Travelling home from Central London Wednesday night, our car came to a grinding halt on one of the back doubles between the BBC and the Post Office Tower. A Westminster Council dustcart was blocking the road, a narrow one-way street. There was no way past, nor any point trying to reverse. The traffic behind was … Read more
Rishi Sunak is urged to make sure crackdown on rip-off London pedicabs goes ahead after tourists are charged up to £500 for 10-minute rides in colourful rickshaws Have you had a rip-off rickshaw ride? Email [email protected] By Hannah Mcdonald Published: 10:11 BST, 5 October 2023 | Updated: 16:02 BST, 5 October 2023 Prime Minister Rishi … Read more
Businesses need to be allowed to invest if Oxford Street is to maintain its status as Britain’s busiest high street, the UK boss of Ikea has said. Peter Jelkeby, head of the Swedish homeware giant in the UK and Ireland, called on the government to support businesses ‘in every way possible’, in the wake of … Read more
Claudia Winkleman moved quickly to keep the peace with her wealthy neighbours after being told she had the wrong type of boiler flue at her historic £8.5million home. Council officials asked the Strictly Come Dancing host to change the eyesore flue at the front of her London property after it was deemed to be ‘out … Read more