Stamp duty is shrinking the size of Londoners’ gardens

Garden space in London is getting smaller as stamp duty costs force mean people are adding extensions instead of moving, according to the Ordnance Survey. Reforms brought in back in 2014 mean more tax needs to be paid on homes worth more than £937,000 – traditionally found more often in the capital than many other … Read more

Sadiq Khan calls for Londoners to wear masks at all times OUTDOORS

Sadiq Khan today asked for face coverings to be made compulsory in outside spaces because he thinks the virus could be spread by people queuing too closely together. Data has shown coronavirus cases in the capital are falling but the London mayor said he can’t take his dog Luna out for walks in the park because there … Read more

Up to 30% Londoners may have already caught coronavirus, data shows

Between 25 and 30 per cent of Londoners may have already caught the coronavirus, according to Imperial’s ‘Professor Lockdown‘ Neil Ferguson.  Professor Ferguson — whose grim modelling showing that 500,000 Britons could die unless action was taken spooked ministers into the first national shutdown last March — has co-authored a comprehensive study on the course … Read more

Up to 30 PER CENT of Londoners may have already caught the coronavirus

Between 25 and 30 per cent of Londoners may have already caught the coronavirus, according to Imperial’s ‘Professor Lockdown‘ Neil Ferguson.  Professor Ferguson — whose grim modelling showing that 500,000 Britons could die unless action was taken spooked ministers into the first national shutdown last March — has co-authored a comprehensive study on the course … Read more

Sadiq Khan says Londoners have not had enough Covid jabs after capital gets just a tenth of doses

The Mayor of London has complained that only a tenth of vaccines distributed across the UK have been given to people in the capital. Sadiq Khan said he is ‘hugely concerned’ about the amount of Londoners who have been given the vaccine despite making up 13% of UK population. He called on vaccine minister Nadhim … Read more

Sadiq Khan says 10,000 Londoners have now died of Covid-19

Sadiq Khan today lamented a ‘heartbreaking’ coronavirus milestone as it was confirmed more than 10,000 Londoners have fallen victim to the virus. The latest data from Public Health England shows a total of 10,353 people in London have died within 28 days of a positive Covid-19 test.  A further 7,606 people across the capital are currently … Read more

Jonathan Van Tam went out for a curry after Boris Johnson told Londoners to avoid restaurants

Jonathan Van Tam went out for a curry on the same day Boris Johnson told Londoners to avoid restaurants due to the Covid risk in March. The deputy chief medical officer for England dined alone, spending £21.77 of taxpayer’s money on his meal at Pakhtoon Restaurant in London on March 16.  Just hours earlier, Boris Johnson … Read more

Londoners wake to snow as ‘Beast from the East’ sweeps UK

Snow hits the capital: Londoners wake to dumping of the white stuff as ‘Beast from the East’ sweeps UK – while drivers are warned of icy roads after -11C plunge Snow has fallen around the South East, including in Sevenoaks, Kent, and Orpington, London, this morning  It comes amid yellow weather warnings for ice, which … Read more

One-in-THIRTY Londoners have Covid: Official estimates reveal 290,000 people are infected

One in 30 Londoners had Covid-19 last week, according to ‘frightening’ new estimates.   Roughly 1.1 million people in private households in England – the equivalent of around 2.06% of the population, or one in 50 people – had coronavirus between December 27 and January 2, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).      Meanwhile one in … Read more

Londoners plot their escape before England’s new lockdown

‘Need to get out of London by TOMORROW’: People living in capital plot their escape before England’s new national lockdown comes into force Londoners have reacted to news that England will enter a March-style lockdown  Boris Johnson addressed the nation last night, telling them to stay at home again Draconian rules will come into effect … Read more