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New fears for postponed Tokyo Olympic Games as Japan’s capital reports a daily record of 1,337 new Covid-19 infections A spike in coronavirus cases in Tokyo has raised fresh fears about the Olympics Japan’s capital reported a daily record of 1,337 new infections on Thursday Japan has banned all non-resident foreigners from entering until January … Read more
Dozens of police cars descend on ‘illegal rave’ in London as the capital is plunged into Tier 4 Footage taken by a bus passenger showed more than a dozen police vehicles It was claimed on social media the police were there to shut down illegal rave Comes just weeks after officers raided illegal gathering at … Read more
Huge queues have been seen at stations and on the roads as desperate Londoners flee the capital ahead of Tier 4 misery from Sunday. On Saturday afternoon, Prime Minister Boris Johnson revealed that a third of England – including London and swathes of the home counties – will be thrust into a brutal ‘Tier 4’ … Read more
Watchdog delayed raid on London Capital & Finance over concerns there were guns on the firm’s premises By Mark Shapland For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 18 December 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 18 December 2020 The City watchdog delayed a crucial raid on London Capital & Finance over concerns there were guns on … Read more
The governor of the Bank of England has apologised over the London Capital & Finance (LCF) savings scandal. Andrew Bailey, who was chief executive of the Financial Conduct Authority when LCF collapsed into administration last year, said sorry to the 11,600 victims who were left £237million out of pocket. It came as Dame Elizabeth Gloster, … Read more
London renters are leaving the capital for countryside locations, expert warns, as others say the city will remain popular post-pandemic New research by SpareRoom shows 27% of London’s renters plan to move post-Covid-19 Half of those planning to move intend to leave the capital altogether London is expected to experience a 13% net exodus in … Read more
Londoners have sat down to enjoy their last pub pints before Christmas – as industry experts warn more than 160,000 jobs in the hospitality industry have been put at risk by the move into Tier 3. London and parts of Essex and Hertfordshire will be put under Tier Three curbs from tonight. The announcement was … Read more
London parents and children are in limbo today after the Government became locked in a fierce battle with Labour councils and education unions in an effort to keep schools open. The end of term in the capital is in complete chaos after three left-wing local authorities, Greenwich, Islington and Waltham Forest, all backed by Mayor … Read more
The national lockdown failed to stop the spiralling spread of coronavirus in London’s infection hotspot of Havering, official data reveals, because residents could not work from home and school outbreaks rumbled on. Across the borough, in the east of the city, the number of Covid-19 cases almost doubled between the end of October and December … Read more
Sadiq Khan has said he will charge non-Londoners £3.50 to drive into the capital unless he is allowed to keep the £500million raised from London drivers in car tax. The Mayor said it was unfair the vehicle excise duty, which is collected from drivers in the city, is spent mostly elsewhere. He suggested a scheme like … Read more