On Wednesday afternoon, police and communities were bracing for a new wave of far-right riots following unrest seen in towns and cities across England last week. Shops and homes were boarded up, immigration centres were barricaded and 6,000 police officers were mobilised across the country. But by evening, the far-right rioters were mostly gone, despite… Read More »
A pint in the sun is something to behold: the light streaming through the beer; the gentle sounds of laughter all around; the sound of crisp packets being torn open for sharing. Summer has not been great so far, but this week brings the promise of renewed warmth. Some say there could be more warmth… Read More »
Gizmo changed Shari Gill’s life, and living at Goodluck Hope changed Gizmo’s life. Shari, from London, started fostering dogs from Eastern Europe during quarantine, where she lived with her family in Germany and animal shelters were overcrowded. While she was studying, she worked part-time at a dog nursery in East London, so she had plenty… Read More »
A murder investigation is ongoing after a man died at an east London train station on Tuesday morning. British Transport Police were called to Harold Wood station just after 4.30am after a member of station staff reported that a man was seriously injured and lying on the station floor. Officers attended along with colleagues from… Read More »
The Miter in Hampton court offers affordable luxury (The Miter) It can often feel like London is an exclusive playground for the unimaginably burdened. A steak costs £900, a meal for two can set you back £1,000 and many new five-star, billion-pound hotels charge £1,400 per night for an entry-level room. So what are the… Read More »
(Daniel Lynch) I live in Old Street and my studio is in Hoxton. I love this place, I’m obsessed. The East is the beast, this is my London neighbourhood. I’ve also lived in the deep east like Homerton and around Hackney. Old Street and Hoxton are perfect because I can still call myself an oriental… Read More »
art’otel Hoxton (PPHE) London is in the midst of a hotel building boom. Thousands of new rooms are planned to open between 2023-25 at more than a dozen major new properties, including the £1.1bn and £1,300-a-night Peninsula London near Hyde Park Corner, which opened its doors in September. This was quickly followed by the £1.5bn… Read More »