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David Cameron will go forward with plans for new high-speed rails links to the north of England. Today plans were revealed for the extension of the London to Birmingham HS2 line. Despite opposition against the £32bn HS2 project the new line will reach as far as Manchester and Leeds. The rail link will cut journey […]
The London Underground (LU) boss today accused the Aslef train drivers union of holding the London Underground “to ransom”, the Evening Standard reports. The union has announced strikes on Boxing Day and a further two days in January. Howard Collins, LU chief operating officer, said that the union demanded £250 “up front” if the London […]
Most of Britain’s town centres will suffer as the price to park your vehicle has increased by a staggering 12.5% in the last year. According to a Confused.com survey, the Evening Standard has reported that Knightsbridge in central London has the most expensive parking spaces with motorists being charged up to £36 to park for three […]
A British father, mother and grandmother have been shot dead and a seven-year-old girl violently beaten during a camping holiday in the French Alps. AFP identified the father as 50-year-old Badhdad-born Saad El Hilli and the family are thought to be from London. The four-year-old daughter was found alive hiding inside the BMW people carrier […]
First they headed west. For London’s debut mega-mall, which opened in 2008, White City, on the doorstep of the affluent Notting Hill and Holland Park, was an obvious choice of location for retail giant Westfield’s property developers. It was a shrewd second move to look east. Next door to the Olympics Park, the regenerated Stratford […]
A body was discovered in the Italian Gardens of Hyde Park this morning. Police cordoned off the area after the body of an unidentified man was found hanging next to a pond. Police were alerted to the incident after a member of the public called emergency services at 7.05am. Scotland Yard described the death as “unexplained” […]
The Duke of Edinburgh has been taken to hospital with a bladder infection, Buckingham Palace said today. Philip, 90, was taken to the King Edward VII Hospital in London from Windsor Castle earlier today as a precautionary measure. He will remain in hospital under observation for a few days, a palace spokeswoman said. The news […]
There’s so much at stake in the restaurant industry these days – from money, to reputation, to loyal customers, and then there’s ego. Heading to a restaurant that headlines with three prominent names one might expect these to be the chef, owners, artistic directors or culinary visionaries. But no, I later (and thankfully) find out. […]
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