Members of the public have been urged to be careful what they flush after a “huge, disgusting” fatberg the weight of a small bungalow was cleared from an east London sewer. Thames Water engineers and MTS Cleansing Services spent two weeks using high-powered water jets and hand tools to chip away at and eventually remove the rock-like heap –...
Kent Police say their officers executed two search warrants on Tuesday, January 12. A man was arrested at the Sevenoaks address in Kent and a mobile phone was seized. At the premises in Orpington, Bromley, a second man was detained. Officers found and seized crack cocaine and heroin deals, along with a mobile phone and a...
The funding for the London Underground and the city’s bus networks was hit much harder that similar services in other world cities. Much was made when it was revealed last year just how close to running out of funds TfL was. Although they had managed to reduce its deficit from around £1.5bn to around £127m...
Don’t we all wish Strictly Come Dancing was still on? Contestant Jamie Laing certainly does. The Made in Chelsea star took to social media to reveal some throwback pictures from the show. However, contestants were more interested in something else in the photo. Jamie posted a picture of himself wearing a swimming costume and armbands on...
Earlier today (January 4), Met Police put out an appeal to the public after an alarming incident in Lewisham on December 28. The victim, a woman in her 20s, was reported missing from Lewisham on the evening of December 27, but returned home in the early hours of Monday, December 28, with a man who was not know to...
London has welcomed the New Year with a dazzling light and fireworks show on the Thames, but the celebrations were muted with people told stay at home due to coronavirus restrictions. Amid the fireworks, several light projections filled the sky over the O2 Arena for the televised display, one of which showed the NHS logo...
A stone’s throw from Portobello Road and a pleasant walk away from Hyde Park, this Notting Hill postcode is certainly a desirable place to live. It’s made all the more desirable by the fact that house prices there are incredibly low – and not just by West London standards. On Great Western Road, the current average...
Despite the new Tier 4 restrictions dominating headlines over the weekend, horrific violent crime continued across London Multiple stabbings happened in different parts of the city, including one attack where the victim was stabbed and also shot. In an incident that left local residents shocked a body was found in a suitcase in a hostel in Ealing, which...
Counter terrorism police backed by armed officers will board London buses and check other vehicles in a new effort to prevent an attack in the capital. Officers will also patrol at bus stops, bus stations and transport interchanges to make it harder for would-be terrorists to move around the city. Sniffer dogs and automatic number plate recognition technology will be...
Planning permission to build the 20 flats and three houses at Wellington Close on the Somerville Estate in New Cross, which are set to be let at London Affordable Rent (LAR), was granted in February 2018. The site, formerly a sheltered housing block, is currently vacant – plans also include a small play area and...