Club Soda opens alcohol-free Tasting Room in Covent Garden The Tasting Room aims to offer booze-free alternatives for curious drinkers in search of complex flavours Evening Standard · Dec 19, 2022
Holiday advice for home bartenders, plus 4 festive cocktails Looking to create a bit of winter luxury when tending bar at home this holiday season The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2022
Girl, 7, who eats so little ‘you can see her ribcage’ among children needing help in cost of living crisis On the Breadline: Families are worried about having enough food to go around and have started using food banks in the cost of living crisis The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2022
Threat to Curzon shows super wealthy are hollowing out London’s finest districts London must save itself from winnowing out with tedious repetition: to be a place that people, not money, inhabit; to be a living city, not a cold-eyed investment opportunity, and beautiful too. This week it is the turn of the Curzon cinema in Mayfair to be threatened with expulsion. It… Evening Standard · Dec 19, 2022
Eurostar cancels all Boxing Day trains - what to do if you had a train booked Eurostar has cancelled 43 trains linking London and Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam on Boxing Day because of strikes by the RMT union on the train line at Folkestone Daily Mirror · Dec 19, 2022
Leaving London: how one family started over in north Wales — in a home twice the size for half the monthly rent Rebecca and her two daughters were renting a two-bedroom house in Brockley, south-east London, which cost £1,600 a month. Evening Standard · Dec 19, 2022
London City Airport wants to expand flight hours and add 3 million customers a year Newham Council receive application to boost airport capacity Evening Standard · Dec 19, 2022
How Jess Carter met Ann-Katrin Berger: ‘As far as I knew I thought I was straight’ Carter, 25 and Berger, 32, met when they both played for Birmingham City in 2016. They were flatmates before things got more serious and now live together in London The Guardian - UK · Dec 19, 2022
Christmas travel chaos: All the train and flight problems to navigate this week The great festive getaway could be trickier this year The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2022
Mother berates Steve Barclay for working health workers ‘to the bone’ A mother, whose daughter has a ‘life-threatening condition’, has challenged Health Secretary Steve Barclay over the way health workers are “being worked to the bone” in an exchange caught on camera at a London hospital. Evening Standard · Dec 19, 2022
Best dog-friendly Christmas markets in the UK including London and Edinburgh London Winter Wonderland, Edinburgh Christmas Market and Winchester Christmas Markets are three of the most dog friendly festive places to buy some produce this winter Daily Mirror · Dec 19, 2022
Watch: Ecstasy and agony on display as fans react to World Cup final Shouts of joy and despair erupted from Qatar to London as football fans witnessed Argentina's World Cup victory. Lionel Messi led from the front with two goals in a thrilling 3-3 extra-time draw with France in Qatar on Sunday and then scored in the penalty shoot-out as Argentina lifted the… Evening Standard · Dec 19, 2022
Watch: Police make further arrest in Koray Alpergin murder investigation Detectives investigating the kidnap and murder of a man in Tottenham have made a further arrest. The body of Koray Alpergin, 43, was found near Oakwood Hill Industrial Estate in Loughton before midday on October 15 by officers from Essex Police. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The Met… Evening Standard · Dec 19, 2022
Katie Price 'worried' as she shows fans close-up of her bloodied feet after operation The former glamour model, 44, was seen on crutches after attending a London hospital last week Daily Mirror · Dec 19, 2022
Evening Standard · Dec 19, 2022 Temperatures set to reach 14C as cold snap ends in London Ice and snow is now largely gone from capital’s streets and pavements
Evening Standard · Dec 19, 2022 11 of London’s top chefs share their tips for a perfect Christmas lunch Cook Christmas lunch like a pro with advice from the capital’s best chefs on everything from stress-free veg to turkey alternatives and the ultimate roast
The Times of India · Dec 19, 2022 It wasn't an easy decision: Chris Woakes on opting out of IPL for Ashes bid LONDON: England all-rounder Chris Woakes says it wasn't an easy call to miss the "financially rewarding" IPL next year but he had to do that to have a best shot at making the Test team for the 2023 Ashes at home.
Evening Standard · Dec 19, 2022 Tulse Hill: Man, 25, injured in second shooting in three days on SW London road A 25-year-old man is in hospital after the second shooting in three days on the same south-west London street.
Evening Standard · Dec 19, 2022 London fintech Updraft raises £108 million to grow lending business Lending firm Updraft today became the latest London fintech to ramp up its expansion plans after it completed a £108 million debt and equity raise to scale up operations.
The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2022 Every date of the UK strikes in December from rail to nurses Protests against salary stagnation and working conditions happening almost every day this month, threatening widespread disruption across Britain as Christmas approaches
Evening Standard · Dec 19, 2022 Fury as no trains from more than 40 stations in and outside London despite no strikes Network Rail is warning that passengers should only travel ‘if absolutely necessary’ on Christmas Eve given planned strike action
Evening Standard · Dec 19, 2022 Discount market sale: how one Londoner used the housing scheme to get full ownership of his first home A first-time buyer scheme designed for locals in his home borough helped Florian Guitton get on the ladder in west London.
Evening Standard · Dec 19, 2022 London house prices 2022: Did the property market forecasters get it right? Some early 2022 predictions have stood the test of time better than others.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 19, 2022 TV tonight: those lethal Home Alone booby traps are put to the test James Acaster and Guz Khan investigate the science of their favourite Christmas film. Plus: an expensive London hotel gears up for festivities. Here’s what to watch this evening
The Guardian - UK · Dec 19, 2022 How Isy Suttie met Elis James: ‘It was the funniest time in the bedroom I’d ever had!’ Elis, 42, had seen fellow comedian Isy, 44, in Peep Show before they both performed at a gig in 2009. Engaged since 2016, they have two children and live in London