Image copyright PA Businesses who have signed up to pay staff the “real living wage” are being urged to continue doing so during the coronavirus crisis. The wage is set by the Living Wage Foundation and is separate to the statutory National Living Wage, which rose to £8.72 an hour on Wednesday. One in five […]
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionPM: Number of NHS volunteers in 24 hours equal to “population of Coventry” The number of people who have volunteered to help the NHS in its fight against coronavirus has passed half a million, double the government’s recruitment target. Speaking at his daily news conference, PM Boris […]
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Image copyright AFP Image caption There have been more than 900 confirmed cases of coronavirus in London Up to 40 stations on the London Underground network are to be shut as the city attempts to reduce the effect of the coronavirus outbreak. Transport for London (TfL) announced there would be a partial shutdown of the […]
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The likes of Ed Sheeran and Passenger began their careers by busking on the streets. Musicians Ben Dixon and David Fisher, who ply their trade in central London, hope to follow in their footsteps. But they fear plans to introduce busking licenses in response to noise complaints could stop them performing in Westminster. The two […]
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Image copyright PA Image caption There have been more than 3,000 train faults causing service disruption so far in 2019-20 Delays on the London Underground caused by defective trains have increased by a third in three years, according to official figures. Last year 5,040 mechanical issues on Tube trains led to a delay, up from […]
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The best friend of Tashan Daniel, who was stabbed to death at a Tube station, said he carries the Olympic hopeful’s ashes in a necklace “every single day”. Leon is calling on people to “be better” and to think about the affects of knife crime. Two men have been charged with murdering Tashan, 20, at […]
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Ozil scored Arsenal’s third goal in the Gunner’s 4-0 win over Newcastle in the Premier League on Sunday Mesut Ozil has not been included in the Arsenal squad to face Olympiakos in the Europa League on Thursday. The German midfielder has been omitted due to personal reasons and will play no part in the Gunner’s […]
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Image copyright Reuters The cost of repairing the Elizabeth Tower, which houses the famous Big Ben bell, has risen by £18.6m following the discovery of bomb damage and asbestos. The need for more money was only discovered during a survey of the 177-year-old structure in central London. The House of Commons Commission said it was […]
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FA Cup: Tottenham Hotspur 3-2 Southampton highlights Tottenham battled past Southampton in a thrilling FA Cup fourth-round replay to set up a home tie against Norwich City. Spurs went ahead when Tanguy Ndombele’s shot deflected in off visiting defender Jack Stephens, before Shane Long made it 1-1 after Nathan Redmond’s effort had been parried by […]
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Image caption Ben Lovett is due to open his second venue in London in March “This place was no man’s land when I was growing up.” Dressed in a hard hat and hi-vis jacket, Mumford & Sons’ Ben Lovett is stood in front of what will soon be his new venue, Lafayette, in north London. […]
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