London hospitals closure 'likely'
The medical director of the largest commissioning cluster in the capital says hospitals in north west London "will almost certainly" have to close.
London's Olympic Parklands Beneficial to Environment
For London and the whole of England, the Summer Olympic Games, set to be held there this year; are more important than just the Games themselves. It has become an opportunity for England to alter the careless environmental attitude of citizens, and return huge parts of depleted...
London Waitangi pub crawl appals
The antics of some Kiwis on a Waitangi Day pub crawl through London have disgusted a fellow expat, who has complained to the Prime Minister and High Commissioner and says the misbehaviour has shamed New Zealand.Dylan Clements says...
London falls behind on targets to become electric car capital of Europe
London faces an uphill battle if it is to deliver on the target of 100,000 electric vehicles on the streets of the capital, a new report from the London Assembly warns today. Charging Ahead?, by the Assembly's Environment Committee, says progress has been made since 2009, when the Mayor committed to making London the electric car capital of Europe, but he faces a formidable challenge ahead to ...
London Luxury-Home Prices Rise on Haven Quest
Luxury-home prices in central London gained for the 15th consecutive month in January as overseas investors seeking to protect their wealth competed for the few properties for sale, Knight Frank LLP said.
London canal boat owners must pay to stay near Games
LONDON (Reuters) - Boat owners accustomed to freely navigating London's narrow canals will have to pay to moor near Olympic sites during the 2012 Games, fuelling fears by some that they are being pushed out by unprecedented security measures. London's police will close a handful of boating routes near the Olympic Stadium in Stratford, in the east of the capital, and put in place a controlled ...
Pleasures of London before the Olympics
This is London: Yellow construction cranes tower over inner-city building sites; popular gathering spots rumble with earth-moving equipment, along with the usual heaving masses of shoppers and sightseers; venues for the...
Bomb-proof bins installed in London before Games
LONDON (Reuters) - A London-based business has reinvented the rubbish bin, making its new recycling containers bomb-proof and sticking LCD screens on the side to tell Londoners about market moves and breaking news. Renew, a brainchild of two former London School of Economics students, will install 100 bomb-proof bins in London's financial district before the Olympics kick off in July. "There has ...
London First says UK needs Heathrow expansion
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain should consider all options for increasing capacity at London Heathrow airport, including a third runway and allowing planes to land and take-off simultaneously on its two runways, according to business group London First. A report published on Wednesday by the capital's connectivity commission -- formed by London First -- said all viable options for meeting the UK's ...
