Three quarters of London workers worry about air quality says new poll Uber for Business research comes at it launches a new CO2 emissions tracker Evening Standard · Jun 16, 2022
Specialist rape court in London aims to improve conviction rates New courts are being set up to improve upon the current two per cent conviction rate Evening Standard · Jun 16, 2022
Motorbike rider who killed cyclist while speeding in London jailed for 20 months A motorbike rider who killed a cyclist while speeding through London as the roads were empty in the first Covid lockdown has been jailed for 20 months. Evening Standard · Jun 16, 2022
Women’s EURO 2022 fan festival hosted in London’s Trafalgar Square - how to watch England in the final Trafalgar Square will host a live screening of the tournament final Evening Standard · Jun 16, 2022
Covid on the rise as hospitalisations climb 30% in a week - but where are the hotspots? The number of Covid hospitalisations has shot up in the previous week amid fears two Omicron subvariants, BA.4 and BA.5 could trigger a new wave of the virus Daily Mirror · Jun 16, 2022
Holidays in jeopardy as Eurostar cancels 41 trains next week due to UK rail strikes Some train services connecting London with Brussels, Amsterdam and Paris have been scrapped next week due to rail strikes called for by the RMT and other unions Daily Mirror · Jun 16, 2022
Pay for your whisky cocktails with a selfie at this London bar If you’re a whisky lover, then this bar is for you! Evening Standard · Jun 16, 2022
Kevin Spacey ‘strenuously denies’ sex assault charges, granted bail in London court Kevin Spacey “strenuously denies” allegations of sexual assault, his lawyer said Thursday, as the Oscar-winning actor appeared in a London court to face five charges of offenses against three men. France 24 · Jun 16, 2022
Evening Standard comment: Plug It In, London, for a cleaner future Air pollution is a silent killer, with up to 36,000 deaths a year attributed to long-term exposure. Toxic air has been linked to the development of strokes, heart disease and exacerbates asthma. Evening Standard · Jun 16, 2022
London property firms Shaftesbury and Capital & Counties to merge Landlords’ deal creates company with combined portfolio value of £5bn in heart of West End The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2022
The Northern Agenda: Rail passengers advised 'not to travel' next week Read the Northern Agenda newsletter for Thursday 16th June 2022 Manchester Evening News · Jun 16, 2022
Chelsea earn early Champions League boost following Premier League fixtures announcement Chelsea's Premier League fixtures for the 2022/23 season were released on Thursday and some may have fallen kindly for the Blues' Champions League exploits Football London · Jun 16, 2022
London must lead electric vehicle charge Capital tops 10,000 vehicle charge points, but thousands more needed Evening Standard · Jun 16, 2022
Sadiq Khan: I’m backing the Plug It In campaign because we need a green revolution We should all be proud of how London is leading the electric vehicle revolution. Last year 20 per cent of all new vehicles registered in London were plug-ins — either battery electric or plug-in hybrid EVs. Last month our city also passed the milestone of 10,000 electric vehicle charge points, a… Evening Standard · Jun 16, 2022
Evening Standard · Jun 16, 2022 London Tech Week: 20 of the hottest British start-ups to follow now From the fintech firm started by two Gen-Z sisters to Euan Blair’s billion dollar idea, here are the hottest new businesses in town as London Tech Week continues
Evening Standard · Jun 16, 2022 The Standard View: Who’d want to be Boris Johnson’s new ethics advisor? Appearing in front of a committee of MPs earlier this week, Lord Geidt faced a tricky interrogation. In that time, he acknowledged it was “reasonable” to suggest that Boris Johnson had broken the Ministerial Code. He did not resign then. He has now.
Evening Standard · Jun 16, 2022 Clean Air Day: Parents urged to ditch the car and cycle children to school Parents and children in London are being encouraged to ditch the car and use active travel for the school run on Thursday to mark Clean Air Day.
Evening Standard · Jun 16, 2022 London councils pledge 30,000 new bike storage spaces amid four-year wait lists Newly-elected councillors in London have pledged to install a total of 30,000 new cycle parking spaces across the capital in a bid to cut long waiting lists.
Daily Mirror · Jun 16, 2022 Nurse fined £150 for leaving cardboard outside home that 'binmen wouldn't take' Kristal Martin-Lockyer and husband Ashley claim binmen in Enfield, London, only emptied the contents of their green bin and left a cardboard box behind, which led to the fine
Evening Standard · Jun 16, 2022 Plug It In - about this project As London’s most iconic news brand and a custodian of city life for 200 years, the Evening Standard recognises just how important it is for London to become a fully electric metropolis.
Evening Standard · Jun 16, 2022 Beyond petrol: what will London be like in 20 years? Sales of purely combustion cars will stop in the UK in 2030. We asked some of the architects, planners and drone-fleet captains shaping the green future of the city what to expect
The Conversation · Jun 16, 2022 London's Olympic legacy: research reveals why £2.2 billion investment in primary school PE has failed teachers The 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games in London were billed as the “Legacy Games”. The euphoria in the lead up was palpable. London was poised to host a global event that, through the power of sport, promised to have a major impact on health, education and culture, as well as…
The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2022 Britons warned of ‘serious’ health implications amid sweltering heat Forecasters expect 29C temperatures in London on Thursday, surpassing the 28.2C recorded on Wednesday.
Evening Standard · Jun 16, 2022 Appeal after fatal road collision involving lorry and BMW in west London The Met Police have issued an appeal for information following a fatal traffic collision involving a lorry and a BMW in west London.
Evening Standard · Jun 16, 2022 Britain would be dull if my London accent wipes out all of the others By the end of this century, the slang I grew up speaking in my little pocket of inner-London with my mates will be the dominant dialect of Britain. According to Matt Gardner, a professor of linguistics at Oxford, Multicultural London English (MLE), will eventually rule the roost. MLE is a…