LONDON WEATHER

The London Fire Brigade (LFB) has confirmed the death of another child who was injured in a fire in Napier Road yesterday (July 13).  The child was one of five people, including two other children and two adults, taken to hospital with injuries.  40 firefighters from across Stratford, Barking and Ilford stations were dispatched to…

Detective Constable Jose Poonsawat, of Central South Command Unit, pleaded guilty at Croydon Magistrates' Court on July 12. He was released on court bail and is set for sentencing on August 23. The incident took place in December 2022 whilst he was off-duty and involved Poonsawat sexually touching a woman without her consent. He…

Robert Jenrick is a former Minister for Immigration and is the MP for Newark. Last Thursday, we suffered our Party’s worst-ever electoral defeat. We must now reflect, in the cold light of day, on what went wrong. The party Chairman has commissioned a review of the campaign. This is the right thing to do and mirrors the steps taken after the…

A Hot Dinners exclusiveWhen they last opened a new restaurant, The Barbary team just went next door, but for their third opening, they're heading across town to Notting Hill. Opening on Westbourne Grove (taking over what was Maddox Gallery), the new restaurant comes from Zoë and Layo Paskin, the same team behind The Palomar and the…

When you think of London’s birdlife, pigeons, ducks, seagulls and parakeets are probably the first feathered friends that spring to mind. But if an ambitious new rewilding initiative goes to plan, you might also soon be spotting stunning white storks around the capital.  White storks’ were reintroduced to southern England in 2016 after a…

Meanwhile, landlords who’ve previously let to corporate or family tenants might see themselves letting their property to a student for the very first time. As the student search period kicks in, here are my top tips for landlords and tenants entering the student rental market: Tips for landlords: Student lets could mean longer tenancies: Some…

One of the more welcome revelations of recent times is that restaurants have finally wised up to the fact that there’s more to eating outside than cramming a handful of rickety tables and chairs onto the pavement and hoping no one falls in front of a passing black cab.Of course, pubs have always done a good line in beer gardens while those…

Police were called to Lea Bridge Road shortly before 3pm yesterday (July 6) to reports that a man had been stabbed. Officers attended the incident, as well as London Ambulance Service and London’s Air Ambulance. A man, believed to be aged in his early 30s, was treated at the scene, but died shortly afterwards. Police are still in the…

What’s that you hear? Birdsong? Hark, it must be British Summer Time! But while the days are becoming shorter as we head towards the clocks going back at the end of October, that still leaves a fair few months to make the most of the early-morning light (and hopefully sunshine). And there is plenty to do in the capital before that first Teams…

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