The public square outside North Acton tube station is set to undergo a makeover to address local concerns about its appearance. The square is fairly new, as it used to be a petrol station. However, between 2015 and 2019, the site was cleared and converted into a public square, featuring steps and a ramp leading down to the station. Now, Ealing Council has started work on some upgrades, including the addition of better lighting and a row of "shed" shops, which will be rented out.
Selfridges has blamed a slump in the number of international tourists shopping for luxury goods in the UK and weaker consumer confidence for a fall in annual sales, as the retailer racked up losses for a fifth year in a row. The upmarket department store chain reported a 7% decline in sales in the 48 weeks to 4 January 2025 to 775m compared with 835m recorded over the 53 weeks of its previous year.
Opened by Queen Victoria in 1869, the Joseph Cubitt-designed Blackfriars Bridge. Phase one of the Blackfriars Bridge renovation was completed in 2023, however more than half the project remained incomplete due to restrictions caused by the building of London's new 'super sewer'. During the works, managed by the City Bridge Foundation charity, more than 2,000 of the bridge's iron balusters will be 'painstakingly' repaired, or replaced in some cases, alongside a complete paint job that will 'restore' its Victorian splendour.
I don't make necklaces that cost $10 million. I make jewellery that people wear, literally, every day. I chose not to do that many years ago. I've not ever had someone who's come to me and said, I've been mugged for my Stephen Webster jewellery'. Never.
Normally, when a large project receives planning approval, the local council can seek funding from the developer to contribute to local improvements, typically in the form of transport and services. That's in part to ensure that more people moving into an area don't overwhelm local doctors, schools and transport. The London Eye was somewhat unique in that it was an unproven, and at the time, temporary entertainment venue whose success or failure was uncertain.
Slow speeds can have a monumental impact on residents of London. Netflix and Amazon streaming services recommend that you have a minimum download speed of 25 Mbps, but according to the report, some areas are not accessing 30Mbit/s of service, putting them just above the minimum threshold required. Not only does this lead to buffering, but it also reduces streaming quality. Other popular online entertainment options, like gaming, can also be impacted by low speeds.
I'm fine now, but I won't pretend I wasn't shaken, she said. For a week I second-guessed every bump, every look, even crossed the road to avoid people. I shared the incident online and since the TikTok went viral, with that came an influx of more racist comments. Ms Choudry said the experience had left her heartbroken and triggered painful memories of growing up in Sunderland, where she was the only brown girl and suffered racism.
PA Media A man has been charged with the historical rape of a 14-year-old girl. Barry George, 65, has also been charged with two counts of indecent assault, according to the Metropolitan Police. The force said it was alleged the teenager, now in her 50s, was assaulted twice in west London between 6 September and 12 September 1987. Det Supt Andy Furphy said: "Officers continue to support the woman." Mr George, of County Cork, Republic of Ireland, is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Wednesday, 29 October.
Barry George has been charged with rape and two indecent assaults against a teenager alleged to have happened almost four decades ago, police have said. The Metropolitan police said they had charged George who now lives in County Cork, Ireland. Police said the alleged offences happened in west London against a 14-year-old girl in September 1987. George, 65, was wrongly convicted of murdering the BBC journalist Jill Dando. He spent eight years in jail for the 1999 killing, before being released in 2008 after a unanimous acquittal.
Piccadilly line From 12.45am on Saturday September 27 and all day on Sunday September 28, Piccadilly stations from King's Cross St Pancras to Heathrow, Osterley and Uxbridge will be closed, with no night tube service over the weekend. Replacement buses will be in operation. Bakerloo line On SaturdaySeptember 27 there is no service between Stonebridge Park and Harrow & Wealdstone. Alternatives: take the Met line to Harrow-on-the-Hill and hop on the 340 bus, or catch a West Midlands Train from Euston direct to Harrow & Wealdstone.
The family of a Greek heiress who was killed after a toxic insect bite have slammed authorities after being forced to wait a fortnight for a post-mortem. But her family one of the biggest dynasties in Greece's shipping industry have been unable to hold a funeral for their daughter because an autopsy has yet to commence. A relative told the Daily Mail: This is totally unacceptable and unheard of. They are playing with our grief. It was completely appalling.
People enjoy these games because they provide good chances of winning. For example, slots usually return over 96% of the money that players put in. Blackjack allows players to use strategy to influence their chances, and poker is a real test of thinking. The mix of skill and luck is what often brings people back. Travellers to London often visit the Hippodrome. It's not just the beautiful building that attracts them, but the excitement that comes with the possibility of winning.
Finally, the MPGA raised enough money to buy the cemetery, but to force a sale, they gifted the money to the London County Council, which could enforce a compulsory purchase order in 1891. It took the MPGA's landscape gardener, Fanny Wilkinson, assisted by 30 unemployed men a year to convert the burial ground into a public park, and it finally opened on Friday 20th July 1894.
A blaze ripped through the entire top floor of a block of flats in north London on Monday morning. Firefighters are working to tackle the aggressive fire after around 10 fire engines and 70 fire fighters attended the scene in Maybury Close in Enfield in the early hours of Monday morning. Three children were treated by paramedics and taken to hospital with smoke inhalation.
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Earlier this year, I found myself icing cakes in celeb-approved Los Angeles bakery Sweet Lady Jane to mark the launch of Airbnb's newly revamped Experiences section. Not content to serve solely as a platform for your base on holiday, the brand now offers a variety of activities bookable via the platform designed to help visitors gain a deeper understanding of place.
In this modern world, we are almost always reachable. Thanks to smartphones, Londoners are just about constantly connected to the internet, making us available for WhatsApps, Slack messages and emails. The only times when we get to go (blissfully, for some) dark is when catching a flight, riding the tube, or, for some inexplicable reason, we're in Covent Garden. But that's all about to change.
"I was jogging in Clissold Park when I heard a loud popping noise at first it sounded like a firecracker. I turned around but didn't see anything unusual. I looked across the playing fields, where children were still running around, and since no-one was panicking, I thought maybe I was overreacting. I put my headphones back in, but then I heard the same sound again. This time I felt something wasn't right."
They form part of a new exhibition looking at the rebuilding works that took place a century ago, replacing most of the interior behind its famous solid fortress wall with the modern bank that's there today. The exhibition, in the museum's rotunda, shows the various stages of the rebuilding process, from demolition of the old, discoveries of the even older in the basements, and how the current bank building was constructed.
The prosecution alleges Mr Love drove to the gallery on the morning of the burglary and helped store the print after it was stolen. The video showed Fraser with the Banksy before Mr Love helped him into the vehicle. Mr Love told jurors this was the first time he realised what Fraser had done, and asked him what he was carrying. He told the court Fraser said he "had to do it" as he owed money. He denied acting as Fraser's getaway driver.
She then went to a London hospital and also saw her oncologist, who arranged for her to be sent to another hospital by ambulance. But family and friends said nurses, rather than doctors, examined her and concluded she did not need to be admitted. She was discharged in the early evening with antibiotics and a diagnosis that referred to an insect bite.
You will need to pay for any rides you want to go on - and if you fancy those as well, and also if you expect to spend more than £25 on rides, then entry is free at any time of day. So for ride goers, you can book an evening ticket and still get free entry as long as you spend at least £25 on the rides.
Crews Hill, an area with only a few hundred residents, could soon get 10,000 new homes. As reported in the Enfield Dispatch and , Crews Hill is one of two London areas apparently set to become a 'new town' over the next few years. The government's New Towns Taskforce was established in order to build up to 12 new settlements across the UK by the next election, and it reportedly has Crews Hill in its sights.
Image source, Getty Images Jason Demetriou has agreed a three-year deal to become London Broncos' new head coach as the club press for a Super League return. Demetriou, 49, was previously head coach of the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the National Rugby League in his native Australia. On Sunday, current head coach Mike Eccles confirmed the Broncos' victory over Widnes Vikings in their final game of the Championship season would be his last match in charge.
