Notting Hill Carnival and says it is as safe as Glastonbury or Reading festival Evening Standard · Sep 14, 2023
Tottenham to host NFL matches into 2029-30 season as deal extended Tottenham will host NFL matches through to the 2029-2030 season after the club today agreed a deal to continue its partnership with the American football league. Evening Standard · Sep 14, 2023
Inside the fight for the capital’s fashion future London Fashion Week is marking 30 years of the NewGen initiative, and support for rising stars is more important now than ever, says Joe Bromley Evening Standard · Sep 14, 2023
London’s cheapest cinema tickets – some are even a fiver Though Peckhamplex has been forced to increase prices for the first time in a decade, there’s still plenty of cheap cinema to be had in the capital. Here’s where to find it... Evening Standard · Sep 14, 2023
London weather: 10 days of rain forecast to end late summer heat The warm weather will give way to thunderstorms later this week Evening Standard · Sep 14, 2023
Evening Standard · Sep 14, 2023 Goodbye WFH: Staff at City banks are under pressure to return to the office City Comment: A wind of change is blowing through the City of London: it’s back to the office, or else
The Guardian - UK · Sep 14, 2023 London toy museum to return to 1870s home for one day only Pollock’s Toy Museum to put on puppet theatre shows in Hoxton at Open House festival, as search for permanent home continues
Evening Standard · Sep 14, 2023 My London: fashion designer Rick Owens The dark knight designer Rick Owens recommends a tryst in Sir John Soane’s crannies, nibbles on Mr Kipling and wants Londoners to wear velvet capes
Evening Standard · Sep 14, 2023 OPINION - Universalism shouldn’t just be for the elderly — on free school meals Sadiq Khan is right I vividly remember being at school and eating my meal with my friends — and never once wondering who was paying for it. Of course I was being naïve, but let’s be honest: that should always be the case. Otherwise horrible social divisions — who is on free school meals…
Evening Standard · Sep 14, 2023 OPINION - The case for and against: Half of all London’s speed limits drop to 20mph 20mph or faster? Two experts give their thoughts on London’s speed changes
Evening Standard · Sep 14, 2023 London Fashion Week parties kick off with Chanel at the V&A As NYFW comes to a close, London readies its aim with the first set of parties to mark the beginning of Fashion Week
Evening Standard · Sep 14, 2023 The five new brands to name drop this London Fashion Week The Spring/ Summer 2024 schedule is flooded with up-and-coming designers, Amy Francombe reports on the ones to put on your radar
The Guardian - UK · Sep 14, 2023 Dining across the divide: ‘She spoke a great deal and I said very little. I’m aware that wasn’t the plan’ They differed on immigration, climate and Brexit – though one did seem to be doing most of the talking
Evening Standard · Sep 14, 2023 OPINION - The Standard View: Twenty is often plenty — but not on every road London is now, on balance, a 20mph city. The speed limit on more than half of the capital’s roads has fallen, driven by local councils as well as Transport for London curtailing limits on its Red Routes over the last decade.
Evening Standard · Sep 14, 2023 Thames Water apology as west London residents left without water for second day Airblocks in water pipes are likely to be causing supply issues, Thames Water said
Evening Standard · Sep 14, 2023 How 2023 became the year of the wine bar A new wave of wine bars is taking the capital’s coolest postcodes by storm and slaking the thirst of younger drinkers. Ben McCormack takes a sip