Only In London

Two million strawberries could be wasted after Wimbledon cancellation

Wimbledon’s strawberries and cream are a pretty big deal.

Think of Wimbledon, and you typically think of strawberries and cream. Besides, you know, tennis. In fact, according to research by Fresh Student Living, 50% of Brits say it’s the first thing they associate with the famous tennis tournament.

Every year at Wimbledon, fans get through two million strawberries and 7,000 litres of milk,…

Congestion zone extension to secure TfL rescue

London’s congestion charge zone could be extended well beyond the area it covers, because of the vital rescue operations needed to keep the capital’s public transport system running.

Transport for London (TfL) and the Government are in talks regarding emergency funding and the decision could have a significant impact on our bank balance. Sky News reportedthe price of a new bailout for TfL could…

Thousands of anti-vaxxers march through capital on day one of Tier 2

Thousands of anti-lock-down demonstrators marched to central London today when the latest round of coronavirus restrictions came into effect.

Campaigners marched down Hyde Park and Oxford Street asking for an end of stringent new barriers as the city entered Tier 2 of the Government’s Covid Alert Plan. Led by Piers Corbyn, the brother of the former Labor leader,  protesters chanted, “Stick your…

Revellers have taken to the streets of London before Tier 2 restrictions.

Revellers have taken to the streets of London before the city is put into Tier 2 restrictions to control the spread of coronavirus.

Police dispersed a crowd from the corner of Old Compton Street and Frith Street, London.

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London will move into Tier 2 of the alert system from Saturday, banning people from separate households…

crowds party in London streets and even play cricket after 10pm curfew

Big crowds were photographed partying after 10 pm curfew on Saturday night in Piccadilly Circus. 

Footage posted on social media shows people dancing in the street after they were kicked out of pubs and bars because of coronavirus regulations.     

A cricket game also broke out at Peckham Rye Station in South London, shortly after 10 pm. 

James Jones, a documentary maker who filmed the…

London coronavirus cases jump to more than 4,800/week

Numbers of confirmed Covid cases in London have risen to more than 4,800 a week, according to official figures.

They show an increase of 4,824 in the week ending October 1, compared with 3,363 the previous week and 1,875 the week before. East London is the capital’s top hot spot, with 249 confirmed cases in Redbridge in the week to October 1, 234 in Newham and 207 in Tower Hamlets.

There have…

London transport chief insists “system is safe”.

London’s transport chief insists the tube is’ safe, ‘after an investigation found no trace of Covid.

Andy Byford, Transport for London’s commissioner, urged passengers to return to the Tube after independent checks by experts at Imperial College London.

“We are ready when you are ready,” he said. The system is safe. We are encouraging people to use it TfL operates a virtually full-service…

Postboxes painted in tribute to black Brits as part of Black History Month

Four of the UK’s traditional red postboxes were painted black and decorated with stories of famous Britons in honour of Black History Month.

Comedian Sir Lenny Henry is pictured at a letterbox in Belfast, and nurse Mary Seacole, who cared for wounded soldiers during the Crimean War of 1853-1856, is pictured at a letterbox in Cardiff.

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A second London lockdown is inevitable if people don’t cut social contact, WHO expert warns

Londoners can avoid a full-scale second Covid-19 wave without a lockdown if they change their behaviour to reduce social contacts, a world health chief said today.

Dr David Nabarro, the World Health Organisation’s coronavirus envoy for Europe, warned the capital couldn’t escape the growing epidemic in Britain.However, he stressed that the city could limit its impact if people followed…

First weekend in London after the new coronavirus restrictions

The 10 pm curfew for pubs and bars is making things ‘worse, not better’, it’s feared after crowds were pictured spilling out onto the streets for the third night in a row. With all venues shutting at the same time, people were seen gathering together in large groups yesterday evening – the first Saturday night that the whole country was subject to the new coronavirus restrictions. In a repeat of…

London lockdown: Mayor Sadiq Khan proposed new restrictions for the capital

A curfew on hospitality venues and mandatory face masks in more public areas are among suggested new measures from London leaders, Sadiq Khan has said.

The London Mayor called on the Government to bring in tighter restrictions for the capital amid soaring Covid-19 cases. Mr Khan said he had met with council leaders from all parties and public health experts on Monday to “agree a new London…

Mayor Sadiq Khan’s was a office has said London is “catching up” with Covid-19 hotspots in northern England.

Latest data suggested London was two week behind those areas, but now the gap has closed to two or three days.

Mr Khan said he will recommend counter measures to ministers after meeting council members today.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock has refused not rule out new restrictions…

Thousands of anti-vaxxers and coronavirus sceptics gather in Trafalgar Square

The protest, organised by those opposing to lockdown measures, saw coronavirus sceptics and so-called “anti-vaxxers” carrying banners and chanting “freedom” in Trafalgar Square. Some called the Covid-19 pandemic a “scam”, while others read: “Save our rights. No mandated vaccines.”

One protester carried a banner asking for the Government’s Sage scientific advisers to be sacked, as another’s…

This London Pub Will Deliver Your Drinks Via A Mini Elevator

You will find Waxy’s Little Sister in the centre of Soho. This little Irish bar is known in central London for having the friendliest team, an extensive selection of beers and spirits, and the most convenient drinks service. Your mini freight elevator will deliver your drinks straight to you instead of having to leave your table and walk to the bar to get the next round! Efficiency at its highest.

I said when Winter Wonderland was cancelled that the probability of London’s New Year’s Eve fireworks staying as normal was dropping – and sadly, that assumption was correct.

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan, speaking on LBC this morning, confirmed that the huge end-of-year bash, traditionally screened across the UK to welcome the new year, won’t be going ahead in 2020 – as the danger of…

Amazing places in London that you won’t believe are in London

 If you live in London and you work hard, the chances are that your surroundings are mostly pretty dull – your office walls and the Tube.

But London is truly worth all the songs, books, films and plays that have been written about it – can you believe these places are in London? Kew Gardens – incredible botanical gardens in West London

Kew Gardens are 121 hectares of gorgeous gardens…

Crowds in the west-end before new ‘rule of six’ comes into force.

It has been a wild weekend for many Londoners, who were snapped partying through the night before changes to Covid-19 restrictions.

Crowds gathered to the West End on Saturday night (September 12), to drink, sing and dance, just hours before the ‘rule of six’ comes into force. As of Monday (September 14), it will be illegal to meet people you do not live within a group bigger than six – a new…