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No thank you for the music: ‘Terrible’ singer fined over Abba karaoke
Council officers said they also received complaints about renditions of Dire Straits’ Sultans of Swing and Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton’s Islands in the Stream booming from the home
It’s time to radically rethink the future of London’s offices
From flexi-working to corporate culture, our first Recovery Board debate examined how Covid has put workplace revolution on the agenda. Let’s make a change, says Jim Armitage
We long for the return of normal — but now is time for radical change
London can rise again but we should not return to the status quo, we must use this opportunity to plan for a better future
London Covid crisis no longer ‘major incident’ but city still on alert
The Mayor urged Londoners not to ‘take their foot off the pedal’
Hospital chief: Tackling post-Covid patient backlog will be ‘marathon’
Across the NHS in England, more than 4.5m are awaiting treatment, including 224,000 who have waited more than 12 months
‘Keep pushing’ plea as Covid cases continue to fall but at slower rate
Cases are down 25% in a week but public health chiefs want Londoners to drive rates down further
Swampy and two other HS2 protesters leave tunnel after 30 days
Just one of the nine original protesters is believed to still be underground, HS2 said
TfL confirms Battersea Bridge safety changes after jogger’s death
On Friday Transport for London set out a plan it said would “reduce road danger in the area”.
Strips on Eden Park platform ‘could have prevented’ blind man’s death
The train was stopping at Eden Park station and travelling at around 25 mph when the victim was struck.
Uber drivers are workers, Supreme Court rules in ‘historic’ victory
The decision could send shockwaves through Uber’s business model and the operations of similar companies
Give us rescue plan to help London rise again, businesses urge Rishi
Capital hit ‘disproportionately’ through 11 months of lockdowns and restrictions, leaders say
Sadiq Khan urges Londoners to follow his lead as he gets Covid vaccine
‘I again urge all Londoners to have the vaccine as soon as you are offered it. It is safe and it will save lives’
Fatberg the ‘size of a small bungalow’ removed from east London sewer
The fatberg is said to have smelled like composting festival toilets and rotten meat
London women ‘are facing a deeper financial hit from Covid than men’
The number of women in paid work for five or fewer hours each week doubled to 15% in the last quarter, think tank Centre for London has found
London Covid cases tumble twice as fast as some other regions
Figures show 25 boroughs saw confirmed cases fall by at least 40% in a week
One in 5 Londoners over-80 haven’t had Covid jab
The figures come as Boris Johnson prepares to announce his road map out of lockdown on Monday
Tributes to ‘talented’ Met detective who died after contracting Covid
Detective Sergeant Darren Barker joined Scotland Yard in 1992
Swampy’s son, 16, taken out of HS2 tunnel protest in stretcher
“After almost three weeks underground I am coming up. This means there will be more food for the others so they can resist for longer”, Rory was quoted as saying.
West End will bounce back quicker than Broadway says Motown producer
He said a mixture of more widespread mask wearing in the UK and the way West End theatres were built should help London’s famous venues to reopen first