Londoners are following Government advice to stay at home and avoid going into the office, data suggested today as it emerged Underground journeys are now at just a fifth of pre-pandemic levels. Public transport usage is now at 20 per cent for the Tube and 34 per cent for buses – also well down compared … Read more
Inspiration for Harry Potter’s Diagon Alley, a route to the last place a duel was fought in London and a walkway along the walls of the former prison where Charles Dickens’s father was held – the capital’s alleyways have untold secrets. Goodwin’s Court in Covent Garden is rumoured to have inspired the creators of the … Read more
London’s NHS Nightingale hospital will have just 300 beds for treating patients, a fraction of the 4,000 available in March, when it re-opens next week, MailOnline can reveal. The flagship hospital at the ExCeL centre will start admitting recovering emergency care patients who have tested negative for coronavirus in the coming days, but it will … Read more
London’s NHS Nightingale hospital will have just 300 beds for treating patients, a fraction of the 4,000 available in March, when it re-opens next week, MailOnline can reveal. The flagship hospital at the ExCeL centre will start admitting recovering emergency care patients who have tested negative for coronavirus in the coming days, but it will … Read more
It has been a torrid year for theatres in London’s West End and further afield, having been mostly shut since March due to the coronavirus pandemic. And these photographs will remind audiences what they have been missing, providing a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at what goes on backstage – from elegant dressing rooms to the congested … Read more
It has been a torrid year for theatres in London’s West End and further afield, having been mostly shut since March due to the coronavirus pandemic. And these photographs will remind audiences what they have been missing, providing a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at what goes on backstage – from elegant dressing rooms to the congested … Read more
Viewers have slammed the BBC for ‘forcing politics’ into London’s controversial New Year’s Eve light show after 300 drones made the shape of a BLM fist and shone in EU colours over London’s skies. Thousands of revellers eager to bid farewell to a miserable 2020 tuned into BBC One to watch the highly-anticipated pre-recorded display. But outraged … Read more
Viewers have slammed the BBC for ‘forcing politics’ into London’s controversial New Year’s Eve light show after 300 drones made the shape of a BLM fist and shone in EU colours over London’s skies. Thousands of revellers eager to bid farewell to a miserable 2020 tuned into BBC One to watch the highly-anticipated pre-recorded display. But outraged … Read more
Bond fans will be lining up after a plush flat in Sir Sean Connery’s luxury former London home has gone on sale for £1.6 million. The first-ever James Bond lived in the stunning townhouse in Eaton Square, Belgravia, and also owned the house next door. For Bond enthusiasts the building gets even better as Sir … Read more
Nightingale hospitals are being quietly taken apart as doctors and nurses warn there are not enough of them to keep the make-shift facilities open. Health bosses have already started stripping the emergency unit in London of its 4,000 beds, ventilators and even signs pointing patients to wards, shocking photos reveal, while the hospitals in Birmingham … Read more